ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday its plans to reduce its fall sports to conference-only schedules, which includes football.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference formally announced today the members of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition.

ROSEMONT, ILL. – The Big Ten Conference today formally announced the formation and membership of its first-ever Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference shut down sports for the remainder of the 2019-20 calendar year, ending all winter and spring sports including tournaments.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany will conclude his term at the end of his contract in 2020.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue running back Markell Jones was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week after his huge game against Indiana.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue took control of the Old Oaken Bucket after a 31-24 win over Indiana.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Indiana topped Illinois 24-14 Saturday to win its first Big Ten football game of the 2017 season.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue beat Illinois 29-10 Saturday afternoon, but lost quarterback David Blough to a broken leg.

BLOOMINGTON – Jonathan Taylor and the Wisconsin Badgers ran away from Indiana, 45-17, Saturday afternoon.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Stanley Morgan Jr. caught a touchdown inside the final minute to give Nebraska a stunning 25-24 win at Purdue Saturday night.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland won a wild 42-39 football game Saturday over Indiana.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State scored a late touchdown to escape Indiana, 17-9, Saturday afternoon.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Purdue suffered an embarrassing 14-12 loss at Rutgers Saturday afternoon.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Four athletes from Indiana and Purdue were chosen among the Big Ten’s 2017 Medal of Honor.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Indiana’s Lilly King and Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder were named the Big 10 female and male Athlete of the Year.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Wisconsin used a huge second quarter to breeze past Purdue 49-20 Saturday afternoon.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue gave up 31 points in the second half of a 45-17 football final Saturday afternoon to Northwestern.

BLOOMINGTON – Saquon Barkley ran for two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, helping No. 12 Penn State beat Indiana 45-31 on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS – Purdue again fell flat in the second half of a 44-31 loss at Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Indiana Hoosiers overcame a sloppy game to fend off Rutgers, 33-27, Saturday afternoon.

INDIANAPOLIS – IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox reacts to the Big Ten’s decision to potentially host football games on Friday nights.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana had five different players rush for a touchdown in a 42-36 win over Maryland Saturday afternoon.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Saquon Barkley and the Penn State Nittany Lions rolled to a 62-24 win at Purdue Saturday afternoon.

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern jumped out to an early lead and held on to defeat Indiana 24-14 Saturday afternoon in Big Ten football.

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska rallied past Purdue, 27-14, Saturday afternoon in Big Ten football.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue football interim head coach Gerad Parker met with the media for the first time Tuesday morning.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Iowa scored on five of its first six possessions to stay ahead of Purdue, 49-35, Saturday afternoon.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A field goal in overtime lifted Purdue to a 24-21 win at Illinois Saturday afternoon.

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BLOOMINGTON – Griffin Oakes hit a field goal in overtime to lift Indiana to a 24-21 win over Michigan State Saturday night.

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Maryland scored at will in a 50-7 win over Purdue Saturday afternoon.

CHICAGO, IL — Former Bethany Christian star, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, was named one of the Big Ten’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the past academic year.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana wins the Old Oaken Bucket for the third year in a row after a 54-36 Big Ten football win at Purdue Saturday afternoon.

IOWA CITY – Iowa kept its Hawkeye on the bigger picture with its 40-20, Big Ten West Division clinching win, over Purdue Saturday.

BLOOMINGTON – It was another close loss for Indiana Saturday evening as the Hoosiers fell in double overtime to Big Ten rival Michigan.

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern kept its major bowl hopes alive in holding off Purdue, 21-14, Saturday in Big Ten football.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Illinois had no trouble defeating Purdue, 48-14, in Big Ten football Saturday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue’s defense forced five turnovers to help the Boilermakers upset Nebraska 55-45 Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State pulled away for a 52-26 football win Saturday against Indiana to remain undefeated.

BLOOMINGTON – Rutgers kicked a late field goal to beat Indiana 55-52 Saturday afternoon.

