National college football writer Chantel Jennings of The Athletic joined the show and discussed her unique piece on the hypothetical 1997 matchup between undefeated Michigan and Nebraska teams that was never played, resulting in a split national title. Then, Chantel broke down the college football landscape in both the Big Ten and nationally, and she offered some lessons on the philosophy behind West Coast, Best Coast. (4;00-38:40)

Then, BTN researcher Harold Shelton joined the show for his weekly Stat Head segment to discuss the Big Ten's rough overall weekend, diagnose what went wrong, look at paths forward for conference teams and preview Week 4. (39:50-1:00:00).