BIG

Friday 9/25
Northwestern vs
Indiana
8:00pm FOX
Northwestern leads series 47-36-1

Howard vs
Rutgers
7:00pm BTN
Rutgers leads series 6-0

Saturday 9/26
Illinois vs
Ohio State
12:00pm FOX
Ohio State leads series 69-30-4

UCLA vs
Maryland
1:30pm BTN
UCLA leads series 2-1

Notre Dame vs
Purdue
2:00pm Peacock
Notre Dame leads series 59-26-2

Iowa vs
Michigan
3:30pm CBS
Michigan leads series 45-15-4

Nebraska vs
Michigan State
5:00pm BTN
Nebraska leads series 10-3

Wisconsin vs
Penn State
5:00pm Peacock
Penn State leads series 12-9

Oregon vs
Southern California
7:30pm NBC
USC leads series 38-24-2

Minnesota vs
Washington
11:00pm FOX
Minnesota leads series 10-7

Power 4 conferences Record
ACC 1–4
Big 12 2-1
Notre Dame 0–2
SEC 1-2
Power 4 total 4-9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Big_T...all_season

OOC

The Longhorns travel to Tennessee for a conference matchup. I have a hard time cheering for the Volunteers, so, Hook 'em Horns!

Ole Miss is actually the underdog traveling to Gainesville. I'm slightly surprised by that? Coming off the huge LSU game, maybe a major let down for Mississippi? Florida is solid, but my thinking is that the Gators fall in this one.

I'm feeling like Iowa will beat Michigan.

Northwestern has a well built defense. Their QB is very athletic but still has the tendency to make boneheaded plays from time to time. If the Wildcats can retain that coaching staff another couple years, they will be very, very good. I'm looking forward to tOSU playing them

Hopefully Indiana running back, Turbo Richard, can get back on the field soon.

Today's got to be the biggest USC game since they joined the B!G. USC plays Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana this year and likely has to win one of them to make the Playoff (and they still have to go to Penn State). If USC can't beat a Ducks team that lost to the THIRD best team in their state, USC can kiss their Playoff hopes goodbye. USC won't fire Lincoln Riley after this game but I think they will fire him if they finish 8-4 or worse.

(09-26-2026 10:51 AM)schmolik Wrote:  Today's got to be the biggest USC game since they joined the B!G. USC plays Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana this year and likely has to win one of them to make the Playoff (and they still have to go to Penn State). If USC can't beat a Ducks team that lost to the THIRD best team in their state, USC can kiss their Playoff hopes goodbye. USC won't fire Lincoln Riley after this game but I think they will fire him if they finish 8-4 or worse.

Yes sir and this really is a must win for both schools. Oregon got themselves in a pickle with that really bad loss.

Ohio State looks bored and it's getting irritating.

Illinois has played a great football game.

I feel for Purdue fans.

Winners:

Iowa
Ohio State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Indiana
Oregon
UCLA
Rutgers

The western BIG schools had a day!.

I truly believed that Maryland had a solid team this year. That program is in a very bad place.

Big Ten teams went a pathetic 1-7 at home on Saturday. Four of the losers were ranked, five of them were favored, and three of them lost to unranked teams.

Meanwhile that other conference went 8-1 at home with the only loss to the #1 team in the country.

A PSU assistant was arrested for drunk driving this past week, for those who like hearing bad news out of State College. It was Lucas, a defensive position coach who had played on either late Joe or early Franklin teams (or a Bo'B guy? I guess.)

(09-24-2026 07:48 AM)cubucks Wrote:  I'm feeling like Iowa will beat Michigan.

Boy, Michigan outplayed Iowa for all but the last few minutes and then couldn’t close the deal. Hats off go the Hawkeyes for playing until the end. Tough one but Michigan may have turned the corner. Still too undisciplined.

(09-29-2026 01:18 PM)NotoriousOne Wrote:  

(09-24-2026 07:48 AM)cubucks Wrote:  I'm feeling like Iowa will beat Michigan.

Boy, Michigan outplayed Iowa for all but the last few minutes and then couldn’t close the deal. Hats off go the Hawkeyes for playing until the end. Tough one but Michigan may have turned the corner. Still too undisciplined.

Yep, watching the game I never really felt like Michigan would lose. Then, somehow they lost that game. Like you said, "undisciplined" is a great way to describe it.