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Action since last rankings:

8-22-10 Iowa gains commitment from Melvin Gordon.
8-24-10 Illinois gains commitment from Hayden Daniels.
8-25-10 Michigan State gains commitment from Donavon Clark.

Slow week in the Big Ten, as I predicted. Hopefully things will pick up with official visits starting next weekend.

Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).

No change for the Buckeyes.

Nothing new for Notre Dame.

Daniel Davie goes from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

Joel Heath goes from 3-star to 4-star, Paul Lang, Arjen Colquhoun, and Andre Sims go from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

blah.

Mike Replogle, Forisse Hardin, Nick VanHoose, Shafer Johnson, Zack Shaw, and Jay McCants go from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

Melvin Gordon commits to the Hawkeyes. Henry Kreiger-Coble, Jake Rudock, Cole Fisher, and Marcus Grant go from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

Mark Szott and Derek Watt go from 2-star to 3-star, Cameron Dickerson goes from 3-star to 2-star on Scout.

Sam Rohr, Mike Moore, and Luke McAvoy go from 2-star to 3-star, Samuel Oyenuga goes from unranked to 2-star on Scout.

Eric Steffes, Austin Maly, and Derek Landisch go from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

Kyle Carter goes from 2-star to 3-star on Scout.

Ted Karras goes from 3-star to 2-star on Scout.

Randy Gregory goes from 3-star to 2-star on Scout. Taylor Richards goes from unranked to 77 on ESPN.

Action since last rankings:

8-18-10 Wisconsin gains commitment from Bennett Okotcha.
8-19-10 Michigan State gains commitment from Jack Allen.

Slow week in the Big Ten, as I predicted. The sites should be coming out with updated rankings soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).

Ron Tanner upgraded from 5.6 to 5.7 on Rivals.

Clay Burton upgraded from 5.6 to 5.7, Jalen Brown upgraded from unranked to 5.5 on Rivals. Kyle Brindza upgraded from 76 to 79 on ESPN.

David Santos upgraded from unranked to 5.6 on Rivals.

Spartans snag Jack Allen. Ed Davis, Taiwan Jones, Mikail McCall all went from 5.6 to 5.7, Arjen Colquhoun went from unranked to 5.7, Joel Heath went from unranked to 5.6, and Paul Lang went from unranked to 5.4 on Rivals.

Kellen Jones, Jake Fisher, Kevin Sousa all went from 5.6 to 5.7 and Tony Posada went from unranked to 5.7 on Rivals.

Shafer Johnson and Nick VanHoose go from unranked to 5.4, Forisse Hardin goes from unranked to 5.6 on Rivals.

John Raymon goes from unranked to 5.7, Mike Orloff from 5.4 to 5.5 on Rivals.

Derek Watt goes from 5.5 to 5.6, Max Chapman goes from unranked to 5.6 on Rivals.

Luke McAvoy goes from 5.4 to 5.5, Marquise Vann, Jephete Matilus, and Mike Moore go from unranked to 5.5 on Rivals.

Badgers pick up Bennett Okotcha. Austin Maly goes from 5.5 to 5.6, Makinton Dorleant and Derek Landisch go from unranked to 5.5, Eric Steffes goes from unranked to 5.6 on Rivals.

Nittany Lions are the only team with no change of any kind. They're upwardly mobile, if only they'd pick up another commit or two.

Chris O'Connor goes from 5.4 to 5.5 on Rivals.

Taylor Richards goes from unranked to 5.6, Michael Rouse goes from unranked to 5.5 on Rivals.

Bumped to the front page due to a new Michigan commit.

Action since last rankings:

8-9-10 Iowa gains commitment from Jordan Walsh.
8-10-10 Wisconsin gains commitment from Mike Caputo.
8-11-10 Michigan gains commitment from Tony Posada.

Slow week in the Big Ten, as I predicted. The sites should be coming out with updated rankings soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).

No change for the Buckeyes.

Brindza picks up ratings of 5.4 and 76 from Rivals and ESPN, respectively.

Sade gets ranked by Rivals and ESPN, helping Nebraska bump up in averages. They're just ahead of Michigan now, in my estimation.

