Cory Giger writes an interesting article about Wiz's switch to center, that pretty much echoes what RUTS and many in the comments said... that Wiz is just not getting the job done at center.  Wiz is pretty honest with his answers and admits he needs to be better.

The most telling part of the story to me was:

[ Wisniewski was asked Wednesday if he would rather still be playing guard. There was a brief pause before he gave an answer that hardly sounded convincing.

"I mean, I like them both," Wisniewski said. "They're similar -- both get to hit people. I like them both."]

Read the whole story at The Altoona Mirror website.

With the season upon us (finally!), and some Big Ten teams actually stepping up and playing some good outside competition early on in the schedule, here's a good read about the Big Ten's current image problem.

Perception of weakness

I thought the most interesting note from the piece was about the Big Ten's problems in bowl games (well, except for Penn State, since we still get it done in bowl games).  Jerod Mayod, New England's first round pick from Tennessee, had some interesting things to say.

"Mayo believes it's not coincidence that the Big Ten has mostly fallen on its face in bowl games because those games are generally played in ideal weather. Big Ten teams must be built to withstand often-rugged late-fall weather.

If an SEC team had to play in Michigan or Wisconsin in January, the outcome might be different.

"It definitely would be," Mayo said. "When you're used to playing in weather like those guys are, it plays to their advantage. You have to build a team that's able to run the ball, and that's what they do."

Interesting story on Penn State's pillaging of Maryland recruits.  Talks about the Larry Johnson and DWill impact too. Let's hope we can land Tavon Austin and Jelani Jenkins to take this class over the top. 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.pennstate08jul08,0,436148.story

Reading some of the comments, it appears that Maryland fans were less than thrilled with the reporter's assessment of the program and the state of recruiting..