Jon Joseph

OBD is No. 4 in the nation, 2nd in the Big Ten behind Indiana. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48627615/ranking-offseason-college-football-power-4-teams-2026#b1g

Come 2030, could it be every B1G Boy for himself? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/05/05/duke-basketball-amazon-deal-changes-college-sports-ohio-state-football-market-value/89935843007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=em A B1Gger slice of the revenue pie for the B1G Boys is close to a certainty.

Moore! What is he good for? How about the No. 1 pick? More Golden than Archie. 😁 https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-mock-draft-arch-manning-dante-moore/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=548146&ET_RID=52482716

The 2026 schedule is challenging. The attached article cites November's slate being difficult. The difficulty of making two trips to the Eastern time zone in November and returning home from both trips to play a ranked opponent makes the schedule even more difficult. As does playing eight games in a row without a break. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/05/04/oregon-football-schedule-cbs-sports-ohio-state-usc/89923831007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&utm

Confess, Geno, confess! Larry Brown SportsGeno Auriemma says he was a 'dumba--' for confronting Daw...UConn coach Geno Auriemma offered another statement on his confrontation with Dawn Staley during last month's NCAA Tournament. Auriemma spoke to the media

Thanks, Don, for another winner. Perhaps Geno should have Leared over Dawn?

The game is in Stillwater, but the conditions may be choppy. This will be an entirely different team from the Cowboys that were bucked in Autzen last season. On3ESPN ranks every Big 12 football team based on 2026 offse...ESPN has ranked every football team in the Big 12 from best to worst based on how the 2026 offseason has gone to date.

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Spot on. Ohio State has publicly complained about the even revenue distribution. Come 2030, as is the case today in the ACC, I believe Big Ten programs will receive the revenue a team earns in the postseason, and distributions will also be based on the number of people tuning in to watch your games. The ACC received no more money from Miami's CFB PO run than it would have from Notre Dame.

OBD is No. 1! Hopefully, Joel isn't full of Klatt - 🦆👍😍 On3College Football rankings: Joel Klatt reveals post-spring....

In case you missed it, 23-1 long shot Golden Temple came from all the way back to narrowly win the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Cherie DeVaux becomes the first female trainer to win the Derby. Jockey Jose Ortiz and Golden Temple won by a neck over his elder brother, Irad Ortiz, Jr., riding 5-1 co-favorite Renegade. First Derby win for Jose. The full video of the race can be found under a similar post in Other Topics. Definitely OT, but it's a loooong off-season. https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/2026-kentucky-derby-live-updates-race-time-results-odds-horses-highlights/live/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=547866&ET_RID=5

Like Curt Cignetti, Bob Chesney won a conference title at JMU, and before that, he won everywhere he coached. The already difficult Big Ten is going to become more difficult with the hire of Whittingham at Michigan, Fitzgerald at Michigan State, and Chesney at UCLA. And Campbell at Penn State may prove to be a better coach than James Franklin. In a recent interview, and without throwing his fellow SEC coaches under the bus, Kirby Smart cited NIL and coaching as two reasons the B1G has improved in football. Both Oregon and UCLA are idle on the Saturday before the Week 6 matchup in Autzen. If UCLA wins its opening game at Cal, the Bruins, with games vs. San Diego State, Purdue, and at Maryland, could be 4-0 and ranked heading into Week 6. Anyone who believes that OBD's 2026 schedule is easy is simply wrong. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/05/04/bob-chesney-ucla-football-top-5-2027-recruiting-rankings/89910256007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGba The only sure win on the schedule is the Week 3 game vs. Portland State. Week 2? Eric Morris is doing the same thing at OK State that Chesney is doing in Westwood. CBS Sports is paying attention - 2026's dozen most difficult schedules - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ranking-college-football-toughest-2026-schedules-top-cfp-contenders-after-spring-practices/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=547866&ET_RID=52482716 It's a Power 2: 7 SEC teams and 5 Big Ten teams.

