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Oct 22, 2013
No. 4 Ohio State (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) welcomes Penn State (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) to the Horseshoe. The Buckeyes continued their 19-game unbeaten streak with a 34-24 win at home against Iowa, led by running back Carlos Hyde’s 149 yards and two touchdowns. The senior has tallied 317 yards and five touchdowns in the last two wins over Northwestern and Iowa. Penn State sat idle in week eight after a 43-40 quadruple overtime victory against Michigan in Happy Valley. […]
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Oct 15, 2013
Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. South Carolina Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. South Carolina Orlando Sentinel – Michigan vs. Florida Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com – Wisconsin vs. Georgia Jerry Palm – Michigan vs. Texas A&M ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blogs – Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Big Ten Network– Nebraska vs. South Carolina SBNation– Michigan State vs. Texas A&M Athlon Sports– Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M Sporting News– Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Off Tackle Empire– Michigan State vs. South Carolina After a […]
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Oct 08, 2013
No. 18 Northwestern (4-1, 0-1 Big Ten) makes its first road trip since August, traveling to Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) for the first time since 2010. Both teams are coming off losses to Ohio State with Wisconsin dropping a seven point road decision two weeks ago and Northwestern falling by ten at home last weekend. The Wildcats and Badgers have alternated wins over their last six meetings, the most recent win coming by Wisconsin, 70-23, in 2010. Indiana (3-2, […]
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Oct 01, 2013
College GameDay visits Evanston, Ill. for the first time since 1995 as No. 15 Northwestern (4-0) welcomes in No. 3 Ohio State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten). Both teams are riding impressive winning streaks as the Buckeyes have won a nation’s best 17 in a row and the Wildcats have won seven-straight. Northwestern sat idle in week five, while Ohio State pulled out a seven-point victory over visiting Wisconsin. The Buckeyes have dominated the series, winning 28 of the last 29, […]
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Sep 18, 2013
Purdue (1-2) visits Wisconsin (2-1) for the first Big Ten game of the season. Both teams are coming off tough week three losses as Purdue fell a touchdown shy of upsetting Notre Dame, while Wisconsin suffered a 32-30 setback at Arizona State. Purdue has dropped seven straight in the series, since winning at Wisconsin in 2003. The Badgers have won three-consecutive Big Ten championships. No. 24 Michigan State (3-0) hosts No. 21 Notre Dame (2-1) in East Lansing. The Spartans […]
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Sep 11, 2013
No. 15 Nebraska (2-0) plays host to No. 17 UCLA (1-0) in one of the weekend’s two matchups of top-25 teams. The Huskers played better defense in week two, holding Southern Miss to under 300 total yards. CB Ciante Evans leads the nation with three interceptions. Illinois (2-0) and No. 23 Washington (1-0) face off on Saturday night in Chicago at Soldier Field. The Illini are coming off an impressive 45-17 win over Cincinnati and QB Nate Scheelhaase leads the […]
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Sep 06, 2013
College Gameday rolls into Ann Arbor for the rivalry game between No. 17 Michigan (1-0) and No. 14 Notre Dame (1-0). Michigan and Notre Dame meet for the 38th time, but the last for the foreseeable future as the teams do not have any future scheduled meetings. Michigan has won three of the last four, but Notre Dame won last season on its way to a perfect regular season. No. 19 Northwestern (1-0) returns home to host Syracuse (0-1) after […]
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Sep 06, 2013
Bowl Projections (after one week of games) Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Wisconsin vs. LSU Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Wisconsin vs. Florida Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com – Michigan vs. South Carolina Jerry Palm – Wisconsin vs. Georgia ESPN Bloggers – Wisconsin vs. South Carolina There are quite a few shake-ups in the experts’ projections for the Capital One Bowl after week one. Five of the eight projections from last week have changed after each teams opening game. Mark Schlabach and Scout.com have both changed […]
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Aug 29, 2013
No. 22 Northwestern travels west to California looking to open the season with a road victory over a BCS school for the fourth-straight season. The ‘Cats bring with them a preseason ranking and high expectations following their first bowl victory since 1949. On the other side is a Cal team led by new coach Sonny Dykes, who hopes to install the Air-Raid offense that made him successful at Louisiana Tech. Penn State and Syracuse open the season with a neutral site […]
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Aug 29, 2013
Bowl Projections (Preseason) Phil Steele– Wisconsin vs. LSU Jerry Palm– Wisconsin vs. South Carolina SB Nation– Wisconsin vs. LSU Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com– Nebraska vs. Florida Athlon Sports– Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M Sports Illustrated– Michigan vs. Texas A&M Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. South Carolina Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Wisconsin vs. Florida Matt Murschel (Orlando Sentinel) – Michigan vs. Florida Most experts expect to see Wisconsin play in this season’s Capital One Bowl. Five of the nine bowl projections have the Badgers […]
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