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Iowa's Ricky Stanzi Out With Injury as Hawkeyes Lose

Breathe easier, America: the Iowa Hawkeyes' luck finally ran out. Quarterback Ricky Stanzi was injured just before halftime of today's 17-10 loss to Northwestern in Iowa City. Stanzi was tackled in his own end zone by Northwestern's Corey Wootton. He sprained his right ankle and fumbled the ball. Northwestern recovered the...

Pickin' on the Big Ten: Let's Go Bowling

Every Thursday, Pickin' on the Big Ten previews the weekend's games so Big Ten haters can get even more nervous. I don't know if you've noticed, but the rest of the college football universe is sort of obsessed right now. They have a deep, lingering fear of Iowa winding up in the BCS Championship Game. That, to them,...

Pickin' on the Big Ten: Sorting Saturday

Every Thursday, Pickin' on the Big Ten answers the questions, questions the answers, and looks ahead to Saturday's games. It's now indisputably late October. The leaves here in Wisconsin went from being Monet-like things of beauty to being a soggy ground-based nuisance in less time than it takes for a new Jim Tressel...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Wake Me Up When Spartember Ends

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten tries to make sense out of the upcoming weekend's games. It was not supposed to be like this for Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State Spartans. Sure, they lost in the Capital One Bowl last season, but not by much, which is why many people tagged them as the Big Ten's third-best team...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: V for Vendetta

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, settling the scores before the scores are settled. Penn State has declared that Saturday night's game with Iowa will be a "whiteout" game. That distinction is usually reserved for games of the utmost importance, and if you don't know why this game is so...

MikeKafka News From the Web

05/31/12 Philadelphia Eagles: Which Players Are Playing Next... Source: Bleacher Report I don't expect Trent Edwards to win the battle for backup quarterback next season, as he's competing with former fourth round pick Mike Kafka and last year's third round pick, Nick Foles.
05/30/12 What we know about Kafka Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA If the regular season started Sunday, Mike Kafka would be the Eagles' backup quarterback.
05/15/12 10 Position Battles to Watch in Philadelphia Eagles'... Source: Bleacher Report The back-up quarterback spot is an interesting one in Philly.
05/14/12 Which Philadelphia Eagles Could Still Be Dealt before... Source: Bleacher Report The NFL never used to be known for player trades.
05/08/12 Philadelphia Eagles: 10 Training Camp Battles We're... Source: Bleacher Report The battle for backup quarterback will be a three-way competition between rookie Nick Foles, third-year man Mike Kafka, and former Buffalo Bills castoff Trent Edwards.