Big Ten Short Stories

For every touchdown pass, goal, dunk, spike, kick-save, pin or home run you see on the screen, there is an untold story about the people who made these memorable plays possible. Whether it's a feature on an amazing student-athlete, retired coach, or a fabled arena, this is the show tells their story. The shows schedule varies so consult our full network schedule for upcoming episodes.

Features over the years have included.

• The relationship between Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis and his favorite target, wide receiver James Hardy
• Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter tells us about his unique weightlifting regimen
• Ohio State star Lara Dickenmann and her long journey to success on the pitch
• An an all-access pass with two Big Ten football coaches at practice.
• Ohio State wide receiver Brian Robiskie and the special relationship he has with his father
• Purdue's Felicia Schroeder (who lost her hearing at a young age, but still plays soccer)
• A look at Wisconsin's women's volleyball team and their European trip this past summer
• The inspiring story of special spectators – an organization that partners with several Big Ten schools to bring seriously ill children to collegiate sporting events
• Illinois linebacker J Leman and his peculiar eating habits
• Penn State coach Coquese Washington
• Justin Pines (who had the rare chance this fall to be a two-sport athlete – on the same day)
• The "definition" of a Big Ten basketball player
• A practice with Wisconsin's women's basketball team.
• Ohio State kicker Ryan Pretorius – and his fascinating journey to Columbus from South Africa
• An interview with Jane Hoeppner – the wife of late Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner
• Minnesota point guard Emily Fox – and her amazing sport stacking ability
• A feature on Kevin Coble – Northwestern's leading scorer who sat out the first semester this fall to help his ailing mother battle cancer.
• Black History Month feature on the three African-American women's head basketball coaches in Big Ten
• A day in the Life with NU wrestler Dustin Fox
• A feature on how Michael Phelps (Olympic Champ) is a volunteer head coach for Michigan swimming
• A feature on Minnesota hockey player Mike Howe and his special relationship with a young Gopher fan
• Jim Abbott: The Michigan Years
• NU Women's Lacrosse Wired up
• Michigan Softball Wired up
• A Joe Girardi feature
• A Greg Oden and Mike Conley feature.
• Friends of Jaclyn" feature
• A Basil Kaaki feature
• A Pat Schirk feature
• A Lin Loring feature.

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