By Jeffrey Bathe (BleacherReport.com) -- The Big Ten got 10 bowl bids this season, matching the most ever received by a conference in one season. Unfortunately, like the Big East last March Madness, more bids does not mean that the conference will thrive. While having the most bids is an impressive feat, there are four reasons why the conference ended up with the most embarrassing bowl season on record.   Bottom Half of the Conference In a bowl era where ... Read More

By: Henry Brown (BleacherReport.com) -- It has been 12 years since the Big Ten conference has had anyone sit atop the final rankings in college basketball. Not since the 1999-2000 season has a member of the nation's oldest intercollegiate conference won a national title. That team was Michigan State. Since then, the basketball power conference has taken a backseat as the ACC, SEC, Big East and Big 12 have all won national titles. However, the Big Ten may finally be back. Last weekend, Big Ten ... Read More

By: Kevin Bull (freep.com) -- Urban Meyer likely won’t be getting a Christmas card from Mark Dantonio. That’s because Ohio State swiped arguably the top player from Michigan State’s 2012 football recruiting class Monday night, when Canton (Ohio) McKinley defensive end Se’Von Pittman changed his verbal commitment from MSU to OSU. Pittman was one of three four-star prospects in the MSU recruiting class and rated among the nation’s top 10 defensive ends, according to rivals.com and scout.com. MSU’s ... Read More

Moeller (Ohio) junior offensive lineman Alex Gall has received quite a significant interest from several colleges according to his coach. Among those showing interest are The Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan and Michigan State, according to Moeller coach John Rodenberg. "Recruiting is going well. I currently don't have any offers, but schools from all over are showing a lot of interest," Gall recently told ElevenWarriors .com. Gall, who is 6 feet 5 and 285 pounds, was named the offensive lineman of the year in ... Read More

From: Cincinnati.com -- Moeller senior wide receiver Monty Madaris said earlier today he has been speaking with Ohio State’s coaches recently and Ohio State is on a list of schools he is considering. Ohio State hasn’t offered yet. Moeller coach John Rodenberg acknowledged the Buckeyes are in the picture for Madaris, who was Division I first-team all-state and the Southwest District offensive player of the year. Madaris said he is considering UC, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State ... Read More

By: Bud Elliot (SBNation.com) -- Wednesday night I was fortunate enough to chat with Tyler T. of Along The Olentangy, the excellent Ohio State site on the SB Nation network. Our main topic of conversation was, of course, Urban Meyer. And specifically Urban's plan to recruit at Ohio State. And it's safe to say that Tyler believes Meyer is going to be a major hit. "Meyer is bringing that SEC aggressiveness that hasn't been seen in the Big Ten. And I think he'll have immediate ... Read More

By: Ben van Ooyen (AlongTheOlengangy.com) -- With the hiring of new head coach Urban Meyer, most people expect that the 2011-2012 recruiting season can be salvaged with some late pick-ups with the big name hire. Meyer has a tough job ahead and should be hitting the phones hard since the current staff will coach the bowl game, leaving him plenty of time to work the phones and conduct in-home visits. We now take a look at the players ... Read More

By Zach Myers (Fox59.com) -- The Indiana Sports Corporation announced the first ever Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium is sold out. But local ticket brokers said there are still about 2,000 seats available on the secondary market. Wisconsin and Michigan State will battle each other for a chance to play in the Rose Bowl this Saturday night. Both teams come into the game with a 10-2 record. For Wisconsin, it's a chance at a rematch after ... Read More

By: Sam Webb (DetNews.com) --Scout.com Midwest regional manager Allen Trieu and Scout.com Ohio analyst Bill Greene share their thoughts on a number of high-profile prospects left on Michigan and Michigan State's recruiting boards: Sam Webb: Canton (Ohio) GlenOak running back Brionte Dunn has been a hot topic in Michigan recruiting for quite some time, but things have really intensified of late. He is one of Ohio State's two five-star commitments, but he visited Ann Arbor last weekend and ... Read More

By Garry Smits (Jacksonville.com) -- If Urban Meyer becomes the next Ohio State coach, it might be very difficult for the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl to pass up a chance to match Meyer's future team against his past team. Gator Bowl Association president Rick Catlett said pitting the Gators against the Buckeyes — if Meyer accepts the job as the next Ohio State coach — wouldn't need the caveat of the Buckeyes (6-5) beating Michigan (9-2) Saturday. The Gator Bowl can select ... Read More