There’s definitely a comfort level with me when it comes to picking Big Ten East outcomes that does not exist with the Big Ten West. Perhaps it’s from the Buckeyes’ schedule and seeing a majority of East teams play on a regular, week-in and week-out basis. That’s not to suggest that I’ll predict more games right in the East than the West, but, well, yea I will.
Back in July, the Hayes and Cannon brain trust looked at hours upon hours of Big Ten game film, studied fall weather patterns, evaluated player and coach tendencies, and prognosticated every single game for the conference’s football teams. Alright, truth be told, some of the guys may have gone to those lengths.
I’ve mentioned it before, I like predicting stuff. It’s fun. Hit on a couple of guesses, ignore those that you whiffed on, and you’re feeling like a million bucks. We’re now in the dog days of summer, with nothing left but baseball to save us from absolute sports boredom. For me, that’s just not enough, and my brain is…
After Ohio State hired Urban Meyer, he said that he wanted to see the rest of the Big Ten schools step up and improve the state of their respective programs. In their own ways, each of those programs is trying to answer the call. Over the summer on The Silver Bullets Podcast, we will be discussing each of the…
Let’s just get this out of the way, there is nothing that can be learned from a game against this Illinois team one week before the Buckeyes play Michigan. But since we kind of always have to learn something after a game, we will soldier on because that’s just what we do. So what did we learn from Ohio State’s 52-14 win over Illinois?
Saturday in Ohio Stadium was just another day for J.T. Barrett. Through his five years and four played seasons at Ohio State, the quarterback from Wichita Falls, Texas, has been the face of the Ohio State football program for much of that time and has faced unparalleled scrutiny for a player with 141 career touchdowns and 35 Big Ten…
In the game of football, bad weather conditions are usually considered an “equalizer” that can work in the favor of the underdog. Sometimes, however, no amount of equalizing is enough. Game-long winds and a driving rainstorm was of no apparent help to Illinois against Ohio State as the Buckeyes dominated every phase of…
No. 9 Ohio State (8-2, 6-1) hosts Illinois (2-8, 0-7) for a 3:30 pm kick this afternoon. You can catch the game on ABC. The Buckeyes are currently a 41-point favorite. You can check out all of our build-up of the game this week here and all of our live tweeting and other social media engagements below.
