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 ARTICLES

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Hickey: On Brian Ferentz, Jim Harbaugh, and hoping the glitch fixes itself

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Hickey: Final thoughts and predictions for Week 9 in the Big Ten

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This year's scariest Halloween costume? Big Ten offensive coordinator

RUTGERS

Hickey: How to prepare your family for the possibility of a ranked Rutgers

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Hickey: JJ McCarthy or Marvin Harrison Jr.? Who is the better Heisman bet, and why it can change.

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B1G Monday morning: Iowa should be mad, but Minnesota doesn't need to apologize

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Hickey: 1 thing I learned about every B1G team that played in Week 8

PENN STATE

Hickey: Little Game James Franklin is exposed yet again in another top-10 loss

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3 takeaways from Ohio State's stifling win over Penn State

MICHIGAN

Hickey: So is Jim Harbaugh pulling a Richard Nixon, or a George Costanza?

PENN STATE

Hickey: It's time to learn what Drew Allar and James Franklin are made of

OHIO STATE

For once, the question is whether Ohio State's offense is good enough

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Hickey: 9 quibbles with the preseason men's basketball AP Top 25

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B1G Monday morning: Enough Iowa jokes -- let's roast the rest of the West

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Hickey: 1 thing I learned about every B1G team that played in Week 7

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Hickey: A revolution is coming to the B1G. Are any of us ready for it?

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