1) Ohio State: Where does J.T. Barrett fit into this offense when it’s not blowing teams out? Or better yet, when will the Buckeyes not blow teams out? In the NFL? 2) Michigan State: If the Spartans...

News and notes from around the Big Ten. By Jordan Hansen jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu Days after a season-opening loss to Utah, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh reaffirmed his support for quarterback Jake...

  Members of the Iowa football team met with the media Tuesday. By Ryan Rodriguez ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu Players on the Iowa football team met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon...

Around the Big Ten 1.  Ohio State The reigning Big Ten and national champions enter the 2015 season as the first program in NCAA history to be a consensus No. 1 overall team in the AP Poll.  They...

News and notes from the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference. By Ryan Rodriguez ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu Coaches from around the Big Ten spoke to members of the media Tuesday via teleconference to discuss...

Running back D.J. Knox could be a breakout player in West Lafayette, but how much can he help an underwhelming Purdue roster? By Charlie Green Charles-j-green@uiowa.edu Purdue football has questions...

Harbaugh looms over Michigan football By Ryan Rodriguez ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu It might be tough to write a preview for Michigan football in 2015 and not have every other paragraph just read “Harbaugh,...

The Hoosiers aren’t known for football, and 2015 could be another rough year for a historically bad program. By Charlie Green charles-j-green@uiowa.edu When star Indiana running back Tevin Coleman...

The Badgers lost one of the best backs in the country in Melvin Gordon, but that won’t keep them down in 2015. By Charlie Green charles-j-green@uiowa.edu Typically, when a program loses a player...

Loaded for bear (or Buckeyes) By Jordan Hansen jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu With all of the talk surrounding Ohio State on its quest to repeat as national champions, there’s one team in the Big Ten...

Ohio State is faced with a decision at quarterback: J.T. Barrett or Cardale Jones? by Danny Payne daniel-payne-1@uiowa.edu Ohio State has more luxury than any other college football program in the...

Pat Fitzgerald is searching for a quarterback in hopes of returning to a bowl game. By Danny Payne daniel-payne-1@uiowa.edu Since 2012, when Northwestern went 10-3, finished third in the Big Ten Legends...