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history is built upon the rivalry between Purdue and the school down south, Indiana University. On February 28, I was fortunate enough to be in Mackey Arena for this historical rivalry game and senior night, a game that meant Purdue could take the Big Ten Title in a win. Purdue did just that, winning 86 to 75. I was very pleased with the game and it exceeded all expectations I had for the huge rivalry. As a student who has been to every home game this season, I joined the lottery system prior to

Rutgers—Trending: Down Despite winning their first conference game of the season by 23, Rutgers still remains on the down trend. While they avoided joining Boston College as the only Power-5 schools to go winless in conference play, Rutgers still had a season to forget. They enter the Big Ten tournament as the 14 seed with very little chance of winning any games in the tournament. Minnesota—Trending: Down A bad season gets worse for Minnesota as they lost by 25 points to Rutgers on Saturday. To

rankings. With a few weeks left in the regular season, and then conference championship games, there is still plenty of time for the Badgers to make their move. If they win out and win the conference championship game, it will be hard to keep them out, even with two losses. Here are the teams to root for and against if you want to see Wisconsin in the Playoff. BIG TEN Root For: Michigan, Nebraska Meeting an undefeated Michigan in the Big Ten Championship would be a chance for Wisconsin to get revenge

After losing back-to-back Big Ten match-ups by a combined score of 121-6, the 5-5 Terrapins still hope to notch one more victory to seal their first bowl game appearance since 2014. BIG Ten Struggles With the largest home crowd of the season (48,090) in attendance, it was difficult for fans to witness their Terps get blown out by 59 points. Last Saturday’s game against Ohio State can be summed up by injuries, poor defense, turnovers, and a loss of morale. After fifth year quarterback Perry Hills

The Ohio State men's basketball team has had back-to-back disappointing seasons and most people believe that head Coach Thad Matta should be fired from his job. Ohio State is a program that over the last ten years has been accustomed to winning games and being at the top of the Big Ten standings, and the last two years under coach Matta were not up to most fans standards. I believe that Thad Matta should not be fired and that he will turn the program around if given more time. Thad Matta has been

Hello This Zashaun What started out as a trip to a Columbus tattoo parlor by a couple of football players has created all sorts of mayhem for star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State. Pryor and four teammates were suspended Thursday by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards. They also received improper benefits -- from up to two years ago -- from the tattoo parlor and its owner. "I learned more about tattoos than I ever really

This lopsided matchup earned “Big Ten Game of the Day” honors solely because of the showcase status that it brings. The Wisconsin/Rutgers game is part of Big Ten Super Saturday , a showcase of Big Ten athletics that will take place at Madison Square Garden. After the 12:00 P.M basketball game, there will be a Big Ten hockey game between Ohio State and Wisconsin. Although, the contest will count as a home game for Rutgers, you can be sure that there will also be a good amount of Badgers fans in attendance

Last week we looked extensively at Wisconsin’s chances to make the College Football Playoff. We will be re-evaluating that in future weeks. For this week we are going to briefly look at the big picture and see what it will take for each top-25 team to make the playoff. For some it will not take much (Alabama) for some it will take the near impossible and their best chance is to play spoiler. By understanding other team’s chances to make the playoffs we can see why each game is important and how each

lucrative deal with its eight-year-long Adidas sponsorship, totaling $66.5 million.” However, the University of Michigan isn’t the only school with a high paying deal, the University of North Carolina has a high-end deal of $33.7 million dollars over a ten year contract with Nike. If it seems as if money within college sports is a popularity contest, it’s because it is. The more a university is able to put its name and its student athletes names out on the market, the more money that college is able to

less formidable foes, while other programs pulled off compelling wins against stiff competition. Below is a recap of the most significant storylines from week 2 of the 2015 college football season. Most Significant Victories - Michigan teams come up big! The Harbaugh era is officially underway. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh captured his first victory as Wolverines head coach with a 35-7 victory over Oregon State Saturday afternoon. Had Harbaugh dropped his initiation in Ann Arbor, Maize and Blue