Holly Anderson

Dustin Dopirak of The Bloomington Herald-Times (subscription required) reports that a Monroe County judge granted a request for a protective order against Indiana running back Darius Willis arising out of allegations of domestic violence.

Marvin McNutt, Iowa’s leading threat at receiver for 2011, will miss spring practice following surgery on his thumb and shoulder, but should return for summer action.

Will the newly-divisioned Big Ten display the same kind of one-sided dominance so often seen in other major college football conferences?