A disappointment, but the rankings that really matter are the College Football Playoff rankings.
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UW is fifth in the Big Ten in sacks with 31 and has been able to apply enough pressure to take quarterbacks out of their comfort zone.
-QB Bart Houston played a solid second half in relief of Alex Hornibrook in the Minnesota win.
The new rankings will be out Tuesday, and they will be read like tea leaves for an indication where the committee is going.
Senior linebacker Vince Biegel was named a second team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches.
It’s not just the arm of McSorley that can beat you.
Hocutt can’t, but we can. “To finally see us kind of arrive again, I think it’s been huge”. Those two appear to be locks for inclusion in the playoffs, despite some arguing against the Buckeyes’ credentials compared to the Nittany Lions if they win Saturday, based on Penn State’s head-to-head win over OSU. Penn State’s run to the Big Ten championship game could be the most unlikely thing to happen in all of college football this season; but they did it.
A healthy defense and a high-powered offense has played a major role in Penn State’s recent success.
During the first two years, the committee has clearly been predisposed to favor conference champions.
After a 49-10 blowout loss at MI dropped the Nittany Lions to 2-2, fans greeted third-year coach James Franklin with “Fire Franklin” chants the following week against Minnesota, a game that kick-started an eight-game winning streak that featured an offense that averaged 40 points and included Franklin’s signature 24-21 win over the Buckeyes. Wisconsin was well-represented, with six defensive players selected to all-Big Ten teams and head coach Paul Chryst winning the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award (selected by the coaches).
He asked Big Ten coordinators about the offenses and defenses of each team and how they attacked each specific unit.
Penn State looked stagnant at home October 1 against Minnesota. Both backs have the potential to play at the next level and have carried their respective teams on their backs throughout the season.
Clemson faces Virginia Tech for the Atlantic Coast Conference title. Overall, Wisconsin leads the career record with a 9-8 advantage.
“It’s going to be a great challenge”, Penn State coach James Franklin said at a press conference.
They swept through their out-of-conference schedule, and are off to their best start in program history.
Colorado would need a decisive victory on Friday to stand any chance. Penn State clobbered the Spartans at home, 45-12.
Penn State fans already know that two of the program’s biggest wins over the past decade came against the Badgers.
Reid, Penn State’s resident film fanatic, said Clement “definitely impressed” on tape, showing how the Wisconsin player won’t just use his size to run through opponents; he also can make them miss.
If nothing else, this fall’s jumble has strengthened the argument for expanding the playoff to eight teams. The B1G question for me is.who ya got in the championship game? “So I mean, everyone’s locked into plays like that and you can make big plays with that, you know, it’s something special”.
“They’re good, they’re physical”.
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MI could have made things a lot simpler for the selection committee if it had held on to beat Ohio State.
