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Syracuse in talks with Georgia assistant Fran Brown to be next Orange head coach, AP sources say
Syracuse is in discussions with Georgia assistant Fran Brown to be its next head coach, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized. One of the people said Syracuse...
Backup kicker Meeder's field goal as time runs out gives No. 20 Iowa 13-10 win over Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Marshall Meeder was within days of walking away from football when Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods texted him to see if he wanted to become a Hawkeye. Meeder had entered the transfer portal last spring after kicking three seasons at Central Michigan,...
No. 20 Iowa, with division clinched, is motivated to get 10th win. Huskers need a 6th to go to bowl
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Minutes after Iowa clinched the Big Ten West title with a win over Illinois last week, coach Kirk Ferentz said he might not play his starters against Nebraska on Friday so they can rest up for the conference championship game next week. Yes, he was joking. ...
Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts' salary doubles to $1.7 million under new contract
Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts has received a new contract that will double his salary and keep him at the school through 2031, university president Ted Carter announced Tuesday. Alberts' annual base salary will go from $800,000 to $1.7 million and increase to $2.1 million...
Among Big Ten's first-year coaches, Northwestern's Braun looks like the biggest winner
David Braun had no clue how much his life was about to change when Northwestern hired him as defensive coordinator in January. The idea that he would be leading the program and overseeing a Wildcats renaissance? No one had any reason to see that coming. Braun appears...
Column: College football keeps its head in the sand and winds up with a silly scandal
Those absurd signs they hold up on the sidelines — displaying everything from emojis to superheroes to Bluto from “Animal House” — show just how far college football is behind the times. Which makes the signal-stealing scandal at Michigan seem downright quaint. ...
Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say
There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches. Coaches were angry...
Nighttime becomes the right time for November football in the Big Ten, like it or not. Bundle up
Night football historically has been a rarity in the Big Ten after the first Saturday in November. The conference's billion-dollar-a-year television package will make it a regular thing beginning next week when Michigan State visits Ohio State for a 7:30 p.m. EST game. ...
Nebraska beats Purdue 31-14 for first 3-game win streak since 2016
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Matt Rhule was heading into the tunnel at the end of a 31-14 win over Purdue on Saturday when a fan yelled, “Coach, just one more. Just one more." Presumably, the fan was referencing the one more win Nebraska needs to become bowl-eligible for the first time...
No. 3 Ohio State's focus after big win is to keep Badgers' stadium from becoming a house of horrors
Things to watch during Week 9 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 3 Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) Ohio State coach Ryan Day expects a juiced-up crowd at Camp Randall Stadium when...
