When Bond Shymansky was named head coach of the Iowa volleyball team at the end of January, he had to do two things: get acquainted with his new team and start recruiting players for the program he’d...
A majority of Big Ten writers believe Wisconsin will reach the Big Ten title game this season.
In a recent poll organized by cleveland.com, the Badgers were picked to represent the new West Division in...
Whether it be justified or unjustified, Bo Pelini garnered tons of attention during Nebraska’s 2013 campaign.
What was perhaps the most detrimental to the Cornhuskers about that publicity was that...
It made sense to be optimistic about Northwestern until the middle of August. Trevor Siemian, who threw for over 3,700 yards to go along with 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, was returning with key...
Jerry Kill knows how to turn programs around.
First, it was Southern Illinois, and then their northern neighbor, Northern Illinois. Now it’s Minnesota, who is in its fourth season under Kill’s...
Monday morning brought about the beginning of the fall semester for students on campus. That includes many of the players on the Iowa football team — although, some admitted to enjoying a day by virtue...
Ahead of the 2013 season, Kirk Ferentz talked more about the depth he had at receiver than the experience. He had a lot of guys to use, sure, but for most of them, actual playing time was few and far between,...
Back during Iowa’s football media day, head coach Kirk Ferentz was very matter-of-fact about a lot of things. He knew his starting quarterback would be Jake Rudock. He said Brandon Scherff could...
Typically, the last few weeks leading up to college football’s opener are dead. Big Ten media days are in the rearview mirror, along with each team’s media day. The first games of the season...
The volleyball Hawkeyes finished 2013 at only 11-21, but first-year head coach Bond Shymansky is coming into this season with the goal of not only improving upon that record but bringing about ideological...
Iowa cross-country head coach Layne Anderson says that last season wasn’t satisfying.
He cited lack of performance and countless injuries in 2013 at factors that led to the Hawkeyes’ 10th-place...
For the past decade, the Big Ten has been dominated by Ohio State, Michigan, and, to a lesser extent, Wisconsin. But the tides of dominance may be in for a change.
With Michigan State winning the Big...
