For the past several years, conferences like the SEC, Big 12, and Pac-10 have been complaining that the Big Ten is overrated. I’m a Big Ten fan, but I can’t say that I disagree. After a 9 – 0 start, Iowa rose out of the ashes of the Big Ten this year, and we all held the hope that this would be the team to challenge Florida or Texas or another awesome team for the National Championship.
It doesn’t look like that will be the case. Today, Iowa fell, but not to Penn State (no, they beat them gloriously – sigh …read more

One of the biggest shockers of the season so far has to be today’s game Purdue played against Ohio State. Going into this week, Ohio State’s record wasn’t perfect. That said, Purdue was coming off of a five-game losing streak. So, no one thought that today would be difficult for the Buckeyes.
Yet, it was. So difficult, in fact, that the Boilermakers took advantage of Terrelle Pryor’s fumbles and interceptions and when on to win 26 – 18.
That’s not to say that Purdue only won because Ohio State didn’t play well. Quarterback Joey Elliott did well today, especially in the second …read more

I already talked about the Notre Dame – Michigan Game a little earlier today, but that wasn’t by far the only good game of the week. Week Two was surprisingly interesting. If this is any indication of what the rest of the 2009 college football season is like, it’s going to be an interesting year.
First and foremost, what the crap, Oklahoma State. I think like, the entire state of Oklahoma is bummed out. First, Sam Bradford gets injured. Now this. In case you didn’t watch the game…Oklahoma State, who was ranked #5, got their asses handed to them by Houston. …read more

Perhaps this preview is a little on the late side, since Georgia Tech (#15) already beat Clemson last night, but there are some great games happening tomorrow that I’d like to talk about before I find myself deep in Week Two games. Last week was one of the best Week Ones we’ve seen in years, and I’m hoping that this week is just as good, if not better.
Before we get into the games, let’s look at the Top 10 list for this week:

Florida
Texas
USC
Alabama
Oklahoma State
Mississippi
Penn State
Ohio State
BYU
California

The top five in particular intrigue me. #1 Florida play Troy this week, and try …read more

You won’t find the Ohio State Buckeyes speaking up on behalf of the Michigan Wolverines often ever. That is, until now. With things crumbling at Michigan amid lawsuits and practice scandals, players at the school’s biggest rival are coming to their defense – at least about the so-called “ridiculous” practice schedule.
According to reports, Michigan’s coaching staff has been pushing the players to work out many more hours than is allowable according to NCAA rules. While these extra hours are “voluntary” on paper, anonymous players have said that punishment was in store for anyone who didn’t volunteer their time.
Sez the Buckeyes, …read more

Malcolm Jenkins, who was one of the unsigned first round draft picks, has agreed to a contract with the New Orleans Saints. The contract, which is reportedly five years in length, will allow the 14th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to start participating in training camp.
Jenkins is a cornerback out of Ohio State who many experts believe could start for the Saints as a rookie. While missing the beginning of camp won’t help, it likely isn’t too late.
Said Mickey Loomis, the GM of the Saints: “We’re glad to have agreed to this five-year deal with Malcolm and look …read more

As colleges look for more and more ways to save money, it is becoming increasing apparent that printed media guides are dying a slow death. More and more colleges are deciding to discontinue them. Printing all of those guides gets really expensive.
I’m totally on board with this decision. Not only will it save colleges money, but it will also cut down on paper usage, making it a green decision as well. Some of the colleges that will not be printing media guides anymore include:

Iowa State
Ohio State
Michigan
Wisconsin

Iowa and all of the Pac-10 schools are also considering the move.
Members of the media …read more