Big 10 Announces Football Alignment In Thursday News And Notes
The Big 10 Conference has announced its divisions for when it becomes a 12 team football league next season, leading our Sports News And Notes for Thursday. The Big 10 says Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin will be in one division while Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan State and Minnesota will make up the other as of yet not named division. There …

[News] The all-time Illini
Illinois football hasn’t been a player on the national scene since its surprising run to the Rose Bowl in the 2007 season. In fact, it’s been a while since the Illini produced at a consistent rate, with 11 losing seasons since 1996. That hasn’t always been the case. To kick off our coverage of the 2010 season, we decided to look back at the good ol’ days: Butkus, Grange, Zuppke, Eddleman and a …

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[News] LeBron who?
Enough of NBA free agency. Let’s talk Big Ten football and how Jim Delany’s going to split up the league (expect an announcement at media day in August). Here are Bob Asmussen’s four Big Ten division plans: