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By Ryan Abraham and David Woods, Big Ten Football, College Football
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods put week one in the rearview mirror and look ahead to an exciting slate of 15 B1G games in week two, featuring one of the biggest out of conference games of the season with No. 3 Texas visiting No. 10 Michigan.
Besides that massive Big Ten vs. SEC top-10 matchup Colorado comes to Lincoln and the Cornhuskers are looking for revenge following last season's loss to the Buffs, No. 21 Iowa hosts rival Iowa State, No. 19 Kansas visits Illinois, Boise State heads to Eugene to take on No. 7 Oregon, Northwestern host Duke and Michigan State heads to Maryland for the first Big Ten conference game of the season.
The guys give their previews for all of the week two games and make their picks against the spread.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 18 Big Ten week one games. The guys break down USC's huge win over LSU in Las Vegas, as well as Penn State's demolition of West Virginia, Minnesota's disappointing home loss to North Carolina, and all the action in between.
Additionally, the boys unveil their first Big Ten power rankings, arguably the most important rankings in college football. Who will be No. 1? Who will be No. 18? Why will it be UCLA?
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are shifting gears from season previews to season predictions with both hosts picking each and every game for all 18 Big Ten teams. They guys share which programs they feel will make the conference championship game, which teams have a legit shot at making the playoffs, which can make a bowl game and which will likely struggle in the newly expanded conference.
With week one of the season now upon us, Ryan and Dave will continue their tradition of previewing and picking each and every game against the spread. Typically in week one of Pac-12 play they would pick 11 or 12 games, but this year there are 18 Big Ten games on the slate, from Thursday to Sunday, so the guys will have a lot of games to preview.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan State
First up we welcome back Bill Bender from the Sporting News to talk about a pair of Big Ten programs, the Northwestern Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers.
David Braun took over a Northwestern's program that was in disarray last season but surprised everyone by winning 8 games and Big Ten Coach of the Year. He will try to improve on that mark in 2024 with a tougher schedule and most home games on Martin Field while Ryan Field is rebuilt over the next two seasons.
Ryan Walters is also heading into year two of his Purdue tenure and is looking to move the program forward after a 4-8 campaign in 2023.
Next we welcome in Stephen Brooks from SpartanTailgate to talk about the major disruption this Spartans program went through after the abrupt firing of Mel Tucker followed by hiring away Jonathan Smith from Oregon State. We talk about numerous MSU football topics including star transfer quarterback Aidan Chiles, rebuilding the Michigan State offensive line, replacing Derrick Harmon and Simeon Barrow Jr. at defensive tackle and who can step up at wide receiver.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Penn State and Iowa.
First up Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joins the show to talk about what head coach James Franklin has planned for the 2024 college football season and if this Penn State program can finally get over the hump and make an appearance in the now expanded College Football Playoffs. We'll talk about some of the major changes to the roster, bringing in a pair of new coordinators and the progress of quarterback Drew Allar.
Next we welcome in David Eickholt from HawkeyeInsider to talk about how head coach Kirk Ferentz plans to improve Iowa's offense that was one of the worst in FBS last season. The Hawkeyes have been exceptional on defense and special teams, but the limitations on offense have prevented Iowa from achieving anything beyond winning the Big Ten West. Even with divisions eliminated, Iowa's schedule is still very manageable and another appearance in the conference championship game is within reach if the offense can turn things around.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Nebraska and Maryland.
First up Brian Christopherson from Huskers247 joins the show to talk about what head coach Matt Rhule has been up to this off-season as he tries to turn things around for the Huskers with their first bowl bid since the 2016 season. The biggest addition to the roster was five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and all eyes will be on the freshman to see if he can get Big Red back to national relevance once again.
Next we welcome in Jeff Ermann from InsideMDSports to talk about the job head coach Mike Locksley has done in College Park since taking over in 2019. Locksley is coming off three-straight bowl-winning seasons but he has never had a campaign with fewer than five losses (non-Covid years). The Terps were picked to finish 11th in the now 18-team Big Ten, mostly because they need to replace the all-time Big Ten passing leader in Taulia Tagovailoa.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Michigan and Minnesota.
First up Zach Shaw from The Michigan Insider joins the show to talk about what new head coach Sherrone Moore had to say during Big Ten Media Days, what the off-season has been like after winning the national championship, the winning streak against Ohio State and how Moore and company can keep the Jim Harbaugh culture going.
Next we welcome in Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to talk about the what head coach P.J. Fleck discussed at Big Ten Media Days, what his plans are for year eight of his tenure and what life will be like with no more Big Ten West.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Ohio State and Indiana.
First up Dave Biddie from Bucknuts.com joins the show to talk about what Ryan Day had to say during Big Ten Media Days, hiring Chip Kelly to run the offense, the importance of getting over the Michigan hump and being picked to win the conference.
Next we welcome in Jared Kelly from Peegs.com to talk about the Indiana Hoosiers including what head coach Curt Cignetti had to say in Indianapolis and what the expectations are for the Hoosiers heading into what should be a wild college football season with an expanded conference and playoffs.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are kicking off their Big Ten season previews with Illinois and Rutgers.
First up Jeremy Werner from IlliniInquirer.com joins the show to talk about what Bret Bielema has been up to this off-season getting the Fighting Illini ready for an expanded and improved Big Ten conference.
Next we bring in Rutgers expert Brian Dohn to talk about Greg Schiano's second stint at the Scarlet Knights head coach.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio for the official launch of the new version of the POC, where we shift from covering Pac-12 football (RIP) to covering Big Ten football. Dave and Ryan will now focus on this new super conference, with former Pac-12 programs Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC joining the 14 existing Big Ten schools.
Even though Ryan and Dave are the foremost authorities on all things B1G, they are bringing special guest Bill Bender from the Sporting News to spread more Legends and Leaders knowledge as we head into Big Ten media days next week. Bill will discuss some of the major storylines from the off-season including rule changes, the coaching carousel, roster turnover, high profile matchups on the schedule and the overall integration of the Pac-4 into the Big Ten culture.
As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat.
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