The life of a Division I student-athlete is, to be sure, difficult. They must balance a schedule that includes class, homework, practice, and if Purdue safety Torri Williams is any indication, MINDBLOWING UNHOLY AMOUNTS OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.

Williams was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stealing condoms from a local grocery store, which leads us to believe that the combined strain of strict NCAA amateurism guidelines and his sizable carnal obligations broke his bank. Perhaps he was unclear on the way condom distribution works; just because Planned Parenthood gives them away doesn't mean they're free everywhere, sadly.

Confounding matters is the fact that this isn't Williams' first transgression; he is currently on probation after pleading guilty to an OWI in December (Bonus gratuitous Purdue smear: he was driving from a nightclub where former teammate Selwyn Lymon was stabbed that night!), so that just might be more bad news.

Outgoing Purdue head coach Joe Tiller has suspended Williams indefinitely, which means he may now focus his attention on reclaiming good legal standing. Oh, and the fifty-seven young ladies right over there waiting to have tantric circus sex with him. He may focus on them too.

Purdue Safety Arrested for Improper Support of Prophylactic Industry originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 17 May 2008 17:32:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #10: Air Superiority, 1980 originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:51:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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10. Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue (6-3½, 225)
He's an impressive pure thrower, but what I liked about Painter's junior season was his improved game management. In 2006, Painter threw 22 touchdowns, but he also had 19 interceptions. Last season, he threw 29 touchdowns but had only 11 picks.

Curtis Painter Is the New Matt Ryan originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Mon, 05 May 2008 18:01:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"If we had an early signing date, you wouldn't have another outfit with a guy in a wizard hat selling snake oil get a guy at the last minute, but that's what happened," Tiller said.

"On the other side of the coin, maybe the guy did you a favor. It makes you wonder about the guy, the people surrounding him, the people in that building who would let that happen. I can say this: We won't go back in that building again and we won't be the only institution not to."

Tiller: Rodriguez a 'Wizard-Hat Wearing Snake Oil Salesman' originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:08:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wilford Brimley To Replace Wilford Brimley At Purdue originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:23:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to sources, offensive coordinator Paul Chryst will not be leaving UW to replace Joe Tiller at Big Ten Conference rival Purdue. The sources added that although Chryst was on the list of potential candidates, he never received an offer.

Paul Chryst Won't Be Taking Joe Tiller's Job originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Purdue University has talked to at least one potential eventual replacement for football coach Joe Tiller, though Purdue's athletic director said there is no immediate plan for a change.

"Joe Tiller is my coach next year," Morgan Burke told the Lafayette Journal and Courier.

However, conversations about an eventual replacement have angered Tiller and prompted him to consider leaving the Boilermakers immediately, according to several reports.

Is Joe Tiller Going To Leave Purdue? originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:17:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"The hardest decision for any AD is when to decide if the program will benefit from new leadership," Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke replied via e-mail. "It is not a science, and there are times you may go too fast or too slow, but if you keep in mind the obligation to the kids and remain willing to be objective, more often than not you will make the right decision at the right time.

"Unfortunately, that will make the AD unpopular at times, but I would prefer that to a short-term, ill-advised fix that carries short-term pats on the back, only to be followed by a significant and long-term decline in performance."

Could Joe Tiller Lose His Job? originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:25:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Selwyn is the victim of making some very poor choices, and, in addition to dealing with the legal ramifications of those poor choices, he no longer will be a part of the football program at Purdue," coach Joe Tiller said in a statement.

A Tippecanoe County court magistrate on Monday ordered Lymon jailed without bond. He also was charged with resisting arrest and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device required as a condition of previous charges.

Purdue Kicked Selwyn Lymon Off The team originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:21:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lymon was being held without bond at Tippecanoe County Jail on Monday following his Sunday morning arrest in West Lafayette. Police say he had a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent, nearly double the state's legal limit.

Selwyn Lymon Is In Trouble Again originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:53:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Purdue Creates a ND QB Controversy originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:51:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Evan Sharpley Just Took Jimmy Clausen's Job originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:48:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's Not Getting Better for the Irish originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:44:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• The last time Notre Dame won a bowl game, Penn State was about to embark on a three-game winning streak against Michigan. Notre Dame's seniors were in second grade.
  
