Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. This is the only Big Ten Podcast that’ll cover all 18 teams. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.

Disclaimer: This is not betting advice! We do not bet so don’t bet your money on us. In this episode, we play a game. Dante has a hypothetical $1,800 and must bet $100 on each team in the conference. Oregon and Ohio State both have win totals set at 10.5 and they play each other, can either squad go 12-0 this season and exceed their win total? Penn State and Michigan are at 9.5, are both programs set for a step back this season? Indiana, Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and UCLA, all have win totals under six wins. Someone from this group is sure to exceed their projected total and make a bowl game, who would you put your real or hypothetical money on?

In our news segment, we break down the new College Football Playoff schedule. Our main takeaway, this is not sustainable. We’re both excited for the 12-team playoff and more games but this calendar is awful and makes no sense. There is almost no chance this calendar will stay the same when the new contract begins in 2026. The first thing they need to do is start the season a week earlier and ensure that the national championship game is held before the spring semester starts at most colleges and universities across the country. 

Former Ohio State Quarterback CJ Stroud was recently asked which career he would rather have, Aaron Rodgers or Eli Manning. Stroud answered Eli Manning and it has sparked a debate on the internet and the sports TV news cycle. The guys break down the numbers to see if Stroud was right in preferring Eli’s career over Rodgers. 

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