Jim Harbaugh is officially off to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. So what does Harbaugh’s departure mean for the Big Ten after Michigan won three consecutive conference championships? Several of The Athletic’s Big Ten writers put their heads together to try to figure out what to make of Harbaugh’s tenure at Michigan and where the conference stands without …
Updated with Saturday’s news of Harbaugh’s absence at Michigan-Penn State. In one of college football’s more memorable Friday news dumps, the Big Ten suspended Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh from being on the sideline for games through the end of the regular season as punishment for Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal. Before Michigan’s plane touched down at State College …
With Michigan at the center of the biggest story in college football and Ohio State atop the initial College Football Playoff rankings, the rivalry between the Buckeyes and Wolverines is packed with more intrigue than one game can hold. As we all know, losing to Michigan the past two years weighed heavily on Ryan Day, and there’s intense pressure on …
There really are no tougher matchups for Baylor guards Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague than in those long hours they spend in the gym going 1-on-1 against each other. “Everybody across the board has had to sacrifice something, and we’ve all done that.. It’s truly a blessing to be around this group of guys.” All three guards got …