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.

Ohio State entered this season with a $20 million roster led by eleven returning starters who spurned the draft to get another shot at beating TTUN. Ohio State has rounded into form and looks like one of the most dominant teams in the sport. At 10-1 with two top-five wins, they also have a spot in the 12-team playoff locked up but nothing is more important this season than getting the monkey off their back and earning a pair of gold pants for the first time in four seasons. Ryan Day, arguably one of the best coaches in college football, legacy is stained due to losing to his biggest rival for three straight years. A win here also means a shot at redemption against Oregon in the Big Ten championship game en route to the playoffs and a hopeful national championship berth. 

‘The Game’ may be the greatest rivalry in all of sports but it is not the only one that matters especially in the Big Ten. The Big Ten is one of the few conferences that really understands the importance of rivalries and has a commitment to playing as many as possible on the last week of the season. This weekend has a few games that have pretty large stakes starting with USC hoping to play spoiler to Notre Dame who is currently positioned to host a game in the first round of the playoffs. Wisconsin faces Minnesota at 5-6 and hoping to reach bowl eligibility despite a disappointing 2024 campaign. Michigan State is in a similar boat at 5-6 hoping to reach bowl eligibility in their first season under Jonathon Smith. It’s rivalry week in the Big Ten, no matter the stakes or the records we are going to witness a weekend full of great games as teams fight for 365 days of bragging rights. 

In the MapQuest segment, we lead off with Minnesota-Wisconsin on Black Friday. A heated rivalry that sees Wisconsin needing a win to reach bowl eligibility. At Noon we have ‘The Game’, the greatest rivalry in all of sports. Michigan isn’t as good but they still have a chance to spoil their rivals season. Mid-day USC is hoping to spoil Notre Dame's path to the playoff and in primetime Oregon, like Ohio State, is hoping to flip the script after three straight losses to its rival. 

In their weekly pitstop, the guys discuss the importance of knowing how to work on your car. It saves you a lot of money and it’s an important skill to know. With youtube and tik tok there is a boatload of resources to learn basic things like changing your oil, changing a tire, and replacing your headlights. 

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