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Alex Hickey

Alex Hickey

Alex Hickey is an award-winning writer who has watched Big Ten sports since it was a numerically accurate description of league membership. Alex has covered college football and basketball since 2008, with stops on the McNeese State, LSU and West Virginia beats before being hired as Saturday Tradition's Big Ten columnist in 2021. He is an Illinois native and 2004 Indiana University graduate.

Recent Stories

College Football 5 Big Ten football teams that can exceed expectations — and 1 that won’t

• Apr 6, 2022

College Football 5 Big Ten football teams that can exceed expectations — and 1 that won’t

• Apr 6, 2022

College Football What each Big Ten team needs to improve next basketball season

• Apr 5, 2022

College Football What each Big Ten team needs to improve next basketball season

• Apr 5, 2022

College Football 5 potential breakthrough players for the 2022-23 Big Ten basketball season

• Apr 3, 2022

College Football 5 potential breakthrough players for the 2022-23 Big Ten basketball season

• Apr 3, 2022

College Football Loyalty to Colin Kaepernick shows what really matters to Jim Harbaugh

• Apr 1, 2022

College Football Naming his son QB coach a safe move for Kirk Ferentz — which is Iowa’s issue

• Mar 31, 2022

College Football After another B1G flop, a solution for the Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament woes

• Mar 27, 2022

College Football For Purdue, the weight of 1980 continues to be the Boilers’ albatross

• Mar 25, 2022

College Football Pain a powerful motivator behind Purdue’s respect for Saint Peter’s

• Mar 25, 2022

College Football March is Michigan’s time to shine — but it’s also Villanova’s

• Mar 24, 2022

College Football Against national sweetheart Saint Peter’s, Purdue will play the heavy

• Mar 23, 2022

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