- Sophomore Damon Bullock is expected to be Iowa’s starting running back following DeAndre Johnson’s dismissal from the team. Bullock, a Texas native, isn’t over his head, wrote Pat Harty.
- Northwestern may have the best wide receivers in the conference between Demetrius Fields, Kyle Prater and Rashad Lawrence, wrote Teddy Greenstein.
- Most people wouldn’t consider an 11-2 season a failure but that’s exactly what Michigan coach Brady Hoke thought of last year’s failed attempt to win the Big Ten championship, reported Nick Baumgardner.
- Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti has been everything the Nitanny Lions could’ve asked for in dealing with the fallout from the NCAA sanctions, wrote Todd Irwin.
- Wisconsin RB Montee Ball made his first public comments Sunday about the assault he suffered on Aug. 1.
- Is Ohio State coach Urban Meyer too tough on his players? Bill Livingston pondered the question.
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