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Big Ten Harvest: Not So Friendly Confines

So now that it's over and everyone survived, what needs to be said about the Big Ten's experiment at Wrigley Field? First of all, credit to Pete Fiutak at College Football News for noting that we should have expected this from a conference whose very name is a mathematical misnomer. Was this the first publicity stunt that...

Big Ten Harvest: Now Not Showing on Big Ten Network

Because the Big Televen currently plays an eight-game conference schedule, each of the 11 schools misses two opponents each season. That's unavoidable, perhaps, but this year it means that some games we would like to have seen come to pass never did. Here's a short list of contests that you will not be seeing on Big Ten...

Big Ten Harvest: Matt McGloin's Wild Ride to Top

Matt McGloin should not be the starting quarterback at Penn State, but that does not mean the Scranton, Pa., native is unworthy. The 6-foot-1 former walk-on did throw 58 touchdown passes in high school, after all. Still, the redshirt sophomore should at best be backing up fellow Keystone State native Terrelle Pryor....

Big Ten Harvest: Illinois-Michigan, Ricky Stanzi, More

Illinois has won three of its past four. Michigan has lost three in a row. The Illini have not been to a bowl game since the 2007 season. The Wolverines have not been to a bowl game since the 2007 season. Both programs are 5-3, in search of that sixth win that will allow coaches Ron Zook (Illini) and Rich Rodriguez...

Big Ten Harvest: Do It for Sparta!

Road Trip! With a zero on the right side of its record, Michigan State stands in rare company in late October. The 7-0 Spartans are one of just 10 remaining schools, and there will be at most eight after this weekend, that are undefeated. Surprising Sparty, however, is all alone in one category: interstate...