Big Ten: George Steinbrenner
Slowest sports news day of the year? Not in Big Ten country.
- Lloyd Carr's retirement from Michigan marks the end of an era, Michael Rosenberg writes in the Detroit Free Press. Carr reflects on his three decades in Ann Arbor, Mark Snyder writes in the Free Press. Michigan's director of football operations, named in the NCAA's allegations against the program, resigns to take a job outside football, Angelique Chengelis writes in The Detroit News.
- Robert Marve's healthy knee, big-game experience and academic progress made him a clear choice to be Purdue's No. 1 quarterback entering camp, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier.
- More good stuff on the Bullough family legacy with Michigan State football from the Lansing State Journal's Joe Rexrode.
- Penn State's Evan Royster hopes his carries total increases this fall as he gets ready for the NFL, Audrey Snyder writes in The Daily Collegian. Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Curt Warner weighs in on Joe Paterno and his Penn State experience, Kyle Knust writes in the South Bend Tribune.
- A great look back at George Steinbrenner's time at Northwestern, Teddy Greenstein writes in the Chicago Tribune. Steinbrenner also left his mark at Purdue, Carmin writes.
- Minnesota picks up a 2011 commitment from quarterback Matt LaCosse, Kevin Schmit writes in the Daily Herald.
- Indiana adds yet another 2011 commit in running back D'Angelo Roberts, Hugh Kellenberger writes in The (Bloomington) Herald-Times.
- Iowa boasts plenty of options at wide receiver this fall, Andrew Logue writes in the Des Moines Register.
- Not surprisingly, Detroit's Ford Field would love to host a potential Big Ten championship game, Chengelis writes.
The Big Ten lost one of its own today in New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. The Boss earned his Master's degree at Ohio State from 1954-55 and served as a grad assistant under Buckeyes legendary football coach Woody Hayes. Steinbrenner went on to serve as an assistant at both Northwestern (1955-56) and Purdue (1956-57) before entering the shipping business.
Although he made his name as a baseball owner, his roots in football were obvious with how he ran the Yankees. RIP.
Although he made his name as a baseball owner, his roots in football were obvious with how he ran the Yankees. RIP.
- Purdue shocked no one by naming Robert Marve its starting quarterback for preseason camp, but plenty of questions remain elsewhere, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier.
- Solider Field will put its name in the hat for a potential Big Ten championship game, Teddy Greenstein writes in the Chicago Tribune.
- Michigan is putting the finishing touches on the renovated Big House, annarbor.com's Jeff Arnold writes.
- When remembering the Penn State-Nebraska series, don't forget the 2002 matchup, Jared Shanker writes in The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News. Lions recruit Shawn Oakman also will hoop it up in Happy Valley, Philip Cmor writes in The Altoona Mirror.
- Michigan State linebacker Max Bullough has a family legacy with the Spartans, Joe Rexrode writes in the Lansing State Journal. The Spartans pick up two recruits from Wisconsin, Shannon Shelton writes in the Detroit Free Press.
- Illinois tackle Corey Lewis likely will redshirt this season with a torn ACL he suffered at the end of a stellar spring, Joe Miegoc writes in the Pocono Record.
- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema shoots down a rumor about incoming recruit Beau Allen's health, Tom Mulhern writes in the Wisconsin State Journal.
- Iowa's latest recruit brings some major size to the defensive line, Andy Hamilton writes in the Iowa City Press-Citizen. What's the No. 4 game of the Kirk Ferentz era? Mike Hlas goes with the Iowa-Michigan contest in 2002, Scott Dochterman goes with last year's game at Ohio State, while The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette readers go with the 2010 Orange Bowl.
- It probably never will happen, but a Big Ten-SEC football challenge would be a lot of fun, Dochterman writes.
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