Author Brian Hamilton provided a scouting report on the Spartans, who were ranked No. 6 in the Amway coaches preseason poll that came out last Thursday. Revenge against a Big Ten opponent is important to Saban and Alabama’s proud and rabid fans. But replays at home and on the stadium video board showed the ball hit the ground. Now, with fall practice set to begin, the question begs to be asked, can the Big Ten repeat such a stellar performance? He was the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Yet it’s also directed at Ohio State, the bluest of the blue-bloods. “We’ve been underdogs for years, and I kind of like it”.
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“What’s it matter?” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says of the nonstop hype surrounding both the defending national champion Buckeyes and the Harbaugh-led Wolverines. Replays showed that the ball was snapped about three seconds after the play clock had expired.The Big Ten admitted the error the following day, and Carollo said it was not reviewable. “We missed it. It was human error”.
The Big Ten is unbalanced in a sense.
Translation: Why are people around the country frothing at their mouths about Harbaugh when they should be talking about Dantonio and his far superior program?
Ohio State crushed UW, 59-0, in the 2014 title game and although no score predictions were offered Monday, the Buckeyes were a unanimous pick to win the title again this season. “We think it’s what our players want”.
Unlike the situation with most teams, Michigan bettors will know immediately whether their money is in good hands – as the team’s very first game will be a 1,600-mile road trip to play western power Utah, which is now favored by 6. The Lions meet Pittsburgh each year from 2016-19.
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Cupp made a verbal commitment to Michigan State last May, but that scholarship was withdrawn when the school learned Cupp had taken part in Friday Night Lights, despite the offensive tackle’s claims that he always intended to honor his commitment to MSU and was taking part in the event to test himself and “compete against the best”.
