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Tim O'Halloran of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Northwestern Wildcats have added an offensive tackle to their 2014 recruiting class.

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Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal reports that the Wisconsin Badgers have added a fullback to their 2014 recruiting class -- but he adds that the player won't be visiting Madison anytime soon.

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Angelique Chengelis of The Detroit News reports that the next time the Penn State Nittany Lions make a trip to Ann Arbor, it could be under the bright lights of prime time.

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The Big Ten Conference is making an effort to schedule no more games against FCS competition. That means they'll need to find new opponents to play in September, and one idea is to schedule conference opponents earlier in the year. That would give the conference a chance to grab an early spotlight, as the country turns away from games with national powers playing cupcakes to watch, for example, Michigan vs. Nebraska. ESPN.com Big Ten blogger Adam Rittenberg talks more about how this idea might work:

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With rare exceptions (usually involving teams that play Hawaii), FBS teams play a dozen regular-season games, plus any conference championships or bowl appearances. How long can that last? ESPN.com Big Ten blogger Adam Rittenberg says he can see the day coming when 13 games are the norm:

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We talked yesterday about the Ohio State Buckeyes and their top offensive line target in recruiting, but what about junior college players? Brad Bournival of BuckeyeNation on ESPN.com has the scoop on Chad Mavety (Garden City, N.Y./Nassau CC) and Jermaine Eluemunor (Rockaway, N.J./Lackawanna College), two JC blockers who could end up in Columbus:

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Four-star quarterback prospect J.J. Cosentino (Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic) committed to the Florida State Seminoles in March, but that didn't stop Bill O'Brien and the Penn State Nittany Lions from making him an offer recently. Can Penn State keep the local product close to home?

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Brad Bournival of BuckeyeNation on ESPN.com looks at the top five offensive line prospects that the Ohio State Buckeyes are looking at after Sam Mustipher (Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) and Quenton Nelson (Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) committed to Notre Dame. He says their No. 1 choice is a player from the Chicago area:

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The biggest concern for the Central Florida Knights this season might be in the secondary, where Paul Tenorio of the Orlando Sentinel says at least two starting spots are still up for grabs.

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Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench made an official visit to USF this week, and while the transfer still has two visits scheduled in the next week, he tells Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times that he was impressed by the excitement around first-year coach Willie Taggart.

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Five months ago, Chavas Rawlins was a new enrollee with the West Virginia Mountaineers. One month ago, Rawlins didn't play a single snap in the Mountaineers' spring game. And now, Rawlins has decided to transfer.

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Ever since Tyrone Swoopes' dazzling performance in the Texas Longhorns' spring game, which launched him above Connor Brewer and Jalen Overstreet to third-string on the depth chart, starstruck Texas fans have been eager to see what the freshman can do when the action really counts. They'd like to see him pass Case McCoy, too, and be the top backup behind David Ash. Is that best for the program, though? For that matter, is it best for Swoopes? Sean Adams of HornsNation on ESPN.com reminds us all that patience is a virtue:

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Four-star safety prospect John Bonney (Houston, Texas/Lamar) let spring go by without making a visit to the Oklahoma Sooners. Does that mean the Sooners are lagging behind in the race for his services?

“That’s not true,” Bonney tells Bob Przybylo of SoonersNation on ESPN.com. “Coach [Tim] Kish visited a couple of weeks ago and said he would be coming back before spring is over. I’ve actually been to OU more than any other campus, including all the ones in Texas.”

Przybylo says the competition for Bonney's services is still a crowded field:

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Syracuse coach Scott Shafer cannot publicly comment on Oklahoma transfer Drew Allen until the quarterback is on campus and enrolled in school next month. That makes it difficult to gauge where Allen fits in a crowded rotation that already has Terrel Hunt, Charley Loeb and John Kinder. Shafer did explain to ESPN.com ACC blogger Andrea Adelson, though, how he plans on sorting out his depth chart.

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