Minnesota CB suffers torn ACL Minnesota starting cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
Braxton Miller a game-time decision With less than 72 hours before No. 4 Ohio State plays at California, the status of injured Buckeyes quarterback Braxton Miller is still uncertain. Coach Urban Meyer said Miller got in a little work at Wednesday's practice but then had another session of rehab for his injured left knee. "We'll know more tomorrow," Meyer said. "He's going on the trip and tomorrow's going to be the day we'll find out how much he'll play." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-miller-ohio-state-buckeyes-remains-uncertain
Kenny Guiton starts for hurt Braxton Miller, throws 4 TDs for Ohio St. Kenny Guiton waited until his fifth year at Ohio State to get his first start. Two plays into the game, he was already in the Buckeyes' record book. Guiton threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first six minutes, including a school-record 90-yarder to start the onslaught, and No. 4 Ohio State rolled to its 15th straight victory, 52-34 over California on Saturday night.
No. 11 Michigan survives scare, denies Akron's last-second upset bid College football's winningest program might have just had its worst win. Fitzgerald Toussaint scored a go-ahead, 2-yard touchdown with 2:49 left and No. 11 Michigan made a desperately needed stop on the final play to hold on for a 28-24 victory over Akron on Saturday.
Treyvon Green, No. 17 Northwestern run past Western Michigan Treyvon Green made his case to be moved up on the depth chart for No. 17 Northwestern. Green rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Kain Colter ran for 106 yards and a score and passed for another, and the Wildcats beat Western Michigan 38-17on Saturday night.
Starting role awaits Braxton Miller Braxton Miller's spot in the starting lineup is safe, and the Ohio State quarterback could be ready to reclaim it after a one-week absence. A sprained left knee forced the junior to miss Saturday's win on the road against California, but coach Urban Meyer upgraded his status to probable for this week's final nonconference tuneup against Florida A&M.
Kenny Guiton sets Ohio State touchdown record in 76-0 laugher After a 76-0 victory against outmanned and overmatched Florida A&M, Urban Meyer couldn't say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out of its meek nonconference schedule. "Obviously, at midnight next week, we'll know," the coach of No. 4 Ohio State said, referring to its Big Ten opener on Saturday against No. 24 Wisconsin. "Are we prepared? I like to think we are." There's no doubt that Kenny Guiton is.
No. 15 Michigan uses late rally to dodge upset bid by UConn Michigan was making a mess of another game against a heavy underdog, when Desmond Morgan snatched away Connecticut's chance for a huge upset. Morgan's one-handed interception in the fourth quarter swung the game Michigan's way, and the 15th-ranked Wolverines dodged another potentially embarrassing loss with a 24-21 victory against UConn on Saturday night.
Two defensive TDs lead No. 18 Northwestern over Maine With Ohio State looming on the schedule, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald had hoped Saturday's game against Maine would serve as sort of a tune-up for his high-powered offense to start running smoothly. Instead, the offensive inconsistencies lingered and only a pair of defensive scores -- interception returns for touchdowns by linebacker Damien Proby and Dean Lowry -- prevented a possible upset in as the 18th-ranked Wildcats held on for a 35-21 victory.
Melvin Gordon, No. 24 Wisconsin run past Purdue in Big Ten opener Melvin Gordon darted for the end zone, carrying the lunging Purdue defender with him over the goal line. Nothing seems to stop Wisconsin running backs. Gordon ran for three touchdowns and 147 yards, James White added 145 yards and a 70-yard score, and the 24th-ranked Badgers opened Big Ten play by trampling over Purdue with a 41-10 win Saturday.
Braxton Miller expected to return Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller has been cleared to play in time for the fourth-ranked Buckeyes' first Big Ten game of the season Saturday against No. 23 Wisconsin.
