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ESPN's B1G take on B1G newcomers reduced to a Nutshell by an old CFB nut. Illinois - QB Katin Houser - Transfer from E. Carolina - The Fighting Illini are hoping that Houser is not a QB Hoser. Indiana - QB Josh Hoover - Transfer from TCU - Will Josh vacuum up as many wins as Fernando? Iowa - WR Tony Diaz - Transfer from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - If Tony can catch as many passes per game as there are letters in his former school, UOTRGV, he could be the Hawkeyes pass game whole enchilada. Maryland - CB Amari Jackson - Transfer from Boston College - Looks like Locks believes in BC. Michigan - Freshman RB Savion Hiter - Whit is hoping that Savion will be a savior for the Wolverines run game. Michigan State - RB Cam Edwards - Transfer from UConn - If you can't beat them in basketball ... Minnesota - Edge TJ Bush - Transfer from Cal - Can a Golden Bear morph into a Golden Gopher? Nebraska - QB Anthony Colander - Transfer from UNLV - With Dylan Ducking out, why not see if a guy from UNLV is aces on the Pass Line? Northwestern - QB Aiden Chiles - Transfer from Michigan State by way of Oregon State - Honey Chiles is hoping his OC will be a Chip off the Ohio State championship block and not the guy who rolled Craps in Las Vegas. Ohio State - DB Earl Little Junior - Transfer from FSU - He comes from Tallahassee; he's got a high flyin' chassis. OREGON - S Koi Perich - Who knew that a Gopher has to Duck? Penn State - QB Rocco Becht - Transfer from Iowa State - Rocco is one of 24 players from Iowa State that a Cyclone blew into State College, PA. Purdue - WR Bisi Owens - Transfer from Penn - Ross-Ade Stadium, like Wrigley Field, now has Ivy in the house. Rutgers - DE Malachi Davis - Transfer from Toledo - Holy Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger! The Scarlet Knights' D was Mashed last season. Bringing in Davis looks like Schiano gives a Swit. UCLA - Edge Sahir West - Transfer from James Madison - One of the many JMU players following Coach Chesney On His Way West. USC - WR Terrell Anderson - Transfer from NC State - Linc is hoping this guy turns into a Lemon. Washington - DT DeSean Watts - Transfer from Sacramento State - A Watts in Seattle and not South Central? Wisconsin - QB Colton Joseph - Transfer from Old Dominion - On occasion, a name speaks for itself. 😁 Notre Dame - Nothing to see here. Move right along. ESPN.comTop newcomers for Notre Dame and every Big Ten team, and...Which new faces in the league will make the biggest impact for each school?

Top B1G Newcomers - ESPN.comTop newcomers for Notre Dame and every Big Ten team, and...Which new faces in the league will make the biggest impact for each school?

You Can Bet Your Buckeyes on Ohio State Having a Historic Draft - YardbarkerOhio State positioned for NFL Draft feat not seen since 1967How many Ohio State Buckeyes will hear their name called during the 2026 NFL Draft (scheduled April 23-25 in Pittsburgh)? Better yet, how many will go in the top 10?

Love for the Diamond Ducks! YardbarkerOregon Ducks Baseball Rolling Through Competition at Hist...The Oregon Ducks baseball team is playing some of the best ball in the country, having won eight straight series to open up the 2026 season. That includes

Wolverines women's basketball: An endangered species in Texas. Texas also handed UCLA its one loss of the season. YardbarkerMadison Booker nets 19 as Texas pounds Michigan to return...Madison Booker scored 19 points, Rori Harmon had 13 assists and flirted with a triple-double, and top-seeded Texas crushed Michigan 77-41 in an NCAA West Regional final in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday

More Fun with SP+ Numbers - Oregon's Week 10 opponent, Ohio State, is the 2026 SP+ No. 1-ranked team—also, the poster boys (see below) for the first SP+ release. In 2024, no ranking, including SP+, saw Indiana coming. Last season, Clemson and Penn State were in the SP+ preseason top 10. Unfortunately, the CFB Committee does not, at least publicly, use the CBB Committee's Quadrant System to assign win and loss values based on the opponent played and where the games were played. If CFB had a Quad system, I believe it is reasonable to suggest that a top-25 win at home and a top-30 win on the road would be Quad 1 wins. Top 50 at home and 55 on the road would be Quad 2 wins. With this hypothetical in mind, these are OBD's 2026 SP+ opponents' rankings. Boise State - 39 - Quad(Q) 2 At Oklahoma State - 38 - Q 2 Portland State - NR USC - 13 - Q1 UCLA - 46 - Q2 Nebraska - 37 - Q2 At Illinois - 33 - Q1 Northwestern - 49 - Q2 At Ohio State - 1 - Q1 with a Buckeyes bullet! Michigan 14 - Q1 At Michigan State - 67 UW - 21 - Q1 Using my hypothetical, half of OBD's games would be Q1 games. Five would be Quad 2 games. Portland State will be a walkover. November's weather for the November 11th game against Michigan State in East Lansing could be a game equalizer. USC's first 4 opponents in 2026: San Jose State 122, Fresno State 78, LA-LA 104, at Rutgers 62. No Quad 1 or Quad 2 games in the first third of the 2026 schedule. SC replaced Notre Dame in October with a Week 0 game vs. San Jose State. The Trojans, along with Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, and Washington, play only nine P4 opponents this season. All 16 SEC teams play 10 P4 opponents this season. CBS Sports ranking of the Big Ten's six most difficult schedules: 1. Ohio State, 2. Northwestern, 3. Oregon, 4. Nebraska, 5. Indiana, 6. Michigan Let's Play (Spring) Ball! April 25, 2026. ESPN.com2026 college football SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teamsThe first SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, for the 2026 season.

