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Michigan Beats Illinois, 67-65, in Wacky, Wild Big Ten Shootout

By Michael David SmithNov 6th 2010 – 4:10PM

Big Ten football was once about three yards and a cloud of dust. As 100,000-plus fans in Ann Arbor saw on Saturday, that was a long time ago. In an insane overtime shootout full of sloppy play in all three phases of the game, Illinois and Michigan kept allowing each other to score until an Illinois two-point conversion...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Can Anybody Here Coach This Game?

By Mark HastySep 10th 2009 – 12:30PM

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, even when the truth is ugly. It was a bad week for vowels. The seven Big Ten schools whose names start with consonants played anywhere from OK to brilliantly this past weekend. The four that start with vowels -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio State...

Jason Ford News From the Web

  • 04/30/12 From the tarpit: Grimes' wild half-hour lands him with... Source: Daily Press Grimes said he paid little attention to the NFL draft last Thursday and Friday, receiving periodic updates from friends.
  • 04/29/12 Houston will give Ford a chance to play in NFL Source: allvoices tool goes here Former University of Illinois running back Jason Ford hopes a switch to fullback will lead to a career in the NFL.
  • 04/28/12 3 Illini sign as NFL free agents Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Despite not being picked in the NFL draft , a few Illinois players got some good news.
  • 04/13/12 New Chance Could Be Fullback Source: FOX Sports Jason Ford, who ranks among Illinois' all-time rushing leaders, could find his professional calling card as a West Coast-style fullback.
  • 04/09/12 Colts add skill up front in OHL draft Source: Orillia Packet & Times With star forwards Mark Scheifele, Tanner Pearson and Ivan Telegin likely moving on to play pro hockey next season, the Barrie Colts went into Saturday's 2012 Ontario Hockey League priority selection hoping to add young, highly skilled offensive talent.

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