Michigan snags OL Tony Posada, who is currently unranked to Rivals, but a solid 3-star to the other two sites. He slightly brings down the Wolverines' averages, helping Nebraska pass them up.

No change for MSU.

Nothing new for IU.

Jordan Walsh picks Iowa. Austin Vincent upgraded to 5.4 on Rivals. John Raymon gets a 78 from ESPN, and Mike Orloff gets a very slight upgrade to 69.

Cameron Dickerson gets a slight bump from Rivals to 5.5. Still, they slide past Iowa with a decent week for the Hawkeyes.

Devin Crawford-Tufts gets a 5.5 rating from Rivals.

Badgers pick up Mike Caputo, plus Terrance Floyd gets a 77 rating from ESPN.

PSU still taking it easy.

Reilly O'Toole and Chris Boles pick up decent ratings from Rivals, and they're now considered the #2 and #3 prospects in the class. Justin DuVernois gets ranked by ESPN.

Boilers still bringing up the rear.

Michigan will face Clemson, who they defeated in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, on Tuesday, November 30th at 9pm on ESPN2. Full press release:

GAME TIMES SET FOR 12TH ANNUAL ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

Game times and networks for the 12th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge have been determined, ESPN announced on Monday. The Challenge features top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU on Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1.

The Big Ten won last year’s Challenge, 6-5, with victories from Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin.

Click here for a recap of the 2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge: http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html

The 2010 ACC/Big Ten Challenge schedule is listed below.

Monday, November 29

Virginia at Minnesota - 7pm ET on ESPN2

Tuesday, November 30

Iowa at Wake Forest – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU

Georgia Tech at Northwestern – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Ohio State at Florida State - 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Michigan at Clemson – 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2

North Carolina at Illinois - 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Wednesday, December 1

Indiana at Boston College - 7:15 p.m. ET on ESPNU

NC State at Wisconsin - 7:15 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Purdue at Virginia Tech - 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Maryland at Penn State - 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Michigan State at Duke - 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

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Action since last rankings:

8-3-10 Illinois gains commitment from Carl Williams. Iowa gains commitment from Torrey Campbell.
8-4-10 Illinois gains commitment from JT Thornton. Michigan State gains commitment from Ed Davis.
8-5-10 Michigan State gains commitment from Darien Harris.
8-7-10 Northwestern gains commitment from Treyvon Green.

Action might slow down now that summer camps are over. The ramp-up to the season and the first couple weeks could bring many commits though.

Rivals rankings have been converted to their "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).

No change.

Nothing new for Notre Dame.

Michigan might grab FL OL Tony Posada next week, unless South Florida has something to say about it.

No change for the Huskers.

Spartans pick up a couple of commits. I think that's enough to bump them past Indiana.

Nothing new for IU.

NU snags Treyvon Green. Rivals hasn't rated him yet.

Torrey Campbell picks Iowa, becoming their third-best recruit.

No change for Minnesota.

Nothing new for the Badgers.

PSU still taking it easy.

Illinois is pretty close to passing Wisconsin.

Boilers still bringing up the rear.

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Fan Day Slated for Sunday, August 22, at Michigan Stadium

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football program will hold its annual Fan Day on Sunday, Aug. 22, at Michigan Stadium. The autograph session and opportunity to meet the 2010 Wolverine team will run from 1-3 p.m. EDT.

The event, which is an opportunity to see the newly renovated Big House prior to the opener against Connecticut on Sept. 4, is free and open to the public. All gates at the Big House will open starting at 11 a.m. Parking will be available in the lots adjacent to Michigan Stadium and Pioneer High School. In order to expedite the autograph process and accommodate as many fans as possible, players and head coach Rich Rodriguez will autograph one item per person.

Rodriguez will sign autographs on the Mortenson Plaza located above the Junge Champions Center. Rodriguez’s line will be accessible from the concourse and will wind along the west side of Crisler Arena.

Michigan players will be signing autographs along the north and south concourses at the concession stands. The offensive players will be located along the north side of the Big House between sections 29 and 38, with the defensive players residing on the south side between sections 8 and 18.

Check MGoBlue.com for player autograph locations which will be determined at a later date.

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