Minnesota Golden Gophers
Gray Guides Minnesota Past Skidding Illinois 27-7
MarQueis Gray rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another score, guiding Minnesota past backsliding Illinois 27-7 on Saturday in the season finale and sending the Fighting Illini to their sixth straight defeat.
Mbakwe Leads Minnesota Past DePaul 86-85
Trevor Mbakwe recorded his fourth double-double of the season, but it was his late defensive play that really stood out.
Hoge: Week 13 Big Ten Football Report
In one division, the Big Ten is getting exactly what it wanted when it added Nebraska and split the conference in two divisions to create a conference championship game.
Hoge: Week 13 Big Ten Bowl Projections
The Big Ten might be out of the national title hunt, but the conference still benefitted from this weekend’s BCS craziness.
Minnesota Falls Again, Loses 28-13 To Northwestern
Losses keep piling up. Frustration is mounting. For Minnesota, this season probably can’t end soon enough.
Hoge: Week 12 Big Ten Football Report
Nebraska and Michigan are still in the hunt for the Big Ten title, but Saturday’s clash in Ann Arbor also has a BCS twist.
Hoge: Week 11 Big Ten Football Report
There are some good ones this weekend and Penn State-Nebraska was going to be a big game even before all these horrible allegations came out.
Hoge: Week 10 Big Ten Football Report
Here’s a crazy, but true thought: Iowa could still play in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game.
Hoge: Week 9 Big Ten Football Report
While the Badgers will once against lace them up under the lights Saturday — this time at Ohio State — it’s the Spartans that are playing in the game of the week.
Hoge: Week 8 Big Ten Football Report
Full preview and predictions of this week’s Big Ten action.
Illini Lose Undefeated Bid, Drop In AP Poll
When Illinois picked up its first loss of the season at the hands of Ohio State on Saturday, a shot at an undefeated season wasn’t the only thing lost.
Hoge: Week 7 Big Ten Football Report
The Illini host Ohio State in a game they should win. If they lose, I think a lot of concerns about this team will be realized. But how much stock can we put into a win?
Hoge: Week 5 Big Ten Football Report
The Cornhuskers head to Madison and face the defending conference champs in the biggest game of the week — not just in the Big Ten, but nationally.
Hoge: Week 4 Big Ten Football Report
If you haven’t looked at this week’s slate of Big Ten games, you might not want to. It’s ugly.
Illini’s Brown Named Big Ten Defensive Player Of The Week
Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Monday after the Illini’s 17-14 win over Arizona State Saturday.
Hoge: Week 3 Big Ten Football Report
Can Notre Dame beat the Spartans? Sure, they are at home and have the talent to it. But what leads you to believe the turnovers are just going to disappear?
Former NIU Coach Kill Improving, Could Return This Week
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill could be back on the sideline as early as this week after collapsing during his team’s loss over the weekend.
Hoge: Week 2 Big Ten Football Report
After a somewhat slow first week of Big Ten football in which only two teams played other BCS opponents, things heat up slightly in Week 2 as four Big Ten teams will play BCS opponents.
Hoge: 2011 Big Ten Football Preview
An in-depth 2011 Big Ten Football Preview with predictions and a look at each team’s general outlook, strengths, question marks, key games and trap games.
Big Ten Goes To 9-Game Schedule Starting In 2017
After much debate among coaches, the Big Ten officially announced Thursday that the conference will adopt a nine-game schedule starting with the 2017 season.
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