When Bell became the first Chiefs player to be inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame in 1991, he looked out into the Canton, Ohio, audience at former Minnesota football coach Murray Warmath and said, "I told you I was coachable.''

In a nutshell, this was Bobby Bell.

Former Big Ten Players and Coaches Set to Compete in Super Bowl XLIV
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:24:28 EDT
The Big Ten Conference will be well-represented on Feb. 7 in Super Bowl XLIV with 20 former student-athletes and 13 coaches with previous conference connections on the rosters of the Colts and Saints.

Big Ten Football Final Release
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:50 EDT
The Big Ten posted four bowl wins and ended the year with more top-16 teams than any other conference. Read more about Big Ten football in the final release of the 2009 season.

Big Ten Leads All Conferences With Four Teams in Top 16 of Final AP Poll
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:36:04 EDT
Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State and Wisconsin give the Big Ten twice as many top-16 programs as any other conference.

Iowa Defeats Georgia Tech in 2010 Orange Bowl, 24-14
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:51:02 EDT
Stymied by the Iowa Hawkeyes' swarming defense, Georgia Tech found itself out of options. No. 10 Iowa solved Tech's explosive triple option and Ricky Stanzi threw two early touchdown passes for a 24-14 victory Tuesday night in the coldest Orange Bowl ever. Temperature at kickoff was 49 degrees, and Tech's offense was slow to warm up. The ninth-ranked Yellow Jackets averaged 35 points during the regular season, but their only score in the first three quarters came on Jerrard Tarrant's 40-yard interception return.

Michigan State Falls to Texas Tech, 41-31, in Alamo Bowl
Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:35:32 EDT
-No questions about Mike Leach. No questions about Adam James. Those were the ground rules Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield laid down Saturday night after saving the day in a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory that his fired head coach would've loved. Let him enjoy it somewhere else, the Red Raiders said. This isn't his team anymore. "I looked up in the stands and I saw signs about Team Leach. Bring Leach back," Sheffield said. "Leach ain't coming back. That's how it is."

Ohio State Wins 2010 Rose Bowl, 26-17
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:39:57 EDT
Ohio State's bowl woes are over, thanks to a sturdy defense and a quarterback who finally played up to his enormous potential. Terrelle Pryor passed for a season-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 72 more and threw a 17-yard scoring pass to DeVier Posey with 7:02 to play, ending the No. 8 Buckeyes' three-game BCS skid with a 26-17 victory over No. 7 Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Friday. Posey had eight catches for 101 yards, and Brandon Saine caught an early TD pass for the Buckeyes (11-2), who put together a remarkably fluid offensive performance in their first trip to Pasadena since 1997.

Penn State Claims Capital One Bowl with 19-17 win over LSU
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:55:51 EDT
Dampened by rain, slowed by mud and trailing late in the fourth quarter, Daryll Clark was determined to get Penn State some points. The No. 11 Nittany Lions and their star quarterback emerged from the muck for a thrilling 19-17 win over No. 13 LSU at the Capital One Bowl. The late-game drive led by Clark helped set up Collin Wagner's 21-yard field goal with 57 seconds left, and Penn State staved off a last-ditch effort by the Tigers to preserve the victory. "No matter what .. whatever it takes, we have to keep these chains rolling," the senior said in recounting a talk with the offense before the drive. "All we need is a couple points."