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LINCOLN - One more offseason. One more preseason. One more football season. And one more postseason. All with a new commissioner, and an eye toward a larger future in the league. One more trip around the sun with this iteration of Big Ten football. And one more year with divisional schedules. One more year, for certain, of a Big Ten title game. The…

The NCAA Tournament has Cinderellas and buzzer-beaters. Madness belongs to bowl season. A record 43 bowl games will be played over the next few weeks - more than double the number of bowl games held in 1997 - and 17 of them will feature at least one team without a winning record. A dizzying number of coaches and coordinators have already ditched…

With Week 8 of the college football season approaching, sole possession of first place in the Big Ten West is once again up for grabs as a wonky year in one of the sport's quirkiest divisions continues. If Purdue (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) wins as a slight underdog at Wisconsin (3-4, 1-3), the Boilermakers will sit alone atop the standings ahead…

This Big Ten game has a projected over/under of 32 points, and when you look at the weather, it'll be the coldest game at Huntington Bank Stadium in years, with a projected high temperature of 17 degrees. The "real feel" in the stadium will likely be in the single digits for the game's duration as well. But even with the cold temperatures and…

Big Ten Media Days is here and with it the unofficial start of the college football season. And that makes it officially prediction season. Including in the Big Ten, which, although it canned its media preseason poll in recent years, still offers us a view of what to expect in the conference. That's thanks to Cleveland.com, which picked up the…

Early betting lines are available for half of Penn State's 2022 football schedule, including the most notable games. And for the most part, oddsmakers like the Lions - except Ohio State, of course. Fanduel has listed the following early lines for Penn State: Sept. 1: Penn State is a 3-point favorite at Purdue Sept. 17: Penn State is a 1-point…

With the start of college football season getting closer, it's worthwhile to see how oddsmakers are handicapping the power conferences. To start, we'll be looking at the favorites, sleepers, and best long-shot bets to win the Big Ten. The Big Ten East division has reigned supreme, winning every Big Ten championship game since the creation of the…

Coming off a bye week following their first loss of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1) hit the road for a matchup against the No. 24-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1), in what has suddenly became a critical game for both teams seeking pole position in the Big Ten West. The name you need to know is Chase Brown. The former Western…

In Andrew Caley's college football power rankings heading into Week 5 of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners have taken a tumble following a shocking loss to conference foes Kansas State on the weekend. The road ahead is tough and they may be sunk. Week 4 was just another instance that perfectly encapsulates how amazing college football is as a sport.…

When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan TV: BTN Radio: KFAN, 100.3 FM Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy, 8 mph north wind Betting favorite: Minnesota, minus-3 Records: Minnesota is 3-0 after blowing out lower-level nonconference foes Colorado, New Mexico State and Western Illinois by a combined score of 149-17. Michigan…

Minnesota has come out swinging this season, and Michigan State might not have what it takes to slow it down. Our college football betting picks break down just how badly the Gophers will beat down the Spartans. Going on the road to a traditional Big Ten power as a field-goal favorite is unfamiliar territory for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but…

MINNESOTA -- It's hard to glean just how good the University of Minnesota football team might be after its nonconference schedule, but after three dominant wins, there are a lot of sources of encouragement. The sample size will continue to grow, as will the caliber of opposition starting this weekend. Minnesota (3-0) heads into the Big Ten opener…

Sept. 19, 2022: After a third-straight dominant win 49-7 over Colorado, the Gophers will face their first test of 2022 against Michigan State on the road in week four. -> Follow @ Tony Liebert on Twitter Date: Sat., Sept. 19 TV channel: BTN Time of kickoff: 2:30 p.m. (CST) Broadcast team: n/a (play-by-play) & n/a (color) Betting line: Minnesota…

Tough questions for Kirk Ferentz about QB decision of Petras over PadillaIowa head coach Kirk Ferentz understandably has QB questions after a 1-1 start and owning college football's worst offense. IOWA CITY - Even if the Iowa football team could gain 616 yards against visiting Nevada on Saturday night, it wouldn't be enough to definitively say the…

The college football season hits the ground running Thursday night, kicking off five straight days of action on the gridiron. For those looking to get some betting action down, we look into the point spreads for some of the notable games including Penn State's trip to Purdue and Oregon State's home contest against Boise State. These odds have been…