With his team's 17-7 win vs Wisconsin Sat., Pat Fitzgerald has his first 5-0 Big Ten start & fifth 5-0 overall start as Northwestern head coach. Going into a game vs. Michigan State, its next opponent, NU has had a 5-0 or better record one previous time (5-0, 1-0) — a 2008 loss. NU will be seeking its third 6-0 Big Ten record (1936 & ‘95 - the latter with Fitzgerald at linebacker) & 5th overall 6-0 start (1930, ‘36, ‘59 & ‘62).
With COVID-19 concerns at Maryland and coach Mike Locksley testing positive, the Michigan State-Maryland football game has been canceled and will be declared a no contest.
A big welcome to the State of Michigan to the lineup, and are we seeing the makings of a new bowl game?
Despite a wave of cancellations that resulted in four of the nation's top five teams being out of action, Week 11 has brought the entertainment, from Kyle Trask to Lane Kiffin to Sam Howell.
Pollack and Negnadhi kick off the show discussing the need to expand the College Football Playoff for this season, Clemson being in a good spot whether it wins or loses to Notre Dame, playoff hypotheticals, David’s Dude of the Week, how much Jamie Newman opting out really hurt Georgia, why you can’t double Kyle Pitts every snap, Arizona State-USC and their Week 10 picks. Then, Mark Sanchez stops by to talk about his time on The Masked Singer, his love for karaoke, his takeaways from D.J. Uiagalelei’s debut, the Pac-12 kicking off and life after football (47:02).
Herbie, Pollack and Negandhi talk about the state of the Wolverines after a big loss to Michigan State.
Herbie, Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast discussing Clemson holding off Boston College in D.J. Uiagalelei’s debut, the Tigers’ impeding matchup against Notre Dame without Trevor Lawrence, if Ohio State is the best team in the country, Michigan losing to Michigan State, the brawl between Florida-Missouri, the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, what they’ll be watching for as the Pac-12 gets underway and the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats.
The Tigers' backup QB led a Trevor Lawrence-less Clemson team to a comeback win on a Saturday that also saw Texas hang on for an upset and Michigan fall to a rival.
Michigan State stunned 13th-ranked Michigan in a 27-24 win in Ann Arbor on Saturday, doing it with the help of true freshman wide receiver Ricky White.
Week 9 action got off to a fun start with the breakout performance of Taulia Tagovailoa and continued on Saturday.
Herbie, Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast discussing the return of the Big Ten, Michigan’s strong start, Indiana’s big overtime win over Penn State, Ohio State’s questions at running back, Oklahoma State’s defense and what changes for Alabama with the loss of Jaylen Waddle.
With the Big Ten's first week in the books, let's look at what questions were answered and what we should, and shouldn't, overreact to from every opening game.
Tom Yewcic, who was starting quarterback for Michigan State's 1952 national title team and earned MVP honors for the Spartans in the '54 College World Series, died at age 88.
Who can take down Ohio State? That is the pressing question in our Big Ten East preview.
Michigan State coach Mel Tucker wouldn't announce a starting quarterback on Tuesday, four days before the Spartans open the season against Rutgers, noting, "There's been furious competition at so many positions, including quarterback."
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Indiana | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Maryland | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Michigan | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Michigan State | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Rutgers | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Penn State | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Northwestern | 5-0 | 5-0 |
| Wisconsin | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Iowa | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Purdue | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Minnesota | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Illinois | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Nebraska | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Kirk | S | Committed | 80 |
| Rayshaun Benny | DT | Committed | 80 |
| Shakari Denson | CB | Committed | 80 |
| Audric Estime | RB | Committed | 79 |
| Geno VanDenmark | OG | Committed | 79 |
