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- Jim Tressel delegated some of Ohio State's play-calling duties to wide receivers coach Darrell Hazell last week, Ken Gordon writes in The Columbus Dispatch. The Buckeyes' offense is finally showing life, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- Sean Lee is likely out for the Iowa game, and Penn State could be missing another linebacker Saturday night, Bob Flounders writes in The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News. The game-day atmosphere at Beaver Stadium has evolved in recent years.
- Michigan provides more proof that the time-of-possession statistic is overblown, annarbor.com's Dave Birkett writes. After waiting his turn, Wolverines running back Carlos Brown is capitalizing on an opportunity, Mark Snyder writes in the Detroit Free Press.
- Wisconsin offensive lineman John Moffitt is back in the starting lineup, but not where you think, Tom Mulhern writes in the Wisconsin State Journal.
- Illinois' 2007 recruiting class put the program on the map again, but the group has yet to materialize, Bob Asmussen writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette. Plus, a detailed look at each member of the class. Illini head coach Ron Zook shouldn't get a pass for the team's struggles since 2007, Neil Hayes writes in the Chicago Sun-Times.
- Iowa's Big Ten road slate is no walk in the park, and Kirk Ferentz knows it, Marc Morehouse writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette.
- Michigan State's defense knows it needs to pick up its play, Shannon Shelton writes in Detroit Free Press. It's time for the Spartans to choose a starting quarterback, David Mayo writes in The Grand Rapids Press.
- Five Big Ten observations on the eve of conference play from the Star Tribune.
- Northwestern provides Minnesota's defense with its first real passing threat, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press. The Wildcats get a big boost from the return of cornerback Sherrick McManis, Teddy Greenstein writes in the Chicago Tribune.
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Adam Rittenberg
Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago.
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