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Iowa Shuts Down Arizona

It was a measure of revenge for the Big Ten this afternoon in Iowa City as the Iowa Hawkeyes knocked off the Arizona Wildcats, 27-17. The Hawkeyes were led by their defense, which held Arizona's powerful rushing attack to 146 yards and kept the nation's No. 2 rusher, Arizona's Nic Grigsby, to just 74 yards on 11 carries....

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Jim Tressel Is Not On the Hot Seat

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, or lack thereof. There are weeks when many of us would trade lives with Jim Tressel. This is not one of those weeks. Not only did his Buckeyes fail to finish USC when they had the Trojans on the ropes, Tressel also saw "Tresselball" ripped apart by...

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

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...

Pac-10 Predictions: Can Rest of League Finally Bear Down on USC?

So is this the year someone besides USC wins the Pac-10 title and gains the automatic BCS bowl berth? If there is ever a year for USC to get chased from behind and caught, this is this year. The Trojans are breaking in a new quarterback in Aaron Corp and replacing several departed starters to the NFL draft. So who's it...

Pac-10 Media Day Notebook

LOS ANGELES -- USC was picked to win the Pac-10 football title for the seventh consecutive year by the media, and yet the coaches from all nine competitors -- including Arizona's Mike Stoops (right) and even USC coach Pete Carroll -- touched on the uncertainty of the Trojans this season.USC received 28 of the 32 votes with...

MikeStoops News From the Web

05/22/12 Arizona CB Cortez Johnson transfers to Oklahoma Source: Tahlequah Daily Press - Tahlequah OK Cornerback Cortez Johnson is following two of his former coaches and transferring from Arizona to Oklahoma.
05/21/12 Arizona CB Cortez Johnson transfers to Oklahoma Source: The Joplin Globe - Joplin MO Cornerback Cortez Johnson is following two of his former coaches and transferring from Arizona to Oklahoma.
05/17/12 Getting a feel for Spencer Larsen Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA When Mike Stoops was head coach at the University of Arizona, Spencer Larsen was a standout linebacker on his team.
05/13/12 Mike Stoops Will Simplify, and Strengthen, Sooners'... Source: CBS - KTVT CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth TX There is always an ugly side to coaching changes at a top program like Oklahomaâlost recruits, transfers, angry pitchfork mobs going full-on Sherman's March through the streets of Norman.
05/08/12 Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting: Filling Defensive Needs... Source: Bleacher Report Rarely are the needs of a recruiting class as clear as they are for the Oklahoma Sooners for 2013.