Kudos to Penn State students for another terrific THON event. They raised more than $12.3 million to help fight pediatric cancer.
- An excellent piece showing the oral history of the Pat Fitzgerald era at Northwestern.
- Nebraska is finding fewer and fewer recruits closer to Lincoln, Dirk Chatelain writes. Nebraska needs a statue to honor former coach Bob Devaney, Tom Shatel writes. The late Ken Clark was among the great Omaha backs to play for Nebraska.
- Michigan recruit Wilton Speight had to reprove himself to college teams after breaking his collarbone. Denard Robinson only needs "one team to fall in love" with him at the NFL scouting combine.
- Penn State defenders are excited about having John Butler as their new coordinator. It's time for Penn State to find its leaders for the 2013 campaign. Lions linebacker Michael Mauti faces some big tests at the combine. Former PSU defensive coordinator Ted Roof will earn $550,000 at Georgia Tech.
- Michigan State could once again promote a position coach -- Dave Warner or Brad Salem -- to offensive coordinator. New Spartans assistant Ron Burton puts recruiting first.
- Ohio State is seeking versatility on the recruiting trail. Buckeyes AD Gene Smith reiterates that Ohio State and Michigan likely will be in the same division.
- A good piece on some of the big-ticket items in the Big Ten by David Briggs.
- A look at Iowa safety recruit Solomon Warfield. Hawkeye fans can't criticize Kirk Ferentz for being resistant to change.
- Athlon ranks the football-basketball coach tandems in the Big Ten.
- Illinois coach Tim Beckman is keeping a portion of preseason camp at Camp Rantoul. The Illini hire a new director of player personnel.
- Several Midwest recruits are hoping to hear from Purdue.
- A quick look at Minnesota defensive tackle Ra'Shede Hageman.
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