Alex, Richard, and Rodger Sherman preview the Big Ten for 2025. This nearly two-hour episode runs through all 18 teams, in this order:
Penn State faces “semifinals or bust” season
Ohio State should step back, but how much can a team step back when it has Jeremiah Smith on one side of the ball and Caleb Downs on the other?
Oregon has a few question marks but all the talent in the world
Iowa has Rodger thinking about a darkhorse playoff run
USC beefs up and has a QB that you could look at in one of two ways
Michigan’s season is “found money,” but how much cash is in there?
Wisconsin starts to get back to being Wisconsin
Minnesota has a great running back, an optimistic QB, and … ?
Indiana is poised to avoid a cliff after last year’s breakout
Michigan State has an intriguing passing game. Will it be good?
Illinois, with a light schedule and a heavy defensive front, has a playoff shot
Nebraska figures out offensive line and maybe receiver, leaving a world of possibility in Dylan Raiola’s second season
UCLA has a famous QB and a whole lot of questions (including that QB)
Maryland is still Maryland, but it might have its QB of the future
Washington could be the league’s hardest team to make sense of either way
Northwestern will probably be bad, but it’s a left tackle development hub now
Purdue has a good running back and, well, not much else
Rutgers continues to play Schianoball, and it’s working fine
After going through each team, the group awards preseason honors: The Split Zone Duo Dude of the Year, the Low-Key Cool Game of the Year, and the Coach Who’s Not Gonna Be Here Next Year Award. Producer: Anthony Vito.
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