No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State Face-Off This Week
Third-ranked Michigan and fourth-ranked Ohio State have found themselves atop the crowd of teams chasing unbeaten Gonzaga and Baylor.
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Third-ranked Michigan and fourth-ranked Ohio State have found themselves atop the crowd of teams chasing unbeaten Gonzaga and Baylor.
A look at the upcoming week around the Big Ten Conference:
Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks' record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 25.
This was the first time No. 7 Michigan had to respond to a loss this season.
Juwan Howard watched his team turn another highly anticipated matchup into a blowout.
Michigan has rolled through the first part of its schedule, beating two ranked opponents while opening the season with 10 straight wins.
Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal that cuts his guaranteed compensation but gives him an opportunity to make up for the financial loss if he can start winning championships.
Hunter Dickinson has deflected credit for his sensational season to teammates and coaches, refusing to bask in glory after scoring in double digits in every game and being the leading scorer for an undefeated team.
Aaron Henry did it all for No. 23 Michigan State.
Hunter Dickinson, Franz Wagner, and unbeaten Michigan look ready to contend in a loaded Big Ten.
Northwestern coach Chris Collins wants his team to take a step forward this year after struggling last season.
Rocky Lombardi, the quarterback who led Michigan State to its two victories, is looking to transfer to another school.
Hunter Dickinson scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked four shots and Michigan defeated Toledo 91-71 on Wednesday night in their first meeting in 37 years.
In the middle of a discussion about recruiting during a pandemic, Mel Tucker went off on a bit of a tangent.
Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual showdown with Ohio State on Tuesday as college football lurches toward the end of the season without one of its cornerstone rivalry games.
Rocky Lombardi quickly put Michigan State's quarterback uncertainty to rest.
The university presidents and provosts effectively lost control of football and basketball when they let college coaches be paid salaries that rival those offered to those in the NFL and NBA.
"We are hopeful that our new daily testing capability can help satisfy public health official approvals in California and Oregon to begin contact practice and competition"
Looks like Michigan, Michigan State, and the rest of the Big Ten will play football this fall.
Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony.
This decision clears the way for individual workouts by athletes, mostly on their own, subject to safety and health protocols decided by their schools or local health officials.
When college sports teams finally return to play, they might not be traveling quite as far as they did for road games before the pandemic.
By this time next year, college athletes may have the official OK to become paid sponsors, able to earn money for their names, images and likenesses without compromising their eligibility.
It was the week the sports stopped. Basketball. Hockey. Baseball. Golf. Soccer. Tennis.
"Cassius had a miserable first half," Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. "He did what true champions are supposed to do and just did an unbelievable job in the second half."
