#Nick Herbig

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…

Georgia will chase a third consecutive national championship in 2023 as the favorite in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for next season, ahead of the familiar run of teams that have come to dominate the Bowl Subdivision. The Bulldogs are followed by No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Penn State. After an…

The end of an era, the start of a promising future, and an early look at 2023? Make no mistake, the Guaranteed Rate Bowl has plenty of reasons for Wisconsin fans to be glued to their televisions on Tuesday night. The Badgers will say goodbye to DC Jim Leonhard as he begins the next chapter in post-Madison life. Paul Chryst was fired for Leonhard,…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

Wisconsin football will take the field one last time in 2022 as they take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Phoenix, Arizona in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. These teams will look quite a bit different on both sides as neither team will be with their starting quarterback from this season as both Spencer Sanders (OSU) and Graham Mertz have hit the…

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there are 43 college football bowls to wager on. VSiN is here to help bettors sort through them all and find the value. Be sure to check out our College Football Bowl Betting Guide, our homepage for individual bowl previews and our running best bets file. This is the preview for the Guaranteed Rate…

Bowl season can sometimes be about who is not there instead of who is, and that feels like the case for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl between Wisconsin and Oklahoma State. The starting quarterback for both teams is in the transfer portal ahead of Tuesday's game. Spencer Sanders was a four-year starter for the Cowboys and was one of the faces of a team…

The College Football season is winding down, and this week we march on to Week 12. There are plenty of big matchups this week, but which are worth putting into a parlay? You can bet this right now, and if you don't have an account at DraftKings Sportsbook receive a $1000 deposit bonus. Michigan is the No. 3 team in the nation and is at home, but…

Iowa Hawkeyes punters Tory Taylor (9) and Ryan Gersonde (2) carry the Heroes Trophy after winning against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Iowa has faced Big Ten teams with a mix of offensive styles. Purdue wins when it throws the ball well. Ohio State relies on its Heisman…

Dear Mr. Football: Is Washington State's football brand more well-known than Arizona's? A: In the last two months, WSU has benefited like never before from a prolific ESPN commercial - "The Cougar Who Won't Quit" - in which Cougars alumnus Tom Pounds explains how the WSU flag has flown at 284 consecutive ESPN "College GameDay" telecasts. I've seen…

Betting stats are provided by BetMGM.* A new set of rankings rules college football in Week 10 with the release of the first set of rankings from the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night. One of the biggest surprises in the rankings came in the Big Ten, when Michigan was put outside the top four at No. 5, behind ACC leader…

Betting stats are provided by BetMGM.* A new set of rankings rules college football in Week 10 with the release of the first set of rankings from the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night. One of the biggest surprises in the rankings came in the Big Ten, when Michigan was put outside the top four at No. 5, behind ACC leader…

IOWA CITY, Iowa - A few weeks ago, it looked like Big Ten West Division preseason favorites Iowa and Wisconsin could be headed for unusually disappointing campaigns. The programs have since turned things around. The Hawkeyes (5-4 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) have won two games in a row after dropping three consecutive contests. The Badgers (5-4, 3-3) have…

Ohio State didn't exactly have the greatest statistical day in its 21-7 win over Northwestern, so did the rest of the conference get a chance to catch up? The Buckeyes have just three regular season games remaining, including of course the highly anticipated finale against Michigan at Ohio Stadium. How does Ohio State stack up with the rest of the…

Betting stats are provided by BetMGM.* A new set of rankings rules college football in Week 10 with the release of the first set of rankings from the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night. One of the biggest surprises in the rankings came in the Big Ten, when Michigan was put outside the top four at No. 5, behind ACC leader…

With Paul Chryst gone and Jim Leonhard now at the helm, the Wisconsin Badgers have already shown some encouraging signs of improvement. As such, we're backing them as 7.5-point road favorites when they head to East Lansing to take on the reeling Spartans. A pair of underachieving Big Ten programs face off in Lansing on Saturday where the Michigan…

Colten Bartholomew | Wisconsin State Journal The Badgers last won in Columbus in 2004, a losing streak of five games. And Ohio State is no stranger to playing in prime time, going 21-4 in night games since the start of the 2017 season. Here's a look at the keys to victory for both teams... and a prediction for the final score. Make them…

Wisconsin takes on No. 3 Ohio State in the prime-time Big Ten opener for both teams at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, and it will be televised on ABC. Wisconsin (2-1) brings the same sturdy rushing attack with coach Paul Chryst to The Shoe. The Badgers average 281.3 yards per game on the…

DraftKings Sportsbook odds: Betting Line: Ohio State -17.5 It isn't quite the 30-plus points they were favored against Toledo this past weekend - which proved to not even be enough in Ohio State's 56-point victory over the Rockets - but once again the Buckeyes are double-digit favorites as they are set to begin their Big Ten schedule when they host…