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Nov 29, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 14 Preview: Thanksgiving brings Family, Friends and Rivalries

No. 12 Wisconsin (9-2) at No. 8 Minnesota (10-1) – 3:30 p.m. on ABC The Badgers and Golden Gophers meet Saturday in continuation of the longest uninterrupted rivalries in FBS football. The all-time series is knotted at 60-60-8. On top of competing for the Paul Bunyan Axe, the winner of Saturday’s contest will also represent the West division against Ohio State in the Big Ten championship on Dec. 7. The Badgers are in search of their fourth Big Ten West […]

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Nov 26, 2019

Week 13 Projections presented by AdventHealth: Media predicts 2006 rematch

Week 13 is in the books (check out the week 13 recap here, if you missed it), and college football media from around the country have released their latest bowl projections. Quick Reminder: If a Big Ten team is assigned to play in a non-semifinal Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl will host the top non-CFP selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the top non-CFP selection from the SEC. The 2019-20 season is the final year that rule will be in […]

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Nov 25, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 13 Roundup: Buckeyes hang on, clinch Big Ten East again

Ohio State jumped out to an early lead against Penn State on Saturday, and the Buckeyes defense held off Nittany Lions down the stretch to secure a 28-17 win in front of a sellout crowd of 104,355 in Columbus. With the win on Saturday, Ohio State locked up the Big Ten East title for the third straight year. J.K. Dobbins put the Buckeyes up early, as the tailback rushed for two touchdowns in the first half, giving Ohio State a […]

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Nov 22, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 13 Preview: Nittany Lions, Buckeyes take center stage

No. 8 Penn State (9-1) at No. 2 Ohio State (10-0) at Noon on FOX Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Penn State will meet on the gridiron for the 35th time this Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series against the Nittany Lions, 19-14, and the past three games between these two programs were decided by a total of five points. This weekend’s matchup will also mark the tenth instance of Ohio State and Penn […]

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Nov 20, 2019

Week 12 Projections presented by AdventHealth: Badgers, Tigers, Gators hold serve

Week 12 is in the books (check out the week 12 recap here, if you missed it), and college football media from around the country have released their latest bowl projections. Quick Reminder: If a Big Ten team is assigned to play in a non-semifinal Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl will host the top non-CFP selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the top non-CFP selection from the SEC. The 2019-20 season is the final year that rule will be in […]

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Nov 18, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 12 Roundup: Hawkeyes hand Gophers first loss

Nate Stanley threw for two touchdown passes and Tyler Goodson ran for a score to help Iowa hand Minnesota its first loss of the season in a 23-19 victory on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The Gophers have now lost nine straight games at Iowa dating back to 1999. Iowa took an early lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Stanley to Nico Ragaini, as the Hawkeyes scored on their first three possessions to take a commanding 20-6 lead into halftime. […]

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Nov 15, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 12 Preview: ‘Dawgs look to clinch SEC East against Tigers

No. 4 Georgia (8-1) at No. 12 Auburn (7-2) at 3:30 p.m. on CBS Georgia and Auburn take the field on Saturday for the 124th time in a series that has been played to a near-tie over the past century-plus, with the Bulldogs holding a slight 59-56-8 lead all-time against the Tigers. These two historic programs first met in 1892 and trail only Wisconsin and Minnesota, whose Nov. 30 meeting will be their 129th, for the most meetings between two […]

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Nov 13, 2019

Week 11 Projections presented by AdventHealth: Florida, Auburn, Wisconsin continue to dominate media picks

Week 11 is in the books (check out the week 11 recap here, if you missed it), and college football media from around the country have released their latest bowl projections. Quick Reminder: If a Big Ten team is assigned to play in a non-semifinal Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl will host the top non-CFP selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the top non-CFP selection from the SEC. The 2019-20 season is the final year that rule will be in […]

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Nov 11, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 11 Roundup: Gophers make statement against No. 4 Penn State

Minnesota improved to 9-0 on the year and snapped a 13-game losing streak against ranked opponents on Saturday as the Golden Gophers took down previously unbeaten Penn State 31-26 at TCF Bank Stadium. The Gophers jumped out to an early lead as Antoine Winfield, Jr. picked off Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford on the game’s opening drive, setting up a 66-yard touchdown touchdown pass from Tanner Morgan to Rashod Bateman. Bateman ultimately finished the game with seven catches for 203 […]

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Nov 08, 2019

SEC & Big Ten Week 11 Preview: Tide vs. Tigers highlights important weekend for undefeated teams

No. 2 LSU (8-0) at No 3. Alabama (8-0) at 3:30 p.m. on CBS Two of the seven remaining undefeated teams in the FBS will square off on Saturday as longtime SEC West rivals LSU and Alabama meet in Tuscaloosa. This season marks the 13th consecutive year with both teams ranked in the Top 25 at the time of their meeting (including this year, the teams were both ranked in the Top 10 in seven of those 13 games), but […]

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