Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
Read MoreBig Ten Refs Getting Destroyed For Friday Night Penalty Call
Big Ten referees are getting destroyed for an extremely controversial penalty call during Friday night’s game between Minnesota and Purdue. The Golden Gophers beat the Boilermakers, 34-31, on Friday night. The game was not without controversy. Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer found tight end Payne Durham for a touchdown late in the contest. However, the long […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreKirk Ferentz Had Blunt Message For Minnesota After Friday’s Win
This season hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but it appears they’ve found their groove over the past two weeks. On Friday night, Kirk Ferentz led his team to a dominant win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Iowa’s defense bottled up Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan, holding him down to 167 passing yards, a […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
This week has been more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than any other so far. A huge chunk of the SEC slate, including the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, has been postponed, leaving something of a light College Football Saturday this weekend. Texas A&M at Tennessee, Georgia at Mizzou, and Auburn at Mississippi State are […]
Read MoreVideo: A Big Ten Team’s 4th And Goal Play Is Going Viral
This isn’t something you see every day. The Minnesota defense just forced Illinois to punt on a fourth-and-goal opportunity. The Illini faced another fourth down earlier in the drive on the Gopher’s 12-yard line. Lovie Smith elected to go for it and Illinois soon found themselves with a first and goal from the 10. That’s […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MoreBig Ten Defensive Coordinator Will Miss Saturday’s Game
Minnesota football defensive coordinator Joe Rossi will miss the Gophers’ game this weekend for reasons related to COVID-19. Rossi has tested positive for the widespread virus, per sportswriter Andy Greder. He’ll miss Minnesota’s game this weekend versus Illinois as a result. The Big Ten defensive coordinator will be required to isolate for 10 days, per […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The final college football weekend of October is upon us. Somewhat surprisingly, there is just one game between ranked teams this weekend. No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State, in a significant Big Ten battle. Ohio State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender against Nebraska last weekend, while Penn […]
Read MoreMichigan vs. Minnesota Has A Roller Coaster Start Tonight
After an exciting opening day of Big Ten football, fans around the country prepared for a thriller in the primetime matchup. The start of the game between No. 18 Michigan and No. 21 Minnesota did not disappoint. Michigan’s first drive of the season started with a 24-yard gain by freshman running back Blake Corum. The […]
Read MoreESPN Computer’s Prediction For Michigan vs. Minnesota
The Big Ten season is underway today. One of the biggest games of the week for the league is still to come, as No. 18 Michigan Wolverines travel to face the No. 21 Minnesota Golden Gophers. Michigan is a slight road favorite in the game, even with it being on the road. The line is […]
Read MoreEveryone Said The Same Thing About Vince Vaughn’s College GameDay Appearance
Movie star Vince Vaughn was the celebrity guest picker on College GameDay Saturday morning, and while he did a nice job making his picks, most of the comments on social media regarding his appearance were about…his appearance. Vaughn, who was the star of a number of huge hit comedies over the past two decades, is […]
Read MoreCollege GameDay Announces Vince Vaughn Will Be Celebrity Guest Picker For Minnesota vs. Michigan
The Big Ten has finally kicked off its college football season, and to celebrate, ESPN’s College GameDay is up in Minnesota ahead of the Golden Gophers’ big game against Michigan. Just a few minutes ago, the show announced today’s celebrity guest picker. This week, ESPN landed a big-time celebrity. Movie star Vince Vaughn will be […]
Read MoreRich Eisen Mocks Tim Tebow For Saying Michigan’s On “Upset Alert” vs. Minnesota
ESPN football analyst Rich Eisen went on a tirade Thursday. The “Rich Eisen Show” host lamented critics who hold his alma mater’s Michigan Wolverines to what he believes are unfair standards. One such critic is Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow. The former Florida quarterback appeared on ESPN’s First Take Thursday morning and put Michigan on […]
Read MoreBig Ten Announces All 14 Teams Will Promote Social Justice Campaigns This Weekend
Big Ten football is continuing the fight for social justice. All 14 teams within the conference will be promoting social justice messages this weekend when the conference’s season kicks off, per an announcement by the Big Ten. The Big Ten’s 2020 season is just hours away from commencing. The conference’s first game of the season […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
After a long wait, this weekend brings us closer to a full college football season. The Big Ten conference kicks things off this weekend, with a very intriguing slate of games. Big Ten West power Wisconsin officially opens the conference season on Friday night, hosting Illinois. Ohio State, the conference favorite and a potential College […]
Read MoreJust In: College GameDay Heading To Big Ten Next Weekend
Big Ten football returns next weekend, a month after the SEC began play, and six weeks after the ACC and Big 12. ESPN is celebrating the occasion, by sending College GameDay up to Minnesota. It feels like another lifetime, but Minnesota football was one of the great stories of the 2019 season. The Golden Gophers went 11-2 […]
Read MoreThe Big Ten Officially Kicks Off Next Week: Here’s The Schedule
If you’re a fan of a Big Ten school, it’s been an agonizing few weeks watching the SEC, ACC and Big 12 play college football. But we’re now just under one week away from the B1G getting involved. This Friday, October 23, we’ll finally get to see some Big Ten football. The schedule kicks off […]
Read MoreBetting Odds Released For Which Big Ten Coaches Might Be Fired
You probably shouldn’t expect a ton of movement in the college football coaching carousel this season. Given the hectic nature of this season, complete with conference-only schedules, major star opt-outs, and everything else, it is a bit unfair for the results of the 2020 season to weigh the same as a normal season. That doesn’t […]
Read MoreESPN Analyst Updates Win Projections For Every Big Ten Team
Now that we finally know what the Big Ten’s conference-only schedule will look like this year, it’s only right that ESPN updates its win projections for each team. ESPN analyst Bill Connelly released his initial Big Ten win projections earlier this afternoon. As you’d expect, Ohio State is the favorite to win the Big Ten […]
Read MoreJoel Klatt Ranks The Big Ten’s 3 Easiest Schedules
The Big Ten is hoping the third time is the charm, as the conference released the third iteration of its 2020 schedule this morning. While every Big Ten program is set to play nine conference games–eight regular season and one to be determined crossover–not every team’s schedule has the same degree of difficulty. Nebraska, it […]
Read MoreBig Ten Unveils Surprise Scheduling Decision That Fans Will Love
The Big Ten is now slated to start its fall football season on October 23 and finish up on December 19. Wednesday, Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez revealed that the league has a cool idea for how to complete the year. In order to both play a ninth conference game and declare a league champion, the […]
Read MoreBig Ten Football Program’s Tweet Leading To Speculation
Is the Big Ten Conference heading toward a mid-October football start? Speculation is brewing this week. Over the weekend, reports surfaced about an upcoming re-vote by the Big Ten’s presidents and chancellors. There’s reportedly “cautious optimism” that a football season, set to begin sometime in October, will be approved. That speculation increased on Tuesday morning, […]
Read MoreBig Ten School Announces That 4 Men’s Sports Have Been Cut
The global pandemic is continuing to have severe financial consequences for many schools. But even the big money in the Big Ten can’t save some sports from being cut. According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Minnesota has announced that four sports programs are being cut. Per the report, men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track […]
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