MADISON, Wis. – Alec Ingold ran for two short scores, Joel Stave threw for 322 yards and Wisconsin’s stifling defense held Purdue to a season-low 191 yards in a 24-7 victory Saturday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Minnesota finally found a solution for its stagnant offense Saturday. It gave the ball to powerful running back Shannon Brooks and let him beat up the Purdue defense. The freshman carried 17 times for a season-high 176 yards and changed the game with a 71-yard touchdown run to help the Golden Gophers …read more.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State held off a late Purdue rally to claim a 24-21 victory Saturday in Big Ten football.

BLOOMINGTON – A recap from No.1 Ohio State’s thrilling victory over Indiana.

Tickets for the 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, August 1 at Noon ET. The fifth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played on Saturday, December 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The list of students scheduled to attend features 27 …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Get your first glimpse at what your Boilermaker volleyball team will look like this fall as we unveil our four new jerseys at a fashion show on Tuesday, July 14. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on Belin Court in Holloway Gymnasium. Finish your noontime workout early or take a late …read more.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 781 students competing in intercollegiate athletics have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from every institution and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. The 2014-15 …read more.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The NCAA released its latest women’s basketball attendance data on Monday, with the Big Ten setting a conference record of 948,935 fans in attendance, including regular-season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Tournament. Attendance for the 2014-15 NCAA women’s basketball season eclipsed 11 million fans for the eighth …read more.

Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference led the nation in men’s basketball attendance for the 39th consecutive season according to figures released by the NCAA. The Big Ten recorded an average attendance of 12,781 patrons per game, including regular season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. In …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana junior running back Tevin Coleman earned first team All-America honors from the Associated Press. The Tinley Park, Ill., native finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting Saturday, the best by a Hoosier since Antwaan Randle El’s sixth-place showing in 2001. One of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, Coleman became the …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – The 2014 basketball season is starting out nicely for the Purdue Boilermakers. Head coach Matt Painter’s squad won its first two games last week and one new addition to the team caught the attention of the Big Ten Conference. Freshman Vince Edwards (Middletown, OH) was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue junior kicker Paul Griggs has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. The weekly honor is the first of Griggs’ career and the first for any Purdue football player this season. The third-year kicker booted field goals of 53, 52 and 40 yards in the Boilermakers’ tilt …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Joel Stave threw two touchdown passes and Melvin Gordon ran for 205 yards Saturday as No. 25 Wisconsin defeated Purdue 34-16. The Badgers (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) have won four straight overall and remained in a three-way tie atop the West Division with Nebraska and Minnesota. Wisconsin has won nine straight in …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana, a football team known for its explosive offense, answered the bell on defense when Penn State rolled into town for a Big Ten contest. 13 points allowed, five sacks, a blocked field goal, two interceptions and a touchdown scored. Those stats highlighted the spectacular defensive performance by the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon but …read more.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Devin Gardner threw for two touchdowns and Drake Johnson ran for two, helping Michigan to a 34-10 victory over Indiana on Saturday. Tevin Coleman ran for 108 yards. Coleman entered as the nation’s leader at 170 yards rushing per game, and he remains the only running back in the country to …read more.

LINCOLN, Neb. – A Purdue offense that had been surging found the going tough during the Boilermakers’ first visit to Memorial Stadium. For a change, the defense just might have played well enough to win. That’s what made a 35-14 loss to No. 17 Nebraska so frustrating to the Boilers, who lost their third straight. …read more.

IOWA CITY – Junior running back Tevin Coleman continued his standout season, rushing for a game-high 219 yards – his most in a Big Ten game and the second-highest total of his career – and three touchdowns on 15 carries, but Indiana fell to 3-3 with a 45-29 setback at Iowa (5-1) on Saturday afternoon. …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes, Nick Hill ran for two scores and No. 8 Michigan State got a late interception return for a touchdown to hold off Purdue 45-31 Saturday. Purdue’s defense just couldn’t stop Michigan State, which amassed 532 total yards. It looked like the Spartans had taken control with …read more.

