The delicate dance that college football teams have navigated the past few months no doubt has been emotionally draining - between daily testing, stops, starts and uncertainty over whether they will be allowed to play from week to week. The Gophers probably would be willing to play any opponent at this point. Nothing should prevent the conference from choosing the obvious. Which of these two options excites you more: A) Gophers vs. Now is the time for the conference’s athletic directors to realize that standings are largely meaningless and that creating attractive matchups in the last game should be their only driving force. The Big Ten hoped to avoid repeat games, but a model that matched corresponding seeds made the most sense at the time. The league’s initial plan for “Champions Week” calls for one extra crossover game between East and West schools, with matchups based on order of finish - No. Crowning a champion while the undefeated Buckeyes sit outside on a technicality rings hollow. This gets an asterisk because Ohio State possibly won’t reach the six-game requirement to be eligible for the title game. The only certainty with Week 9 should be that the division winners meet in the Big Ten Championship Game*. “We have every intention of playing Nebraska,” coach P.J. This, of course, assumes that the Gophers are permitted to return to competition next Saturday at Nebraska after two cancellations following an outbreak. Create the most compelling and interesting matchups, regardless of final standings.Įverything about this pandemic season has been screwy, so rip up any preconceived ideas about how the finale should work. If Ohio State-Michigan gets canceled this week, move The Game to Dec. Let’s change that moniker to “Makeup Week.” Cancellations caused by COVID-19 outbreaks were inevitable, which brings us to the plus-one games - “Champions Week,” as the Big Ten is calling it - scheduled for Dec. Some Big Ten teams have played seven games, some six, some five, some four. Jake Ferguson is one of the nation’s better tight ends, and the combination of Danny Davis, Kendric Pryor, Chimere Dike, and Jack Dunn is among the best in the Big Ten.The Big Ten’s football “regular” season concludes next Saturday, and everything about this trudge toward the finish line has been predictably chaotic, disjointed and messy.
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On the plus side after all of last year’s problems, all the good guys to throw to are back. However, he’s the most talented quarterback in Madison since Russell Wilson came in from NC State with the upside to transform what the UW offense does. And then he came down with Covid, the receiving corps got hurt, and the passing game was never the same.
– It all started well for Graham Mertz. With the college football world watching, he started out the 2020 season with a 20-of-21, five-touchdown day in the win over Illinois. The star running back recruit led the team with just 301 yards and two touchdowns in his four games, but he’s got the skills to be a statistical monster if the line does its job. It’s getting back three starters around Logan Bruss – a guard who’ll likely kick out to tackle – and Jalen Berger has the talent to be terrific. However, the Badger O line is still the Badger O line. The Badgers didn’t have any receivers – really, there were moments when they were without almost all of their main guys – and defenses teed off against the run, but the O line didn’t generate enough push and there wasn’t a Jonathan Taylor-talent in the backfield. – The ground game just wasn’t very good. It all tied together. 1 in time of possession, it found a quarterback who could grow into a star in Graham Mertz, and there was a problem with receiver injuries, massive disruptions due to the global pandemic, and … Instead, the Badgers finished 12th in the Big Ten in total offense, couldn’t convert on third downs, and the ground attack finished 62nd in the nation. It’s supposed to be about the running game, dominating the time of possession, limiting the mistakes, and more of the above. – Was it 2020, the departure of Jonathan Taylor, or both? That was very much not the Wisconsin offense we know and love. – Contact/Follow & What You Need To Know: Offense | DefenseĢ019 CFN Final Ranking: 11 Wisconsin Badgers College Football Preview 2021: Offense College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Wisconsin season with what you need to know.
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