• The NCAA's statistics website goes back to 2000. In that time, Rutgers' 2002 offense was the worst recorded at 214 yards per game. Notre Dame is averaging 137 yards per game.
• 112 of the 119 I-A teams are averaging more than double Notre Dame's offensive output.
• If Notre Dame had replicated its "breakout" performance against Michigan State in all four games, Notre Dame would be 118th in total offense, just ahead of Florida Atlantic.
• Middle Tennessee State, Utah State, Temple, Colorado State, and Florida International are the only I-A teams with longer active losing streaks than Notre Dame. And Temple was robbed.
• Over the past ten years, Notre Dame is the second most successful school in... Indiana. Over that span, Purdue is 79-49; Notre Dame is 75-51.
  

If we continue to improve our blocking scheme and technique, we should run for over 250 against these clowns.

That sort of running game would dominate 80% of D1 teams.

Assorted Facts About Notre Dame originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:01:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Prister then unloaded this gem, "Sure everyone knew the '07 season would be a titanic struggle. What no one knew is that it would develop into a Titanic-like struggle. Weis has lost his football team, and beating the crap out of them on the practice field offers no guarantees and runs the risk of losing them permanently." Well said.

Sampson is perhaps even more harsh. He refers to Weis has "Hurricane Hubris." He slams him for failing to read his team and their mood all the way back to spring practice, for the erosion of simple techniques and fundamentals he credits to Weis' arrogance. And he rips him for installing two offenses for two quarterback (one for Jimmy Clausen and one for Jones) rather than perfecting a basic off-tackle play.

Through some enterprising research, I also discovered that at a tailgate last season, the members of Notre Dame's 1966 team were telling anyone who would listen about the complete lack of respect they had for Weis and they way he had treated former players. This week players from the 1973 National Championship team said the same thing. As former players are not allowed to attend practices or even meet the players. And most of the "insiders" close to the program feel Weis has thrown his players under the bus, despite the fact that they obviously haven't been anywhere close to prepared for their first three games.

Cherilus has been a very good four year starter. Poles started last year, but was yo-yoed in and out of the games and has been very inconsistent prior to this year. His early play has been one of the bright spots of the season and new staff. Tennant, Ramsey, and Castonzo were all Midwest kids with MAC and/or lower BCS offers.

The Notre Dame line has had the same position and head coach for three seasons. The BC line has learned a new scheme, gone through two position coaches and a new head coach all in the last nine months.

Notre Dame's green line has a combined 61 starts (through Saturday) and averages three years in their program. BC's line, which handled the same Georgia Tech team that walloped ND's line, has 65 starts and averages 3.6 years in the program.

Four Things Worth Reading: 9/18 originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:25:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"I have decided to deal with the one aspect that is not in dispute -- that Selwyn was underage and had consumed alcohol," Tiller said. "Disciplinary steps will be taken with him on this matter."

Selwyn Lymon Will Be Suspended originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:13:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"So now they're moving back 5 yards so we can create more g-forces as these kids are running into each other," he said. "I'm not in favor of moving it back 5 yards. I think about the health and safety of the players, first and foremost."

...Meyer said that based on studies by his assistants, kickoffs hit deep from the 30 figure to land at the opponent's 9 as opposed to the 4 yard line.

"You think if you move the ball back five yards, it should mean five yards of field position," Richt said. "My guess is it will be more like 10 to 15 yards of field position because that kickoff return is going to create a lot more space."

Coaches: Kickoffs From 30 Equal Cartwheeling, Dismembered Limb Epidemic originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:29:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• The 2006 season was full of mediocrity, with two top teams proving how overrated they were by getting pounded in their postseason games. Or something. Oh, and it appears that we're really going to miss having John L. Smith to kick around.
• Ohio State lost a lot of players. So did Michigan's defense.
• Jake Long probably doesn't have any business playing college football this year.
• Travis Beckum doesn't get enough press.
• James Laurinaitis gets too much.
• Wisconsin needs to find a quarterback to not screw this thing up.
• Arrelious Benn's nickname is strange.
• There aren't too many coaches on the hot seat. What would this list be without a guy named Zook?
• No one's non-conference schedule can touch Michigan.
• There is a glimmer of hope for at least some of the league's traditional also-ran programs.
• How did a 2-10 team make this list?
• Can Anthony Morelli help save Penn State's offense?
• Will Wisconsin find a decent quarterback?
• Can Michigan get enough offense?
• Is Ohio State good enough to win the league again?

