ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State University and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big 2, rekindling memories and some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler and turning the conference championship chase into a two-team race. increase. The No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 4 Wolverines are the only undefeated teams in the Big Ten. No other team in the conference is ranked in the top 15. Pennsylvania State University, which hosts Ohio State University on October 29, could potentially be a factor. in Michigan.
DATE UNKNOWN (AP) — The first half of the college football season has been defined by coaching changes, trampled program successes and the failure of some traditional powers. Over the next seven weeks, more head coaches will be fired and at least a few will be hired. AP college football writer Ralph Russo says Heisman’s trophy race will again be decided on his championship weekend in the conference. He’s also picking Ohio over Alabama for the national title match.
TBD (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, two Big Ten running backs and Alabama pass rusher Will Anderson Jr. highlight the AP midseason All-America team. The team was selected by his AP top 25 voters. Hooker is second in the nation with a 187.7 passer efficiency and has 18 touchdowns. Joining the hookers in the backfield is Illinois’ Chase Brown, who rushes as he leads the nation in yards and Michigan’s Blake. I’m here.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is aggravating a previous knee problem and coach Michael Locksley is relieved the injury wasn’t too serious. . Locksley says Tagovailoa will be a game time decision for Saturday’s game against Northwestern University. Tagovailoa’s brother Tua recently missed an NFL game with a head injury. Taulia Tagovailoa left the game against the Hoosiers early in the fourth quarter. Locksley says he first sprained his MCL in the loss in Michigan and then made it worse in the loss against Indiana.
LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) — Fired Nebraska football coach Scott Frost says the Cornhuskers have shown improvement, going 6-6 in the regular season, and will receive a one-year contract extension if he plays in the regular season. It would have brought the annual salary back to $5 million. Athletic director Trev Alberts said he bowled his game. Alberts said on Tuesday night’s radio show that the metrics were kept private until a judge ordered the terms to be made public earlier in the day, citing the state’s public records law. He was suing the university, saying the information was public record and should not have been kept secret. Frost was fired on September 11 after the team lost two of its first three games.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Can the Ohio No. 2 avoid a march to another championship, or is it too early to fully read the Buckeyes’ potential? We entered the off week with a strong 0-0 record (3-0 in the Big 10). The second half of the season leans toward his two key games against No. 16 Pennsylvania State on October 29 and No. 4 Michigan on November 26 in Columbus. Ohio State’s other late opponents Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana and Maryland could be double-digit underdogs. Among them, Maryland may present the most interesting challenges.
Undated (AP) — South Carolina is the unanimously #1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll. The defending national champions won back-to-back titles as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 consecutive weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is her No. 6, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies weren’t in the top five in the preseason polls. Louisville, Iowa, Notre Dame, and North Carolina are the remaining top 10.
Undated (AP) — North Carolina is #1 in the preseason AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 Poll. Last season’s national runner-up returned his four out of five starters and earned his 47 of his 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is his second, followed by Houston and Kentucky. His last two national champions, Kansas and Baylor, are tied for fifth. Led by new coach John Scheer, Duke is his seventh, with UCLA, Clayton and Arkansas rounding out the top ten. The Top 25 includes the Big 12 and SEC with 5 teams each.
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