National college football writer Matt Fortuna joined to discuss his latest projects at The Athletic, including coverage of Hugh Freeze coaching from a hospital bed, the launch of the ACC Network, Illinois' new facility and more. Fortuna also shared his observations of Big Ten football and the national landscape heading into Week 2 of the season. (3:30-32:30)

Then, BTN researcher Harold Shelton re-joined for his weekly Stat Head segment to provide in-depth analysis of Week 1 results in the Big Ten and project the conference's matchups in Week 2. (33:30-57:30)