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 MoreBig Ten Starting Quarterback Reportedly Injured At Practice
A Big Ten starting quarterback was reportedly injured at practice this week. Jack Coan, Wisconsin’s returning starter, reportedly suffered a foot injury at practice. It’s reportedly unclear how much time the Badgers quarterback will be forced to miss. Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Coan is out “indefinitely.” Talked two a pair […]
Read MoreQ&A With Chris Fowler: Calling Games During COVID-19, Miami’s Hot Start, And This Year’s College Football Playoff
Chris Fowler is ESPN’s top college football play-by-play broadcaster, calling the sport’s biggest games each week alongside Kirk Herbstreit. The sport is making its way through the fall season, through one of the strangest years that any of us have experienced. Last weekend’s broadcast of Miami vs. Florida State was quite a bit different than […]
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 MoreRussell Wilson Sends A Message To Patriots RB James White
There have been a lot of brutal injuries on the field today, but all of them pale in comparison to what Patriots RB James White must be going through right now. Following news of the car crash that took his father’s life and sent his mother to the hospital, Russell Wilson had a message for […]
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 MoreKirk Herbstreit Names 2 ‘Surprise’ National Title Contenders
The Big Ten is back in the College Football Playoff picture after the conference decided to reverse course and play a fall football season. Kirk Herbstreit thinks two under-the-radar Big Ten teams will be national championship contenders this season. Ohio State is the conference’s obvious title contender. With Justin Fields at the helm, the Buckeyes […]
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 President: “We’re All Going To Move Together” On Season Decision
Wisconsin chancellor Rebecca Black shared a revealing comment on how the Big Ten will apparently handle its 2020 fall football season decision in coming days. Just a month ago, the Big Ten decided to delay football season until early next year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Weeks later, the conference is already reconsidering its […]
Read MoreBig Ten Athletic Director Has Telling Comment Following Today’s News
It was a big day within the Big Ten conference. So much so, Big Ten football could start its 2020 season much sooner than previously anticipated. Big Ten university presidents are expected to vote within the next 72 hours on whether to reverse course and start its season sometime this fall. There’s growing speculation the […]
Read MoreDan Patrick Is Hearing 6 Big Ten Schools Aren’t Willing To Play
Just when you think the Big Ten might actually play football this fall, a discouraging update comes out. On Tuesday, Dan Patrick revealed what he’s now hearing about the conference. Last week, Patrick said the season could potentially start in October. This is because the conference would still be eligible for the College Football Playoff. […]
Read MoreBig Ten’s Official Vote On Football Season Has Been Revealed
The Big Ten has revealed its official vote tally on the football season in the wake of the lawsuit filed by Nebraska players. Eight Huskers football players filed a lawsuit against the Big Ten, attempting to get the league to reverse its decision on the season. The Big Ten announced in early August that the […]
Read More9 Teams In The Preseason AP Poll Aren’t Playing This Fall
The Associated Press released its preseason top 25 poll on Monday, which included nine teams that won’t be playing this fall. College football is close to beginning an unprecedented 2020 season. The Big Ten and Pac-12 each won’t be playing football this fall. Conference leaders opted to delay the fall season until the spring of […]
Read MoreCollege Football’s Preseason AP Poll Top 25 Released
The Associated Press released its college football top 25 poll on Monday morning. The poll includes teams from all conferences, despite several conferences electing not to play football this fall. Heading into the 2020 season, it’s essentially a three-team race for the No. 1 ranking. Clemson, Ohio State and Alabama have the most talented rosters […]
Read MoreBrett McMurphy Releases His Preseason Top 25 Poll Ballot
This year’s preseason Associated Press Top 25 is set to be released next Monday. Since fans are getting anxious to see how it’ll shape out, Brett McMurphy of Stadium has released his own preseason ballot. Most fans are expecting a weird season due to all the new protocols in college football. It also doesn’t help […]
Read MoreReport: Big Ten Football Could Start Season In January
Ryan Day could wind up getting what he asked for, after Big Ten football season was canceled for the fall. The league hopes to play a spring season, and may start play as soon as January. The timing of the season may work as something of a compromise between the league and the schools who […]
Read MoreRece Davis Sums Up Idea Of College Football In The Spring
The Big Ten became the first Power Five college football league to postpone the coming 2020 season, making the announcement today. The league was followed by the Pac-12, which has done the same. Both conferences say they will consider playing this spring if possible. ESPN’s Rece Davis doesn’t think that works at all. While it […]
Read MoreHow The SEC Is Reportedly Feeling About The Big Ten Decision
The Big Ten football season is off the table for this fall. The league made its official announcement this afternoon, after a few days of speculation that it could cancel things. The decision comes less than a week after the Big Ten football schedule, revised for the conference-only plan that had previously been announced, was […]
Read MoreBig Ten Releases Official Statement On Its Decision
There will be no Big Ten football this fall. After months of speculation, and even a recent schedule release by the league, it has decided to punt on fall sports, potentially holding them in the spring. The Big Ten was one of the first conferences to announced that it was moving to a conference-only schedule. […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Shares What He’s Hearing About Big Ten Football
Everybody is trying to get a handle on the Big Ten’s plans for football season, including ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. As of Monday evening, all the tea leaves are pointing toward the Big Ten postponing or canceling the 2020 season due to COVID-19. The league’s athletic directors are set to meet tonight. Herbstreit […]
Read MoreOne Power 5 Commissioner Reportedly ‘Prefers’ Spring Football
As of this afternoon, there is considerable concern that the 2020 college football season is about to be canceled. The Big Ten is one Power 5 league that seems to be wavering. Earlier today, the Big Ten announced it was pausing its preseason team activities in the current phase. Padded practices are on hold, as […]
Read MoreThe 2020 Preseason Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Is Out
We’re about one month away from the start of the 2020 college football season (more for the SEC and some other teams). Ahead of the start of the most bonkers college football season in history, the first polls are starting to trickle in. On Wednesday, USA Today revealed its annual preseason Coaches’ Poll Top 25. […]
Read MoreBig Ten Players Reveal List Of Demands For 2020 Season
On the day their league announced its 2020 schedule, more than 1,000 Big Ten football players published a list of demands for the conference and NCAA. In a lengthy essay for The Players’ Tribune, a group of Big Ten players voiced their concerns about the safety precautions the conference and NCAA have put forth amid […]
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