ACC coaches complained about Notre Dame’s one-foot-in, one-foot-out Golden Child status.
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The unoffiical official way to kick off the College Football season happens for Big Ten Conference fans and such with the beginning of Big Ten Media Days today.
“There’s an expectation when you come to Ohio State that you’re supposed to win every game you play in, but also I think that can be risky”, Decker said.
More than 60 voters from around the league, a cross-section of writers covering each team as well as several who cover the overall conference, were invited to vote this season, Cleveland.com reports.
The Huskers travel to New Jersey to take on Rutgers in a Big Ten cross divisional match-up. Now that the annual preseason Amway Coaches Poll has been released, it’s time to take a look at the Spartans’ ranking. How about a media days with a little back-and-forth between the Michigan and Ohio State coaches? Or will he play both? Mariota is now in the pros, and the Spartans want to even the score in Week 2 in East Lansing.
Bret Bielema wanted to escape the Alvarez shadow – and go where his assistants would get paid.
Minnesota: Can the Gophers get to Indy?
Depending on how the Spartans perform in their aforementioned dates with Denver and BC, they could be in a position akin to where last year’s Huskies were when they signaled they were for real against Michigan circa Halloween. But flash doesn’t win games. If different from the rest, it’s hard to argue with Nebraska’s picks – Armstrong is joined by fellow captains Jordan Westerkamp and Nate Gerry – although perhaps the Huskers’ biggest monster of all, Maliek Collins, won’t be there.
Nebraska’s new coach favors a vertical passing game, but the talented Armstrong (great name for a QB) has had accuracy issues.
Ohio State’s schedule probably is among the four or five easiest in the Big Ten, but that prize might belong to Penn State.
Iowa: Can C.J. Beathard breathe life into this program? The first four of those matchups are all night games on the Big Ten Network, with the Buckeye match starting at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.
09/07 at Virginia Tech: This game might be good for a half.
Northwestern: Can we make this Clayton Thorson ascension official yet?
Michigan State will win 10 or more games for the fifth time in six years as Mark Dantonio continues to cement his place in Sparty history. He was no more forthcoming about the suspensions, but candid about nearly everything else.
Indiana: Will the Hoosiers benefit from the debacle at UAB? We’re not going to say we’re better than other people and we’re going to do it the hard way. Too late. Coach Kyle Flood needs to find a quarterback to replace the erratic Gary Nova, but if he does, the offense could actually be pretty darn good; there is a ton of talent at tailback and Leonte Carroo is possibly the best wideout in the conference.
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: It depends on whether Rutgers can mold a quality quarterback, either LSU transfer Hayden Rettig or Chris Laviano.
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Returning as many as 13 of their skating regulars, plus the goaltending tandem of juniors Christian Frey and Matt Tomkins, this year’s installment will face its share of early, worthwhile tests.
