The next start of the Big Ten school football season has been compared to a golf tournament in which the maximum of the course has already finished 36 holes. A more appropriate analogy would be a poker tournament with new tables to start with. Many players have noticed a lot of hands and nibbling, but newcomers still have a stack with, presumably, the option to achieve the ultimate table.
Some contenders have already obtained hand aes in their first hand and will go straight into the mix, while others will enter with the dreaded 7-2 offside and desperately wait to catch a miraculous flop.
Of course, the action also continues at the other tables, uh, conferences. The SEC symbol is to change; Alabama is a favorite in Tennessee and most of the other contenders have the week off.
So let’s highlight the other strength leagues in this week’s summary of the maximum of five games that will likely have an effect on the race for the playoffs.
Saturday, ET, Fox
The Buckeyes, projected through almost all as the league’s most sensible playoff contender, begin their search for the house in opposition to the Cornhuskers, a program whose enthusiasts have expressed a preference for making the season a reality.
Ohio State Quarterback Justin Fields, one of the season’s tops in Heisman’s favorite, now has something to catch up on as the electorate has been looking for other candidates for nearly two months. He’ll be more involved in winning than in his own statistics. Of course, however, Buckeyes enthusiasts will be equally eager to see his performance. He is expected to receive a lot of floor help from RB Trey Sermon and Master Teague, possibly feeling comfortable in the rotation when he returns from an Achilles injury that DE Ben Stille is one of the few veterans of the Cornhuskers defensive who has his hands full. The Nebraska offensive will counter with Quarterback Adrián Martinez, a third-year starter with a ton of athletic ability but not so much in the vicinity. Talent. His protectors have experience, but his receivers, for the most part, don’t. Tuf Borland and Baron Browning, the Buckeyes LB, deserve to be busy while new frontline headlines rank in place.
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Saturday, 7:30 p. m. ET, ABC
This star-time tilt is the most productive game on the Big Ten opening list. The Golden Gophers and Wolverines are in opposing divisions, but neither is a defeat with so many difficult confrontations to come. Stake.
Michigan enthusiasts will see Field Marshal Joe Milton, a tall guy with a big arm for the first time. RB Zach Charbonnet’s return to his backfield facilitates his transition. LB Mariano Sori-Marin will lead the defense of the Gophers, which will be divided into many new games. Minnesota enthusiasts are equally excited about current QB Tanner Morgan, who has just left a 3,000-yard campaign. You’ll be helped immensely through the resolution of NFL-caliber WR Rashod Bateman to return, but the DE Aidan Hutchinson and Wolverines D-line can make your task difficult.
Saturday, 3:30 p. m. ET, Fox
During the Big 12, two of the remaining three groups that still came out unscathed in the league game face off in the key surprise of the week. The Cowboys want their own territory to maintain their playoff aspirations, but the Cyclones have designs for the convention crown.
Both groups were off last week, though only the Iowa state farewell was planned. The state of Oklahoma has postponed its Baylor date and will now have to replace gears to prepare for the most successful cyclone airstrike led by Marshal. Field Brock. Purdy The additional time off may allow the Cowboys to return to the facilities of quarterback Spencer Sanders, who has been out since the first game of the season due to an ankle injury but is back in practice. Sanders and rookie Shane Illingworth can see action. , so LB Mike Rose and the TUI defense will be ready for either one. Cyclones TE Charlie Kolar, originally from Oklahoma, is one of Purdy’s most productive guns that will deserve special attention from Cowboys DB Tre Sterling.
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Saturday, 3:30 p. m. ET, ABC
While Clemson, the top-ranked, probably wouldn’t go through Syracuse, ACC’s focus is on Tiger chasers. The Irish wrestlers will have a chance at Clemson in a few weeks, however, this will have to happen first. The Panthers are on a three-game streak, but have a recent track record of tripping over ranked opponents.
Pitt’s quarterback Kenny Pickett (ankle) didn’t make it to Miami last week and he probably wouldn’t be in a position to return yet. Freshman Joey Yellen was not bad instead, pitching to score and without choice. However, LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Notre Dame’s defense can be quite stingy, especially on the third attempt. It is the lack of strength of the aerial game that considers Notre Dame enthusiasts the most. QB Ian Book has been helped through the constant production of RB Kyren Williams, but DB Paris Ford and Secondary Pitt will be in a position to bring the game to court if Book can’t open things.
Saturday, ET, ESPN
The Tar Heels’ unforeseen setback in troubled Florida was a blow to their attempt to advance to the ACC championship game. Wolfpack would love to take on his rival’s problems, the state of North Carolina has its own problems.
Wolfpack QB Devin Leary saw his promising season derailed due to a leg injury in last week’s victory over Duke. The good news is that Bailey Hockman has been a success in taking significant shots this season, he will have to take care of the ball. Chapman will lead the Tar Heels’ efforts to minimize the big winners. UNC Quarterback Sam Howell nearly led his heels from a 31-7 deficit in Tallahassee, but was belatedly frustrated by some costly drops in his recipients. Javonte Williams will control the somewhat elusive floor defense of the herd, LB Payton Wilson of NC State will.