November 12, 2024

Ten bold guarantees for a wild, wacky Big Ten season


Chris Russell – Columbus Dispatch Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) slides between Penn State safeties Jordan Lucas (9) and Marcus Allen (2) for a second-quarter touchdown at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Dan Escalona, College Football ColumnistAugust 22, 2016 From hosting controversial satellite camps to appearing in rap videos to engaging in twitter trolling, Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh has done his part in making the Big Ten and Wolverine football fun again. Harbaugh is not the only figure or team set to make it another wild and wacky season in the Big Ten. The renewed Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, Jabrill Peppers’s Heisman candidacy, the beginning of the Lovie Smith era at Illinois and Iowa’s division title defense all serve to make it a fascinating season in the conference. In that vein, here are ten bold guarantees for the 2016 Big Ten season. 1. Michigan and Ohio State both go undefeated in conference play until Nov. 26 Armed with sky-high expectations for runs to the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines and Buckeyes will, for the most part, steamroll to their final meeting on Nov. 26. Notwithstanding Ohio State’s road loss at Oklahoma, both teams…

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