Big Ten Football Preview '07: Final Wrap originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:20:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Iowa Hawkeyes

Last year: 6-7 overall, 2-6 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: There was a single year in which Notre Dame was being driven into the ground by Ty Willingham, Illinois was still pre-Zook, and Chicago was laden with a veritable smorgasbord of talent, all of which Tom Lemming overrated badly. This year those kids are juniors and redshirt sophomores. Also, there's talent at the skill positions with true sophomore Dominque Douglas, and the next Inexplicably Good White Iowa Receiver Andy Brodell, verteran, slashing tailback Albert Young (right), and a line full of the very highly touted. On defense, they have a pair of standout defensive ends in Kenny Iwebema -- now being touted as a potential first-round pick in some circles -- and the underrated Brian Mattison. WHY THEY WON'T: There's help coming in the secondary in the form of Jordan Bernstine and loopy Detroit product Cedric Everson, who claimed offers from six billion schools and committed to a dozen of them before finally settling on the Hawkeyes right before signing day, but it still looks very grim unless the freshmen light the world on fire. There is also the matter of replacing Drew Tate, though that's less of a big deal than it might have been if Tate had lived up to the expectations heaped upon his senior year; he did not. Jake Christensen, a member of that heralded recruiting class, will take the reigns. There should be a requisite amount of new starter moments. PROGNOSIS: Who knows? The last couple years of the Tate era were unexpected disappointments after Kirk Ferentz became everyone's it coach by leading the Hawkeyes to back-to-back-to-back final rankings of #8. If Christensen can match Tate's production, or even vaguely approach it, a major leap forward in the standings is absolutely going to happen as Iowa takes up Purdue's mantle as the Big Ten scheduler's favorite son: no Ohio State, no Michigan. With no non-conference opponent looking dangerous (NIU, Syracuse, Iowa State, WMU) Iowa could be on its way to 9-3 or even 10-2, hollow though that record may be.

Illinois Fighting Illini

Last year: 2-10 overall, 1-7 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: Jesus, did we really put these guys in "the mediocre"? I guess so. Well, there is the matter of returning 19 starters from a team that went from a traveling bye week to, like, a tough traveling bye week. Middle linebacker J Leman is awesome for many reasons: He rocks a Joe Dirt mullet, While doing this he wears an American flag tie, His first name is "J", just "J", and... He is quite good at football. And this is so weird, but they now have VHTs at quarterback, wide receiver, and running back. If Juice Williams can complete significantly more than 37% of his passes and the line can block, there is the chance this offense goes nova. Meanwhile, the defense was secretly very good last year; horrible punting and the offensive ineptness obscured that in the scores but in terms of yardage the Illini shot up from amongst the very worst in D-I to a downright respectable 31st. WHY THEY WON'T: Their starting quarterback completed 37% of his passes! Thirty seven! Percent! Of his passes! !!! Even if he improves radically, vastly, more than any other quarterback in D-I this fall, he will still suck. It would take a truly epic leap to reach competence. And it's possible that the Illinois defense was overrated by the numbers. Maybe their yardage totals are low not because they were good but just because teams faced with starting at the 50 all the time were forced to stop by that endzone thing? And for all the hype associated with the last couple of recruiting classes, all the hyped recruits save tailback Rashard Mendenhall are still underclassmen. PROGNOSIS: The internet is filled with reflexive Zook bashing after his Florida teams lost a few games in spectacular fashion, but the guy can put together a fierce defense out of old sticks of gum, empty egg cartons, and Joe Dirt, middle linebacker. I assume Williams will get up to, like, a 50% completion rate. I assume that having a team that returns 19 starters is good, especially when a lot of them are three year starters. I think Mendenhall is pretty dang good. So... it's bowling for the Illini, somewhere in the 6-6 to 8-4 range.

