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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 3 takeaways from No. 7 Penn State’s 30-13 win at Illinois

• Sep 16, 2023

College Football 3 takeaways from No. 7 Penn State’s 30-13 win at Illinois

• Sep 16, 2023

College Football Hickey: Drew Allar (probably) faces his first real college test at Illinois

• Sep 14, 2023

College Football Hickey: Drew Allar (probably) faces his first real college test at Illinois

• Sep 14, 2023

College Football Hickey: Will Nebraska fans have the patience for Matt Rhule’s rebuild?

• Sep 13, 2023

College Football Hickey: Will Nebraska fans have the patience for Matt Rhule’s rebuild?

• Sep 13, 2023

College Football Hickey: 1 B1G thought ahead of every Week 3 Big Ten game

• Sep 12, 2023

College Football B1G Monday morning: Mel Tucker adds to year of B1G coaching chaos

• Sep 11, 2023

College Football Hickey: Mel Tucker’s horrendous judgment should make the end obvious

• Sep 10, 2023

College Football Hickey: 1 thing I learned about every B1G team in Week 2

• Sep 10, 2023

College Football 3 takeaways from Wisconsin’s 31-22 loss at Washington State

• Sep 9, 2023

College Football Hickey: If Jeff Sims is the answer, what on Earth is Matt Rhule watching?

• Sep 9, 2023

College Football 3 takeaways from Nebraska’s 36-14 loss at Colorado

• Sep 9, 2023

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