Well, no one said it would be easy - College football's 10 hardest schedules for 2026

In case you missed it, it was one heck of a Kentucky Derby. Cherie Devaux became the first woman trainer to win the Derby. Jockey Jose Ortiz won his first Derby on the 23-1 longshot Golden Tempo, coming from way back in the pack and narrowly edging out his older brother Irad Ortiz, Jr., who was riding co-favorite Renegade. A thrilling race and well worth the just-over-two-minute watch. SIFrom Last to Legend: Inside Golden Tempo’s Unlikely Kentu...The “lazy” horse stormed from the back in a chaotic stretch run, delivering trainer Cherie DeVaux a historic win and jockey José Ortiz familial bragging rights.

2027, prepare for a B1Gger draft. Quack! Oregon Ducks On SIThe Nine Oregon Ducks On Updated NFL Draft Big BoardThe Oregon Ducks have had 25 players selected in the past three NFL Drafts: eight in 2024, a program record 10 in 2025, and seven in 2026. How many Ducks are p

I don't think Dylan is going anywhere. I certainly understand and respect your POV, but if folks in the spotlight had to respond to everything on unsocial media ... Oregon Ducks On SITransfer Dylan Raiola Makes One Thing Clear About His Off...The Oregon Ducks are still months away from kickoff but inside the quarterback room the focus is already building. Transfer quarterback Dylan Raiola made it cle

Delightful Diamond coverage, thank you. Also, last night in Seattle, both of the UW football split squads lost the Spring game. Fortunately, a veterinarian was in attendance.😁 WOOF!

Some More on Kenyon - Dan again shows why he is The Man - Oregon Ducks On SIKenyon Sadiq’s NFL Draft Call Shows What Sets Oregon's Co...A new video captures the moment tight end Kenyon Sadiq received the call from the New York Jets, with Oregon Ducks football coaches right by his side during the

A Wake-Up Call Bruin in Westwood? Will Chesney be another JMU to the B1G Cig on the loose? YardbarkerBob Chesney and UCLA get huge recruiting win by landing 5...The UCLA Bruins have picked up easily the biggest commitment, so far, of the Bob Chesney era.

Greg Sankey's SEC Ball Bouncing Hanky Panky - The ball never bounces in the SEC's direction, right? Greg, like Georgia, used to be a top football Dawg. UGA's still there, but Greg? The SEC ADs and coaches are restless. Will there be a revolt after this nine-conference game season? On3Greg Sankey defends SEC in debate vs. Big Ten: 'We had th...SEC commissioner Greg Sankey defended the conference in the debate vs. the Big Ten, saying, "we had the ball bounce the wrong way."

Thank you, Smitty 72, for the terrific Ducks draft review. Is Kenyon Sadiq a top IPA trapped in a Bud Lite bottle? SporkedOur Definitive Ranking of the 8 Best IPAs You Can Buy at...Please don’t yell at us, beer nerds.

Kirby Smart on the Big Ten closing in on the SEC. On3Kirby Smart reveals why Big Ten surged past SEC: 'They ha...Georgia coach Kirby Smart was surprisingly candid about why he thinks the Big Ten has surged past the SEC in recent years.

