We bounce around the rest of the Big Ten outside of Iowa-Michigan to tackle this week's storylines in the conference. We are joined by the voice of Purdue Tim Newton ahead of the Boilers' matchup with Minnesota, and we highlight the Bielema Bowl as Bret returns to Madison.

We take a dive into the history of Iowa-Michigan, while previewing this matchup between Rob Brooks of the Hawkeye Radio Network and Brian Boesch of the Michigan Radio Network.

This week's episode of The Sports Life takes a hard look at Iowa and Michigan. We have Rob Brooks of the Hawkeye Radio Network on with us to look at the Iowa side of things, and Brian Boesch of the Michigan Radio Network to share the Wolverines' perspective. Also, the voice of the Boilermakers Tim Newton joins us to discuss the upcoming game at Minnesota. We highlight the return of Bret Bielema to Madison as well. Finally, we talk with Billy Witz of the New York Times about UCLA's situation trying to get to the Big Ten.

Emily Ehman of the Big Ten Network joined us to talk about Big Ten Volleyball and the record crowds that we have seen!

We get Bill Bender's perspective on the MSU-Minnesota matchup and on other topics around Big Ten Football!

The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm joins us to preview Minnesota's first road AND first conference game of the year.

MSU Radio Analyst Jason Strayhorn joins us to preview Michigan State opening up Big Ten season by hosting Minnesota.

This week's episode of The Sports Life takes a look at one of the big matchups of the weekend, Michigan State-Minnesota. We look at the MSU side with Jason Strayhorn and the Minnesota side with Mike Grimm. Also, we bring in a neutral perspective with Bill Bender, while touching on numerous other Big Ten Football topics as well. Finally, as the Big Ten Volleyball season gets underway, we catch up with Emily Ehman of the Big Ten Network to talk about the conference season and the record crowds.

Aaron Breitman, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of The Scarlet Faithful, joins The Sports Life to share what Greg Schiano has meant to Rutgers Football as he is one win away from passing Frank Burns to become Rutgers' winningest coach.

The Winningest American Born Goalie in NHL History Ryan Miller joins the show to share his experience and feelings going into the United State Hockey Hall of Fame.