The Voice of Penn State joined us to share how PSU has gotten off to an undefeated start and why this Penn State team can beat Michigan.

This week's episode of The Sports Life highlights a Top-Ten Big Ten Battle, Michigan and Penn State. We hear from the Voice of Penn State Steve Jones and Brian Boesch of the Michigan Radio Network about the matchup in Ann Arbor. Also, we take a look at Illinois' success this season as the Illini get ready to host Minnesota. Finally, with the Big Ten Basketball Media Days wrapped up, we bring you some of the sounds from Minneapolis.

Purdue Football Radio Analyst Pete Quinn talks about why Purdue's high-powered offense, supplemented with a solid defense, might be able to win the Big Ten West.

Emily Giambalvo of the Washington Post shares what makes the Terps different this season, and why they might get to 5-1 on the year after this weekend.

Scott Dochterman of The Athletic joins us on the show to talk about the Hawkeyes and where they currently are as they try to get their footing in the Big Ten West race.

The Voice of the Fighting Illini Brian Barnhart joins us on the show to recap what has gone so right for Illinois, and how they can keep it rolling the rest of the way.

The Voice of the Fighting Illini Brian Barnhart joins us on the show to recap what has gone so right for Illinois, and how they can keep it rolling the rest of the way.

Wisconsin dismissed Paul Chryst this past week, and we find out what went wrong in Madison with Michael Hogan of 247 Sports.

This week's episode digs into what happened with Wisconsin's firing of Paul Chryst. We hear from Michael Hogan of 247 Sports on what went wrong with Wisconsin. Also, we look at Illinois' big win and if the Illini can keep it rolling going against Iowa this week with the Voice of the Illini Brian Barnhart. Examining the Iowa side, we were joined by Scott Dochterman of The Athletic. The shootout of the week might just be in College Park, where Maryland will host Purdue. The Boilermakers come off a huge win in Minnesota, and Pete Quinn, Radio Analyst for Purdue Football, shares what might make the Boilers the best in the west. Meanwhile the Terps are looking to start the season 5-1, and Emily Giambalvo of The Washington Post joins us to explain why this Maryland team might be different.

We had Billy Witz of the New York Times on this week to discuss how the UC Board of Regents are handling UCLA's departure to the Big Ten.