Let's Go B1G! Using the same data I used to examine and compare CBS Sports Brandon Marcello's post-spring top 25 ranking of ten SEC teams (see above), let's look at his top-25 ranking of eight Big Ten teams. No. 2 Ohio State/ No. 3 Oregon/ No. 6 Indiana/ No. 12 USC/ No. 15 Michigan/ No. 18 Iowa/ No. 19 Penn State/ No. 21 Washington Like Marcello, Ken Massey's computer ratings also have eight B1G teams in the top 25. (The number after a team's ranking is the team's national, 1 through 138, strength-of-schedule (SOS) ranking.) No. 1 Ohio State (11)/ No. 2 Indiana (30)/ No. 4 Oregon (25)/ No. 8 Penn State (59)/ No. 12 Michigan (3)/ No. 14 USC (6)/ No. 15 Washington (21)/ No. 16 Iowa (33) Preseason SOS rankings are a product of a given source's preseason rankings. Massey's SOS rankings will change each week as games are played. Whether a game is played at home, at a neutral site, or on the road is factored into Massey's preseason SOS rankings. Not factored in is Oregon being the only B1G team to play eight straight B1G games without a break, and in November, Oregon playing at No. 1 Ohio State, home vs. No. 12 Michigan, at Michigan State, and home vs. No. 15 Washington. Oregon plays a November gauntlet; likely the most difficult in the nation (the Games You Remember are Played in November). Hawaii may travel farther in November than Oregon, but that's it. And Hawaii will not have to travel twice into Jack Frost country. Massey ranks No. 2 Indiana, No. 8 Penn State, and No. 15 Washington significantly higher than the CBS Sports ranking; Massey's other B1G rankings are within range of Marcello's rankings. 24 Iowa State players, including QB Rocco Becht, followed new Penn State head coach Matt Campbell to Penn State. (OT - University Park, Pennsylvania, a/k/a Happy Valley, was recently named the best small college town by USA Today, taking the No. 1 spot away from Oxford, Mississippi.) The Big Ten rolled out the welcome mat for Campbell. Penn State's SOS, No. 59, is the easiest in the conference. Penn State misses Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon, and plays USC at home, possibly in a White Out. The Nittany Lions have three out-of-conference cupcakes to chomp down in Beaver Stadium. The two toughest games are at No. 12 Michigan and at No. 15 Washington. Massey ranks Illinois, with the 42nd SOS, No. 30. I think Illinois has a better chance of finishing in the top 25 than does No. 16 Iowa. Both teams lost 2025 quality starting QBs. QBs who led Illinois to an upset of Tennessee in Nashville, and 4-loss Iowa to a victory in Orlando over a 10-2 Vanderbilt team led by Heisman runner-up, Diego Pavia. Illinois brought East Carolina QB Katin Houser, who began his career at Michigan State, from the portal. Houser has 19 career starts and has thrown for over 3300 yards. Houser concluded a successful Junior season by leading the G5 American Conference Pirates to an upset bowl victory over the ACC's Pitt Panthers. Iowa stood pat with its QB room. Whoever starts for the Hawkeyes in 2026 will have little to no experience playing B1G-time football. Here's another scheduling quirk that is not factored into the Massey rankings: Illinois is idle the week before Oregon travels to Urbana-Champaign to take on the Illini in venerable Memorial Stadium. The Massey rankings of Oregon's 2026 opponents: No. 54 Boise State (Massey's 2nd highest-ranked G6 team) / at No. 84 Oklahoma State (under-ranked IMO)/ NR Portland State/ at No. 14 USC/ No. 60 UCLA/ No. 39 Nebraska/ at No. 30 Illinois/ No. 51 Northwestern/ at No. 2 Ohio State/ No. 12 Michigan/ at No. 56 Michigan State/ No. 15 Washington. The B1G and the SEC play thrice in 2026 - All games played in Week 2 - September 12th - No. 1 Ohio State at No. 9 Texas (No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 Ohio State per CBS Sports rankings) / No. 12 Michigan vs. No. 17 Oklahoma/ and No. 53 Mississippi State at No. 49 Minnesota. As a proponent of a 24-team CFB Playoff, please allow me to sign off with what a Massey preseason-ranked field would be. 1. Ohio State vs. 17 Oklahoma at 16 Iowa 2. Indiana vs. 18 Texas A&M at 15 Washington 3. Notre Dame vs. 19 Tennessee at 14 USC 4. Oregon vs. 20 BYU at 12 Michigan 5. Georgia vs. 21 Missouri at 13 Utah [12 Michigan and 13 Utah flip to avoid a not allowed 1st round BYU vs. Utah rematch.] 6. Ole Miss vs. 22 Louisville at 11 Texas Tech 7. Alabama vs. 23 LSU at 10 Miami 8. Penn State vs. 24 James Madison at 9 Texas (24 Iowa State G6 out.) Would these games ruin the regular season? I don't think so. In addition to millions of more dollars for CFB, millions more fans would tune in to the regular season and postseason. Beat Boise!

Week 2. Be prepared for Drew and North Texas West - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oklahoma-state-drew-mestemaker-transfer-portal-chase/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=546702&ET_RID=52482716

Tournament Expansion Winners and Losers - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-tournament-expansion-big-dance-march-madness-bracket-winners-losers/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=546702&ET_RID=52482716