Braxton Miller passes for 233 yards, 4 TDs as OSU smacks Purdue Doran Grant picked off the first pass of the game, scoring on a 33-yard return, and Braxton Miller threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns as No. 4 Ohio State extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 with a record-breaking rout 56-0 of Purdue.
Michigan State's defense batters rival Michigan Mark Dantonio has always embraced Michigan State's rivalry with Michigan, but this week the confident coach took a fairly calm approach. "Don't worry about all the things that are being said -- just keep your mouth shut," Dantonio said. "Get ready to play, start the game and finish stronger than when you started. We were going to let the lion out of the cage at 3:30, and that's what happened." Dantonio's Spartans battered their biggest rivals for the full 60 minutes Saturday, and No. 22 Michigan State remained unbeaten in the Big Ten with a 29-6 victory over the No. 21 Wolverines. Michigan was sacked seven times and finished with minus-48 yards rushing, the worst output in the Ann Arbor program's lengthy history.
James White leads No. 24 Wisconsin to win at Iowa Wisconsin didn't need a monster game out of Melvin Gordon to beat Iowa. The Badgers converted a pair of second-half interceptions into touchdowns that turned a close game into an easy win over the Hawkeyes. James White ran for 132 yards and a pair of late TDs as 24th-ranked Wisconsin beat Iowa 28-9 on Saturday for its third straight win.
Re: James White leads No. 24 Wisconsin to win at Iowa Wisconsin star linebacker Chris Borland doesn't plan to miss another game because of a hamstring injury. The 24th-ranked Badgers (6-2) play BYU on Saturday. Borland missed last week's 28-9 win at Iowa because of his sore hamstring.
Source: No ban for Taylor Lewan Michigan offensive lineman Taylor Lewan won't face discipline from the Big Ten for twisting the face mask of a Michigan State player during last week's game, a source told ESPN.com
Ann Arbor wants billboard removed The Ann Arbor City Council has passed a resolution asking the University of Michigan to take down a $2.8 million digital billboard outside Michigan Stadium that some say distracts drivers.
Condoleezza Rice turned town PSU An aide to former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she was approached by a firm helping Penn State look for a new president, but she wasn't interested. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday that Rice's chief of staff Georgia Godfrey confirmed the overture. Godfrey tells the newspaper Rice's office declined on her behalf because she plans to remain on the faculty at Stanford.
James White, Chris Borland help No. 24 Wisconsin take down BYU James White ran for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another score, Borland led the defense in his return from an injured hamstring, and the 24th-ranked Badgers stalled BYU's fast-paced offense in a 27-17 victory Saturday.
Coach doubts Taylor Martinez returns Injured Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez might have played his last snap for the Cornhuskers, coach Bo Pelini said Monday. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...ebraska-cornhuskers-not-return-bo-pelini-says
Venric Mark may apply for redshirt Northwestern senior running back/kick returner Venric Mark will not play again this season because of a fractured ankle, coach Pat Fitzgerald said Monday. Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/college-...0828/venric-mark-northwestern-wildcats-season
Ankle injury hampers Tevin Coleman Indiana will likely be without top running back Tevin Coleman when it plays at No. 22 Wisconsin on Saturday. Hoosiers coach Kevin Wilson said Monday that Coleman is unlikely to play after suffering an ankle sprain late in last week's 52-35 win over Illinois. Before the injury, Coleman had run for 215 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries against the Illini. For that effort, he was named the Big Ten's offensive player of the week. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-coleman-indiana-hoosiers-likely-ankle-sprain
Urban Meyer: 'I can't stand that' Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was "very disappointed" that Evan Spencer broke one of the Buckeyes' rules about speaking in public, so it'll be a while before anybody hears from the receiver again. Spencer on Monday said the No. 3 Buckeyes would "wipe the field with both of them" -- referring to No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida State. Spencer later apologized on Twitter, stressing that he's clearly biased. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...van-spencer-not-spokesman-ohio-state-buckeyes
Coaching sessions were eyed for Gee Records show that Ohio State began planning cultural sensitivity training for then-president Gordon Gee after he made comments jabbing Roman Catholics and Southeastern Conference schools last December. Read more http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/...sitivity-training-former-president-gordon-gee
Carlos Hyde, Braxton Miller lift Buckeyes from ground in rout of Illini Breaking into the open field for a late, long touchdown run Saturday at Illinois, Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde wondered why it hadn't all come this easy for the Buckeyes. Hyde finished the day with the kind of numbers that usually come with an easy win: 248 yards rushing with four touchdowns on the ground and another through the air. Quarterback Braxton Miller wasn't far behind with 184 yards rushing and two more touchdowns. But after opening up a 28-0 lead, the No. 3 Buckeyes needed a momentum-changing safety and Hyde's late 55- and 51-yard touchdowns to finally put Illinois away 60-35 and stay unbeaten (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten). Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333200356
No. 16 Michigan State beats turnover-prone Nebraska Michigan State all but locked up a spot in the Big Ten championship game, and the 16th-ranked Spartans didn't even need their nation-leading defense at its best to do it. With Nebraska turning over the ball five times and Connor Cook directing a game-breaking drive in the fourth quarter, the Spartans won 41-28 Saturday to take a two-game lead in the Legends Division with two games to play. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333200158
No. 22 Wisconsin runs for 554 yards in win over Indiana James White took the handoff on Wisconsin's first play from scrimmage, brushed off a tackle at the line and looked for the next defender. But no one was there. It was like that all day for the Badgers with White's school record 93-yard run just the beginning of another dominating rushing performance as No. 22 Wisconsin beat Indiana 51-3 on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333200275
Tommy Armstrong remains starter Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. received a vote of confidence Monday from coach Bo Pelini, who said the redshirt freshman would start at Penn State this week after his three-turnover performance against Michigan State. "We still believe in Tommy and still think he's going to be a really good football player for us," Pelini said. "He's young. He's a freshman. He's not going to be perfect. He was disappointed yesterday, but that experience will make him better down the line." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...rnhuskers-staying-tommy-armstrong-starting-qb
No. 3 Ohio State extends school-record winning streak to 23 Urban Meyer knows how difficult it is to avoid upsets in college football. To do it for two years in a row is almost unbelievable. "Every once in a while I'll take a peek at the scoreboard and think, 'Ooh. What happened there?' " the Ohio State coach said after the third-ranked Buckeyes rolled over Indiana 42-14 on Saturday. "For this team to (win) 23 times in a row, that's an incredible testimony to the players and coaches." Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333270194
No. 13 Michigan State wins to clinch Legends Division Mark Dantonio and his players wore hats commemorating their division championship. They hope bigger prizes are coming. Connor Cook threw for a career-high 293 yards, Jeremy Langford ran for 150, and No. 13 Michigan State clinched a spot in the Big Ten title game with a 30-6 victory over Northwestern on Saturday afternoon. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333270077
Badgers beat Gophers for 10th straight time James White rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown and No. 16 Wisconsin beat Minnesota for the 10th straight time in a 20-7 victory on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333270135
