Will Wilson
College Football/Big Ten Columnist
Will Wilson is a DePaul University Journalism graduate student in Chicago, IL. He covers Big Ten football for Rants Sports and is an Intern for NBC Sports at Comcast SportsNet in Chicago.
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College Football Recruiting: Michigan Commit Shane Morris Continues to Grind
Shane Morris committed to the University of Michigan over a year ago and he’s been on the grind ever since. He’s been competing in recruiting camps, 7-on-7 competitions and trying to be the best quarterback in his class. Morris has been labeled the second best pro-style quarterback in the 2013 class by Rivals and he’s [...]
TweetPenn State to Respond to NCAA Within Days
Penn State University is said to respond to the NCAA in the next couple of days regarding information on the awful scandal that has plagued the university and college football the past eight months. The NCAA waits for a response to decide what action to take on Penn State including its football program. There have [...]
TweetBig Ten Game of the Week: Week 2 Penn State vs. Virginia
Last week, I gave my pick on what I thought was the game of the week in Week One of the Big Ten season. My pick: Michigan vs. Alabama. This week, I pick the game of the week for Week Two of the season. Week Two: Penn State vs. Virginia 12 noon ABC Penn State [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Urban Meyer Goes Nationwide
Urban Meyer is quite different from former Buckeye coach Jim Tressel. They both demand attention when they enter a room, but as far as recruiting goes, Meyer casts a wide net to land recruits from all over the country while Tressel relied heavily on the state of Ohio. Half of OSU’s 2013 recruiting class is [...]
TweetPenn State to Renovate Football Locker Room Showers
Penn State intends to remodel the football showers in the Lasch building where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested young boys. University spokesmen David La Torre told the Associated Press on Friday that the school also plans to renovate other parts of the building including the football locker room. The renovation plans for [...]
TweetBig Ten/Pac 12 Partnership Falls Apart
The scheduling partnership between the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conference has fell through. The two conferences announced Friday that their agreement, which they announced in December that the deal was to begin in 2017, has fallen through because of scheduling issues involving a number of Pac-12 schools. The partnership was to feature a round-robin football [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Will Bama Recruit Reuben Foster De-commit?
WWRD (What Will Reuben Do?) That’s the question several programs are asking themselves about top LB recruit Reuben Foster. Foster scheduled a press conference Thursday(July 12) at Auburn (Ala.) High School for 3 p.m. Foster has been committed to Alabama since last summer, but some think he’s had some second thoughts about staying with the [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Irish Land Another Recruit, WR Justin Brent
We are starting to see more recruits commit to schools early these days, giving the fans even more reason to get excited about their teams upcoming season(s). Notre Dame just received a commit from 6-3 WR Justin Brent, from Speedway, Ind. Brent is a member of the 2014 class and knew Notre Dame was the [...]
TweetBig Ten Game of the Week: Week 1 Michigan vs. Alabama
Are you getting football fever yet? With fall camp opening less than a month away, we cannot wait for the season to begin and the chaos to unfold throughout the year. Up until the season starts, I will give my pick on each weeks game of the week in the Big Ten. Week One: Alabama [...]
TweetEight Big Ten Players Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
The Maxwell Club announced its watch list for the 76th annual Maxwell Award today, naming a total of eight players from the Big Ten Conference to the list. The Michigan Wolverines were the only team to have multiple players selected for 2012 in the Big Ten, with quarterback Denard Robinson and running back Fitzgerald Toussaint [...]
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