Urban Meyer: 'I don't know' starter Urban Meyer is holding off on an official decision on his starting quarterback, and right now the Ohio State coach has bracketed his top options together on his latest depth chart. After missing his past two starts and almost all of the previous game with a sprained knee, Braxton Miller is slated to return to the lineup on Saturday against No. 23 Wisconsin in a critical Big Ten opener at Ohio Stadium. The fifth-place finisher in last year's race for the Heisman Trophy is also expected to slide back into the starting lineup, though Meyer is still evaluating how he practices this week and is comfortable enough with his backup that he currently lists his starter as Miller "or" Kenny Guiton. "Those decisions will be made later in the week," Meyer said during the Big Ten teleconference on Tuesday. "I think if [Miller] has a great week of practice, he will [start]. I don't want to name him a starter yet, because I don't know. "I want to make sure I'm doing right by Kenny Guiton, so it's more complicated than that." read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...s-qbs-braxton-miller-kenny-guiton-co-starters
Delany: Let players bypass college Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday that Division I football and basketball might be better served by following Major League Baseball's model, in that players are allowed to sign professionally right out of high school. "Maybe in football and basketball, it would work better if more kids had a chance to go directly into the professional ranks," Delany said. "If they're not comfortable and want to monetize, let the minor leagues flourish. Train at IMG, get agents to invest in your body, get agents to invest in your likeness and establish it on your own. But don't come here and say, 'We want to be paid $25,000 or $50,000.' Go to the D-League and get it, go to the NBA and get it, go to the NFL and get it. Don't ask us what we've been doing. "If an athlete wants to professionalize themselves, professionalize themselves. We've been training kids for professional sports. I argue it's the color, I argue it's the institution. If you think it's about you, then talk to John Havlicek about that, you've got to talk to Michael Jordan about that. These brands have been built over 100 years." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...iscusses-possible-football-basketball-changes
Meyer: Miller 'will probably start' The Ohio State depth chart still has the top two options at quarterback bracketed together, but it appears Urban Meyer already has a pretty good idea who will be his starter. After sitting out the past two weeks and missing almost all of the previous game with a sprained knee, Braxton Miller is slated to return to the lineup Saturday against No. 23 Wisconsin in a critical Big Ten opener at Ohio Stadium. And the fifth-place finisher in last season's race for the Heisman Trophy is apparently poised to slide back into the starting lineup despite Meyer having enough comfort with his backup that he currently lists his starter as Miller "or" Kenny Guiton.
Venric Mark returning from leg injury Northwestern senior running back/return man Venric Mark will play Saturday against No. 4 Ohio State after missing the past three games with a leg injury. Mark participated fully in Tuesday's practice, working both at running back and on punt returns, where he earned All-America honors last year after averaging 18.7 yards per return.
B.J. Knauf, Jordan Woods arrested Purdue receivers B.J. Knauf and Jordan Woods have posted bond and been released after being arrested for theft Monday. The Lafayette Journal and Courier first reported the arrests. Knauf is a starting receiver who has nine receptions for 95 yards and rushed 11 times for 92 yards and one touchdown this season. Woods is a redshirt freshman who has not caught a pass. According to the newspaper, Lafayette police were called to a Kohl's department store at about 5:30 p.m. after the two allegedly stole two tie bars, valued at $20 each. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-boilermakers-wide-receivers-released-arrests
Brady Hoke may shuffle O-line The Michigan offense and its quarterback haven't been in a good place its past two times out on the field. On Wednesday, the usually confident Devin Gardner admitted that he allowed some of the defensive pressure to get to him and, by extension, the entire Michigan offense. "Maybe getting down on myself, as far as that goes, that kind of deters your focus a little bit," Gardner said. "When you beat yourself up about bad decisions." Those bad decisions were a result of him getting away from his fundamentals, but during the Wolverines' bye week, Gardner returned to the basics to try and get back into his rhythm -- one that looked good when Michigan ran over Central Michigan in the season opener and put away Notre Dame the following week. "He has been really conscientious," Hoke said. "Stepping through throws, getting his hips turned, all those things that you do as a quarterback, the timing of the drops compared with the routes, all those things, I think he has really done a nice job through all last week and yesterday." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...es-shuffle-offensive-line-relieve-pressure-qb
Carlos Hyde, No. 4 Ohio State top Northwestern for 18th straight win No. 4 Ohio State took Northwestern's best shot on a wet and raucous night at Ryan Field, and the Buckeyes' perfect record is still standing. They can thank Carlos Hyde for that. Hyde ran for a career-high 168 yards and three touchdowns, and Ohio State rallied to beat No. 16 Northwestern 40-30 Saturday and extend the nation's longest win streak to 18 games.
Michigan routs Minnesota, which was without coach Jerry Kill Michigan figured out a way to help Devin Gardner cut down on mistakes. Gardner didn't throw the ball until midway through the second quarter, and played his first turnover-free game since becoming a starting quarterback last year and it helped the 19th-ranked Wolverines pull away to rout Minnesota 42-13 on Saturday.
Ondre Pipkins suffers torn ACL Michigan sophomore defensive tackle Ondre Pipkins will miss the rest of the season following an ACL tear suffered during Saturday's 42-13 victory against Minnesota.