CHAMPAGNE, Ill. – Purdue gashed Illinois for 349 yards rushing and first-time starting quarterback Austin Appleby threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to lead Purdue to a 38-27 upset Saturday at Illinois. Appleby was 15 of 20 for 202 yards. He ran for another 76 yards on seven carries. Akeem Hunt had …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Quarterback C.J. Brown tried to ensure Maryland’s introduction to Big Ten football came with a fitting celebration. Backup quarterback Caleb Rowe and the Terrapins surprisingly stout defense made sure of it. Brown ran for one touchdown and threw for another before leaving with an injury, and Rowe threw two more TD passes in …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Iowa spotted Purdue a 10-0 lead, then dominated the final 49 minutes, rallying for a 24-10 Big Ten opening victory Saturday. The Hawkeyes (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) took a 17-10 lead with 45 seconds remaining in the third quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Beathard to Kevonte Martin-Manley, capping a …read more.

COLUMBIA, MO – Last week Hoosier Nation was up in arms after the Indiana football team lost to Mid-American Conference team Bowling Green. Fans were calling for coaches to be fired and major changes to be made. But after Saturday, Hoosier faithful are singing a very different tune. Indiana picked up its biggest win of …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – If anyone was feeling chipper at Ross-Ade Stadium Saturday, likely they were wearing maroon and gold. The Central Michigan Chippewas looked very stout in a 38-17 win at Purdue in a game littered with Boilermaker miscues. The Boilermakers committed three turnovers, were flagged for a handful of costly penalties, and failed to …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University is a basketball school, there is no arguing that. But on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium, Hoosier eyes were focused on scoring a “bucket” that is slightly different from the ones exchanged in Assembly Hall. Indiana reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket from its bitter rival, Purdue, in record-setting fashion with a …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Steve Hull caught a career-high 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns to help Illinois defeat Purdue 20-16 on Saturday afternoon. Nathan Scheelhaase completed 24 of 30 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Ferguson ran for a career-high 115 yards for the Fighting Illini (4-7, 1-6 Big Ten), …read more.

This week is going to be a little different, I have an itch to rant. In 2014 the Big Ten Conference will be adding Rutgers University (and the University of Maryland, but nobody cares about that right now) and I have a problem with this addition. In the past year Rutgers has been hit with …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Jordan Canzeri ran for a career-high 165 yards on 20 carries to help the Iowa Hawkeyes defeat the Purdue Boilermakers 38-14 on Saturday afternoon. Canzeri, a sophomore who entered the game with 173 yards rushing all season, also scored a touchdown to help the Hawkeyes become bowl eligible. Jake Rudock passed for …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Ohio State continued on its quest to challenge for a national championship, completely overwhelming Purdue, 56-0, Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium. It was literally all Ohio State from the outset. On just Purdue’s second play from scrimmage, a Danny Etling pass was picked off by Doran Grant and returned 33 yards for …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Ameer Abdullah ran for 126 yards and a touchdown to help Nebraska defeat Purdue 44-7 on Saturday. Terrell Newby ran for 61 yards and Imani Cross added 56 yards and two touchdowns for the Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten). Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez sat out with a turf toe injury. Tommy Armstrong …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With the game hanging in the balance, Akeem Shavers put Purdue on his shoulders in a wild ride of the annual Oaken Bucket game. Shavers scored three touchdowns in just over four minutes in the fourth quarter to separate Purdue from Indiana, 56-35, at a crisp Ross-Ade Stadium. After Indiana receiver Cody …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Penn State made no bones about its desire to assert itself. The Nittany Lions ran up 265 yards of total offense in the first half alone and scored a crippling touchdown just before haftime en route to a 34-9 win at Purdue Saturday afternoon. On a day where the atmosphere at Ross-Ade …read more.

Tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game go on sale Saturday (July 28) at 10 a.m. Tickets, priced at $50 to $125 depending on seat location, can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. There is a limit of eight tickets per order. The second annual game will be held Dec. …read more.