The Voice of the Fighting Illini Brian Barnhart helps us understand why the Illinois defense has started a bit slower. Also, what can they do against a PSU team that has dominated in the early going, as both Illinois and PSU open up Big Ten play.

The Voice of Penn State Steve Jones joins us once again to break down how PSU looks to start the season as the Nittany Lions head to Champaign to take on the Illini.

The CEO of the Knight Commission Amy Perko joins us on The Sports Life to discuss the inflated number of football coaching salaries that exist, and how many schools are spending more on that than all of student-athlete expenses. Also, what is the best path forward for college athletics? Amy Perko breaks it all down right here!

This week's edition of The Sports Life previews the Michigan State-Washington game, alongside the Illinois-Penn State contest. Also, we are joined by Amy Perko, the CEO of the Knight Commission, to discuss how lopsided the football coaching salaries are becoming and how it isn't congruent with the spirit of college athletics, among other topics.

Eastern Michigan makes the road trip to Minnesota this week, but there is a story from EMU that you need to hear. The perseverance of a walk-on, and the selflessness of a friend. Find out the tremendous gesture one teammate made for another here.

Bill Bender of the Sporting News helps us understand what we saw in Week 1 of Big Ten Football and what does it mean for the future of the season.

The Voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes Gary Dolphin joins us to discuss why the Cy-Hawk rivalry means so much and what we can expect in the 2023 edition.

FOOTBALL IS BACK! We take a look at what we learned from Week 1 of the Big Ten Football season with Bill Bender of the Sporting News. Also, we examine the time duration of football games after the changes to clock trying to speed the games up this year, and how it played out in Week 1. Time for the Cy-Hawk rivalry game! Iowa and Iowa State returns this week, and we talk with the Voice of the Hawkeyes Gary Dolphin. Finally, Minnesota will host Eastern Michigan this week, and there is a tremendous story from the EMU Football program that you have to hear.

The voice of Penn State Steve Jones helps us decipher just how much of a Big Ten Champion Contender Penn State is for the 2023 season.

Chris Vannini of The Athletic helps us go through the Big Ten Football Schedule on Peacock and how it will work for this year and in the future. Also, we give you the slate of games and tell you what the results from our poll was when we asked you all if you would subscribe for Peacock.