11-1, perhaps. But playing 8 straight games against Big Ten opposition and a double west to east yo-yo in November gives me pause. On November 7th in Columbus, I expect a 9 AM body clock time kick off. And Ohio State has many talented players on the O-side of the ball back. The weather in East Lansing, Michigan, on November 21st could be a great equalizer. OBD returns from Michigan State to play a UW team coming off a game in Seattle vs. Indiana. UW could be coming to Autzen with a victory over Cig and the Hoosiers and a chance for a spot in the playoff field. Indiana will not be an easy out, but the game is being played in the Pacific time zone, not the Eastern time zone. A plus for UW. Will the SC D step up under Gary Patterson? The offense will score points behind the now-experienced QB Maiava. I think the Week 4 game at SC is a defining moment for SC football under Lincoln Riley, and the Trojans and their fans will be geeked for this game. If you asked Trojan fans if they'd rather beat Oregon in Week 4 or Ohio State in Week 9, I think the majority would take a win over the Ducks, not the Bucks. SC has the easier early schedule. Three G6 opponents at home without one of the G6 teams being as dangerous as Boise State. SC does have to travel to Rutgers the week before the Oregon game, but I'll take that game over having to play at Oklahoma State in Week 2 with the Cowboys bringing a new HC, a QB, Drew Mestemaker, who led the nation in passing last season, and an improved roster including the Mestermaker's top receivers and running backs, and three players who started in front of Mestemaker on the North Texas O-line. After last season's pounding, OK State fans will be out to pluck Duck feathers, in a stadium that is loud with the crowd right on top of the visiting team's bench. Oregon also gets another short end of the scheduling stick, having to play Nebraska in Eugene before traveling to play Illinois in Week 9, with the Illini off the week before Oregon's visit. The Oregon O-line had lapses last season, but it was a Joe Moore Award finalist. Will three new starters on the O-line come through? Will the new OC and DC pan out? Will Dante be better prepared to play under physical and mental pressure? In this NIL era, the roster depth, even on Blue Chip Roster teams like OBD, will be tested by the worst part of the game, injuries. Of course, I hope you are correct in your 11-1 or better call, but there are too many questions IMO to bet the Over 10.5. Many of the 2026-27 playoff contenders have easier schedules than Oregon, and the schedule is harder next season. Gulp. Thanks for the article, and Go Ducks!

He looks good, but I wish Kenyon would hit the weight room more often. He has to have at least half of one percent body fat, no? 🤪

Final 4 Broadcast Information - https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/march-madness-final-four-schedule-how-to-watch-keep-up-with-uconn-illinois-michigan-arizona-in-indianapolis-002940311.html

I'm hoping the predicted OBD vs Boise score happens. Hats off to CBS Sports for dissing Notre Dame's 2026 weak schedule. I hope Dabo crushes Kiffin and L$U. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-predictions-early-picks-week-1-2026-schedule-lsu-clemson-notre-dame-wisconsin/

Hail to the Victors? https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/24481271/final-four-teams-ranking-march-mandess-mens-national-championship?ueid=66c3ca35924fb3254520a3f8fe2aa9ce&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SB%20Nation%20Daily

AP - Four Storylines for the Final 4 - AP NewsMarch Madness: Here's a storyline to watch about each of...Arizona, Michigan, UConn and Illinois have reached the Final Four. The Wildcats and Wolverines got there as No. 1 seeds. The Huskies are a No. 2 seed.

I'm hoping this is a foreshadowing of more B1G/SEC challenges in Football, and Men's and Women's basketball. Ernie Banks, "Let's play two!", at Wrigley Field, comes true. The Ducks will play Mizzou in CoMo, a/k/a Columbia, Missouri. https://goducks.com/news/2026/3/30/womens-volleyball-big-ten-sec-challenge-match-at-mizzou Ohio StateBig Ten and SEC Announce 2026 Volleyball Challenge | Ohio...The Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 Big Ten / SEC Volleyball Challenge on Monday. All 18 Big Ten teams and 16 SEC teams wil...

Not so fast, JJ - 2nd-seeded Michigan plays the 1st-seeded Texas women's team today in Fort Worth, Texas, for the last spot in the Women's Final 4. 7 PM/ 4 PM - ESPN

FYI - from a Jon Wilner Hotline ($ Wall) article. Before yesterday's loss by Duke, No. 1 seeds in the Tournament were 134-0 when leading by 15 points or more at the half. Duke's loss to UConn joins last season's late meltdown versus Houston, and the Blue Devils' fans would like to see Coach K retire from retirement and back on the Duke bench. UConn coach Dan Hurley is 10-0 Against the Spread in Sweet 16, Elite 8, and Final 4 games. Again, I caution against recency bias; the SEC dominated last season's tournament. But in this season's tournament, the Big Ten went 5-0 against the SEC. "It Just Means More B1G Wins?" 😁😁😁😁😁