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Working with the Big Ten Football Championship, the IU National Sports Journalism Center formed the Student News Bureau as an opportunity for students to get real-world reporting experience at the Big Ten Football Championship.

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Running the Rose Bowl: Age-old tradition confronts a changing college football climate

Dec. 29, 2011 12:49 p.m.

by Josh Weinfuss
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

With long-stemmed roses firmly planted in the mouths of almost every grinning Oregon Duck, a symbol that celebrates a trip to the Rose Bowl, Gina [...]

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Rose Bowl-bound Badgers embrace historic Big Ten title

Dec. 4, 2011 3:05 a.m.

by Josh Weinfuss
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

Wisconsin treated last week like it was any other on the schedule. The focus was on Michigan State for the second time this season and [...]

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Wisconsin vs. Michigan State title thriller a victory for Big Ten, Indianapolis

Dec. 4, 2011 2:47 a.m.

by Zak Keefer
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS – Marcus Cromartie, rose dangling from his bloody lip, meandered through the confetti and the chaos at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wisconsin defensive back, [...]

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Indianapolis lures Big Ten fans to celebrate inaugural title game regardless of affiliation

Dec. 3, 2011 10:59 p.m.

by Jason Bailey
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Indianapolis. Blame the red or green wardrobes worn by Wisconsin and Michigan State football fans [...]

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On The Ball: Wisconsin running back looks for revenge over Michigan State in Big Ten title quest

Dec. 2, 2011 10:55 p.m.

by Stephanie Kuzydym
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

Even though Wisconsin led by five, a critical part of the team was on the sidelines. Junior running back Montee Ball had taken a shoulder to his head from Michigan State safety Trenton Robinson early in the second quarter on Oct. 22. Ball’s body went limp as he got up. He fell back to the field. He sat among trainers who performed test after test checking for signs of a concussion. He passed them all, yet he still had to watch from the sidelines as the game slipped away. Michigan State’s defense kept Wisconsin’s top-ranked offense from converting five of nine third-down conversions. They sacked Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson four times for a loss of 27 yards and walked away with the 37-31 victory. It’s not how Ball spent his season.

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Defiant Dantonio overcomes health-related obstacles to lead Spartans to inaugural Big Ten Championship Game

Dec. 2, 2011 10:31 p.m.

by Brian Burnsed
IU Big Ten Football Championship News Bureau

Mark Dantonio and his Michigan State Spartans didn’t succumb to the pressures of overtime last autumn. His heart did. Overtime. Fourth down. Notre Dame ahead by three. Dantonio ordered a fake field goal—a 29-yard toss from a punter to a tight end. Untouched to the endzone, the tension shattered and Spartan Stadium erupted. Jubilant players stampeded across the field. Adrenaline surged through Dantonio’s body—his arms tingled and chest squeezed. But they weren’t symptoms of a white-knuckle victory. Dantonio had a heart attack 30 minutes later.

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by Michael Bradley | May 15, 2012
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