Purdue Boilermakers

Last year: 8-6 overall, 5-3 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: Curtis Painter is a senior quarterback with multiple years of starting under his belt and the array of weapons at his disposal is frightening. Dorien Bryant, this year's Brooks Bollinger Memorial Eighth Year Senior Award winner, returns after reeling in 87 catches for 1038 yards last year. Greg Orton, Selwyn Lymon, and tight end Dustin Keller round out the deepest and most frequently used receiving corps in the Big Ten. Kory Sheets and Jaycen Taylor are an impressive 1-2 punch at running back. Jordan Grimes is a potential All-American at guard. Oh, and they return a lot of starters on defense. WHY THEY WON'T: 5-3 in the Big Ten looks impressive, but guess who's back on the schedule? Michigan and Ohio State. Purdue is fortunate to see Wisconsin and Illinois rotate off instead of, like, Minnesota and Michigan State, but that's still a way to seriously harsh your buzz. And about those defensive starters: they suck hard. Miraculous defensive end Anthony Spencer is about the only guy who departed, but he was also the only guy to do anything good on the nation's fifth-worst defense. Also, though Curtis Painter is the Big Ten's second most-experienced quarterback behind Chad Henne, he's not very good. Despite having the above-cataloged panoply of weapons at his disposal, Purdue finished but 46th in passer efficiency without having to face two of the league's four really good defenses; the nonconference was also full of totally lame pass defenses. There's no excuse for that level of mediocrity when you're in the Tiller system. Painter is a spray passer who almost single-handedly lost Purdue its bowl game; Drew Brees he ain't. PROGNOSIS: Purdue might actually be rocking one of the tougher nonconference schedules in the conference even if it has a I-AA team and two MAC snacks on it. This is a depressing acknowledgment of the current state of college football scheduling, yes, but also a nod to the non-crappiness at the top of the MAC. Taking on Toledo and Central Michigan isn't a walk for anyone outside of Michigan and Ohio State these days; there is also the annual showdown with the Irish. They should go 3-1, but 4-0 or 2-2 OOC is possible. Then wicked, tricksy Big Ten schedulers deliver a double oomph of revenge for missing the Big Two the past couple years: Purdue's Rose Bowl run figures to be over before it starts as Ohio State and Michigan kick off the Big Ten schedule. Yikes. The defense should be less clueless; Painter should be marginally better; this is still going to be a pretty meh team, but one that goes 8-4 in the regular season and wins a bowl game. Maybe?

Big Ten Football Preview '07: The Mediocre originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:44:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Indiana Hoosiers

Last year: 5-7 overall, 3-5 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: Inspiration can do strange things to athletes. There is no doubt that the Hoosiers' hearts are heavy after the June death of their head coach, Terry Hoeppner. Not only are they inspired, but this might be the most talented Indiana football team since their last bowl trip in 1993. They were tantalizingly close last year, despite home losses to Southern Illinois and Connecticut. Bill Lynch takes over and finds a cupboard that is hardly bare. 16 starters are back, including dynamic offensive talents James Hardy and Marcus Thigpen. A big key for Indiana will be finding ways to get these guys the football as much as possible. The guy in charge with much of that, QB Kellen Lewis, improved throughout 2006 and will only get better as he learns to better manage the game. The defense, while still nothing more than mediocre, does return seven starters, including senior leader Tracy Porter, the team's top CB. WHY THEY WON'T: Perhaps hearts will be too heavy for IU to be totally focused on football. While not surprising given his spate of health problems, Hoeppner's passing had to take an emotional toll on these young men. The defense, while improved in many ways, still allowed over 30 points per game a year ago. No matter how much better the offense gets, it won't be enough to keep up unless the Hoosiers can shore up that side of the ball. The offensive line was a mess last year and isn't a lock to be much better this season. Hoeppner was recruiting hard to build a solid line, but the guys he brought in won't be ready to play every down this season. PROGNOSIS: The schedule dictates that a good start is essential for Indiana. The Hoosiers could easily be 4-0 heading to Iowa September 29, but last year's team tripped early and only managed a 2-2 start. The best-case scenario for the Hoosiers appears to be, believe it or not, somewhere in the area of 8-4/4-4. If focus is an issue, and/or the defense doesn't get any better, the Hoosiers could slip to 5-7/2-6 pretty easily. I think a 13th game is in order for this program this season, as IU will find a way to squeeze out a 6-6/3-5 season and go bowling. Even if it's in Detroit, it's a step in the right direction for a change.

