http://www.mail.com/people/104812-bret-bielema.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/104812-bret-bielema.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1873722-signing-day-ole-muscles-power-programs.html Alabama. Ohio State. Michigan. Florida. Notre Dame. Mississippi? Ole Miss muscled in on the powerhouses that usually dominate national signing day, landing some of the most sought-after prospects in the country on college football's annual first-Wednesday-in-February frenzy. The Rebels, coming off a promising 7-6 season in their first ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1873722-signing-day-ole-muscles-power-programs.html 2013-02-07T00:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1868528-bielema-taking-head-on-approach-early-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema wasted little time in playing to the eager crowd. The new Arkansas football coach picked up the microphone at halftime of the Razorbacks' basketball game against Tennessee, said some kind words about his first few months in Fayetteville and then laid down the gauntlet — for himself and his coaching staff — to a state... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1868528-bielema-taking-head-on-approach-early-arkansas.html 2013-02-04T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794900-stanford-holds-wisconsin-20-14-rose-bowl.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose Bowl with the West Coast's most coveted trophy raised above their heads. In fact, the last Stanford team to do what the Cardinal did Tuesday night had a defense known as the Thunderchic... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794900-stanford-holds-wisconsin-20-14-rose-bowl.html 2013-01-02T08:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795114-column-badgers-best-bad-situation.html Loyalty being what it is these days in college football, you didn't know whether to be happy or sad to see Barry Alvarez back on the Wisconsin sideline seven years after he left coaching to become the Badgers' athletic director. Wisconsin was one of two schools playing Tuesday — Northern Illinois was the other — whose head coach bailed out on the team bet... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795114-column-badgers-best-bad-situation.html 2013-01-02T08:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Wisconsin and he made it clear right away that he will be more of a "fly on the wall" as the Badgers prepare for the Jan. 1 game against Stanford. That's b... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html 2012-12-21T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Several schools tried to lure Gary Andersen away from Utah State. Wisconsin finally got him. Andersen was officially hired as the Badgers' new coach Thursday, and will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday morning. He replaces Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers for Arkansas this month. ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html 2012-12-21T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777778-andersen-changes-directions-heads-to-wisconsin.html Gary Andersen publicly pledged his allegiance to Utah State not long ago. Now he's on the verge of becoming Wisconsin's coach. Wisconsin reportedly will hire Andersen to replace Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers earlier this month to take the Arkansas job. The news about Andersen broke Tuesday night and neither Utah State nor Wisconsin had anything offic... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777778-andersen-changes-directions-heads-to-wisconsin.html 2012-12-19T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1773604-big-ten-teams-underdogs-bowl-season.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Big Ten spent much of the year as a national punch line. It might get worse during bowl season. The Big Ten could only fill seven of its eight predetermined bowl slots — and each of those bowl-bound teams is currently an underdog. From the five-loss Wisconsin team that still wound up in the Rose Bowl to the 6-6 Purdue squad tha... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1773604-big-ten-teams-underdogs-bowl-season.html 2012-12-18T09:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750610-vols-hire-cincinnatis-jones-football-coach.html KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his eventual destination. It was from Denver Broncos quarterback and Tennessee great Peyton Manning. "He was selling me on Colorado," Jones said. "He said it was hard for a person from th... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750610-vols-hire-cincinnatis-jones-football-coach.html 2012-12-08T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748534-wisconsin-turns-to-coach-rose-bowl.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor was a kid, he used to watch the Badgers and dream of playing for Barry Alvarez. He's finally getting his wish. The Badgers are going retro for the Rose Bowl, talking Alvarez — their former football coach-turned athletic director — into returning to the sidelines on New Year's Day against Stanford ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748534-wisconsin-turns-to-coach-rose-bowl.html 2012-12-06T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745800-bielema-excited-challenge-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema watched from afar in April as Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long handled the difficult circumstances surrounding Bobby Petrino's firing, liking what he saw so much that he wrote Long a letter of support a few months later. Bielema also liked what he heard from Long earlier this week during a clandestine meeting in ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745800-bielema-excited-challenge-arkansas.html 2012-12-06T01:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema will earn $3.2 million annually for six years in his new job at Arkansas, which will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to Wisconsin. Arkansas on Wednesday released its signed letter of agreement with Bielema, which includes another $700,000 in annual incentives. The Razorbacks hired Bielema on Tuesday, tabbi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html 2012-12-05T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished third in their division. Ball rushed for 202 yards and three more touchdowns Saturday night, leading the Badgers to a 70-31 rout of No. 14 Nebraska for a third straight Big Ten championshi... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html 2012-12-02T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1731560-badgers-redemption-shot-big-ten-title-game.html Wisconsin is in some unfamiliar territory. No, not the Big Ten title game. The Badgers count as grizzled veterans after playing in last year's inaugural conference championship, well acquainted with all the hype and hoopla that comes with it. A trip to the Rose Bowl isn't so daunting, either. The Badgers, after all, rang in the last two New Years in Pasad... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1731560-badgers-redemption-shot-big-ten-title-game.html 2012-11-29T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724972-badgers-no-14-huskers-close-games.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The courses for the Big Ten championship game opponents were set when they met in late September. Nebraska came back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Wisconsin 30-27 in the conference opener. The 14th-ranked Cornhuskers continued to win close games. The Badgers kept losing them. Another tight game is expected when Nebras... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724972-badgers-no-14-huskers-close-games.html 2012-11-26T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1717022-senior-morris-helps-penn-intact.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The whispers from some younger Penn State defensive backs about transferring started after the 0-2 start, disappeared after the five-game winning streak and resurfaced after a loss to Big Ten rival Ohio State. Senior cornerback Stephon Morris would have none of it. He gathered his secondary teammates in a room for a heart-to-hear... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1717022-senior-morris-helps-penn-intact.html 2012-11-21T18:09:00Z