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• Illinois might not have Arrelious Benn for too much longer, but the Illini could soon add Benn's older brother, who has turned his life around, Jeremy Werner writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette.
• Pat Fitzgerald wants to coach at Northwestern as long as he can, David Haugh writes in the Chicago Tribune.
• Finally some good news for Michigan, as recruit Adrian Witty qualifies academically, Josh Helmholdt writes in the Detroit Free Press.
• Purdue stars Keith Smith and Ryan Kerrigan both will undergo surgery in next week, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier. The Boilers announced their team MVPs on Monday night.
• Penn State will earn a BCS at-large berth ahead of Iowa, and take plenty of heat for it, Cory Giger writes in The Altoona Mirror. Black Shoe Diaries sums up my feeling on the Nittany Lions here. The Sporting News thinks Penn State is Orange Bowl-bound.
• Michigan State won't be going to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, but a trip to Detroit might serve the Spartans well, Jamie Samuelsen writes in the Detroit Free Press. This incident could spell trouble for Mark Dantonio's team.
• Despite winning the Big Ten, Ohio State didn't have much representation on the All-Big Ten squads, Ken Gordon writes in The Columbus Dispatch.

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