Michigan State Spartans

Last year: 4-8 overall, 1-7 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: Well, for starters, Mark Dantonio is not John L. Smith (pictured), whose fate was probably sealed with back-to-back crushing home losses after a 3-0 start. If that didn't do it, the 38-7 home loss to Ohio State would have been sufficient. Dantonio has experience at East Lansing, having worked there under Nick Saban, and his work as a recruiter made him a pretty attractive candidate for Michigan State. There is some talent to work with in the offensive backfield, with Javon Ringer and Jehuu Caulcrick leading the way. With any luck, the offensive line will be healthier and more productive. Dantonio gets weaklings UAB and Bowling Green at home to start his MSU career, and that should infuse some confidence into the team before the good teams start showing up on the schedule. WHY THEY WON'T: The passing game needs a rebuild. QB Drew Stanton and his top three receivers are all gone. In their place are new QB Brian Hoyer, who apparently likes to eat, and a bunch of new people who are supposed to catch the ball. The defense was basically a wreck last season, allowing over 28 points per game, and the front seven is undersized. Missing Minnesota and Illinois in the league schedule doesn't exactly constitute a "break", and the slate includes the likelihood of a winless season on the road (Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, and Purdue). PROGNOSIS: Meh. Sparty will start 2-0. Well, they'd better. Beyond that, it's going to be tough to rack up a lot of wins. If Dantonio can shape up the defense and find people to catch Hoyer's passes, he could squeeze six wins out of the team. However, another 4-8/ 1-7 season can't be ruled out. Expect Michigan State to miss out on a bowl for the fifth time in six years.

Minnesota Gophers

Last year: 6-7 overall, 2-6 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: New coach Tim Brewster is off to a good start. He has gotten around the state, with visits by his staff to each high school in the state. He took over for Glen Mason, who wasn't exactly beloved among Gopher fans who thought he was aloof and not much of a recruiter. The Gophers sent Mason packing after they blew a 38-7 lead in the Insight Bowl against Texas Tech. The defense, shredded during the Tech comeback, returns eight starters, including linebackers/leaders Mike Sherels and John Shevlin. Amir Pinnix went for over 1,200 yards on the ground, and Ernie Wheelwright is a big, powerful receiver. WHY THEY WON'T: Brewster has never been a head coach or coordinator at any level. New offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar is well-versed in the spread, which requires a transition from the smashmouth offense Mason had the Gophers running. They'll still run the ball, but look for one of the freshmen QBs, Adam Weber or Clint Brewster, to win the starting job by mid-season, if not earlier. Wheelwright has never lived up to his potential, and the secondary was crippled by the arrest and dismissal of top CB Dominic Jones. PROGNOSIS: The early-season schedule is manageable. A 3-0 start is likely, even in a period of adjustment. A home Big Ten schedule of Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Ohio State probably won't net many wins, and it's hard to expect a mediocre team like Minnesota to be good on the road. It looks like 6-6/2-6 might be the best Minnesota can expect. That may be enough to eke the Gophers into a minor bowl.

Northwestern Wildcats

Last year: 4-8 overall, 2-6 Big Ten WHY THEY'LL WIN: Simply put, they're better. Second-year coach Pat Fitzgerald stepped into an impossible spot last year, taking over late in the offseason after Randy Walker's sudden death. For much of the season, it looked like Fitzgerald and his staff were still feeling their way through things. They bounced back to win two of their final three games, including a two-touchdown win at Iowa, but it wasn't enough to salvage a bowl bid. This year, the Wildcats have 16 starters back, the entire coaching staff is intact, and there is some talent. QB C.J. Bacher didn't get healthy until midseason but provided the offense with some spark when he did play. Junior RB Tyrell Sutton didn't get the numbers he had as a freshman, but he did top 100 yards in three of his last five games. The defense improved in 2006, cutting a touchdown off their points per game average, and that improvement should continue with all the key players returning. WHY THEY WON'T: The only serious losses on offense were leading receiver Shaun Herbert and right tackle Ryan Keenan. Herbert will be tough to replace, but the Wildcat coaches like their depth at receiver. While the defense is experienced, it is still quite undersized, and they lack a big-time playmaker in the secondary. Junior safety Brendan Smith is the closest they have, but he's more of a hitter than a "center fielder". PROGNOSIS: The schedule, like many in the Big Ten, favors a quick start. Northwestern should go 3-0 before visiting Ohio State September 22. From there, wins may be a bit harder to come by, though the league schedule gives Northwestern a break, as Wisconsin and Penn State rotate off. Fitzgerald will likely get this team to bowl eligibility, with a 7-5/3-5 season possible. Expect the offense to improve dramatically on last year's 16.5 points per game average.

Big Ten Football Preview '07: The Dregs originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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