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Locked On Big 10 – Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast

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Locked On Big 10 podcast is the daily podcast that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for one of the deepest, most prestigious conferences in the country. Hosted by Craig Shemon, the Locked On Big 10 podcast provides your daily Big Ten fix with expert opinions, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage from all around the Big 10 and it’s communities. From the powerhouse programs like Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State to the underdog heroes like Northwestern and Indiana and everywhere in between, the Locked On Big 10 podcast takes you beyond the headlines for the inside scoops from the biggest stories inside the conference. The Locked On Big 10 podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING: Hectic Week in the Big Ten

December 09, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Whoa, what a Tuesday it was in the Big Ten conference. THE Game is cancelled, the two teams in the state of Indiana are on pause, and the CFP won't give the Hoosiers any damn respect! With so much going on, it may be hard to keep track of all of it. But thank goodness we have George Balekji back on the podcast to help us cipher through all of this mess. George joins to talk about Ohio State, the Big Ten title game minimum requirement, and what it all means for the College Football Playoff. T...

State of the Program: The Iowa Hawkeyes Have Gone Streaking

December 08, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

It's Tuesday, which means we check in with one of our various member institutions across this great Big Ten conference on our State of the Program show. And right now, the hottest team in the Big Ten is the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes have won five straight games, and very well could find themselves in the CFP Top 15 come the end of the day. Our resident Iowa expert and dear friend, Locked On Hawkeyes' Andrew Wade explains what has worked so well in Iowa City over the past month plus. He als...

Recapping Week 7 to Set the Stage for the Regular Season Finale

December 07, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MB

The end of the regular season is near. Now, we have just one final week remaining before the Big Ten football regular season comes to a close. But before we get to this hectic week, we must be prepared by looking back on the Saturday that was in Week 7. And joining us from the heart of Big Ten country is Ryan Tabb, who hosts The Drive on 93.7 The Ticket Lincoln, NE. We recap this past weekend by looking at who had the best Saturday and who had the worst, touching on all five games that were ...

The Penultimate Saturday: Big Ten Week 7 PREVIEW

December 04, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Only two more weekends of the Big Ten football regular season. So much is at stake this Saturday in the conference. We're talking possible berths to the Big Ten title game, CFP implications, Rutgers might get its third win in a single Big Ten season. And to get you prepared for all the Week Seven has to offer, we go to a man that has this glorious conference running through his veins. Nate Freakin' Ryan makes his Locked On Big Ten debut to preview, pick, and predict the outcomes for all five...

THREE-fer Thursday: Big Ten Football and Basketball

December 03, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MB

We started with TWO-fer Thursday, but now the numbers just keep consistently going up. Today is THREE-fer Thursday, as we have so much to discuss in the Big Ten conference. First, we touch on the HUGE news of Michigan's cancellation versus Maryland for Saturday and what it means for the final two weeks of the regular season. Next, we preview the biggest matchup of this Saturday's slate: a Top 20 Tilt between No. 12 Indiana and No. 16 Wisconsin. Get both perspectives from the Hoosiers and Bad...

CFP Rankings Rapid Reaction: The Big Ten And Sooo Much More

December 02, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

The second iteration of the CFP committee's rankings are out, and hoooo boy, do we ever react to them on today's episode. But we do so from a complete perspective, as we have our good pal, SEC Drew Carter on the podcast to bring an outside outlook to the College Football Playoff. You don't need coffee today if you listen to this episode, cause Drew brings the HEAT from the outset. How does SEC Drew feel about 4-0 Ohio State in the No. 4 spot in the committee's rankings? How do the Buckeyes s...

The Jim Harbaugh Episode, and a Bad Few Days for the Big Ten

December 01, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

There is no sugarcoating it: Yesterday sucked. Things in the Big Ten conference aren't going so smoothly at the moment so we recap everything that's happening to keep you up to date with where the league stands. And speaking of things not going super smooth, Michigan football. The Wolverines are in turmoil, so naturally the conversation revolves around the job security of Jim Harbaugh. Daniel Dash, senior sports editor of the Michigan Daily, makes his debut on the show and it couldn't come a...

Biggest Winners and Losers of Big Ten Football Week 6

November 30, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

Regardless (you'll get this joke if you listen to the whole show) that only five games were played, there was still plenty to talk about from both Friday and Saturday.Our dear acquaintance, Mike'l Severe, is back on the show to break down everything that happened in week number six. The Omaha sports talk radio legend shares his biggest takeaway from all the action, and which programs were the biggest winner, and who was the biggest loser. Also, look no further for the best Big Ten opening we...

The Turkey is Done: It's Time for Big Ten Football

November 27, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

From all of us here at the Locked On Big Ten podcast, we hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, spending time with family and enjoying some delicious food. But now that that's all over, it is time for weekend six of Big Ten football. And you might still be a little groggy from all the food you ate yesterday, but today's Week Six Preview will certainly wake you up. In lieu of Two-fer Thursday this week, it's a roundtable preview of the Big Ten weekend slate with BOTH Locked On Badgers' Asher ...

It's All Happening: Big Ten Basketball and Football At The Same Time

November 25, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

We have now reached the most glorious portion of the year, when the Big Ten basketball and football seasons are happening at the same time. The college basketball season tips off today with 12 of 14 Big Ten basketball programs in action. And in just two days, week six of the Big Ten football season continues with six great matchups over the course of Friday and Saturday. Big Ten Nirvana has almost been reached. CBB Central's Kevin Sweeney is back for the third straight day to finish off our ...

Ohio State's State of the Program, Big Ten Basketball Stars

November 24, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

It's kind of a weird feeling with the top team in the Big Ten right now. Ohio State is unbeaten, in first place in the Big Ten East, and has done exactly what we all expected the Buckeyes would do thus far during the Big Ten football season. Yet, are we taking Ryan Day and crew for granted? Eleven Warriors' Dan Hope is back on the show to discuss just that, and where Ohio State stands on the day the CFP committee releases its first set of rankings. Believe it or not, the Buckeyes are doing j...

Showdown Saturday Recap PLUS Big Ten Basketball Preview

November 23, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

There is so much happening in the Big Ten Conference at the moment. But that's why we love this league and that's why it is the best in all of the land. To get your week started, we recap the weekend that was of Big Ten football and how Showdown Saturday now lays out the rest of the Big Ten slate. Locked On Spartans' Matt Sheehan had the weekend off, so he joins the show to give his terrific takes on Week Five and what impressed him the most. And then, as Big Ten basketball tips off in only ...

Big Ten Week 5 Preview: The Biggest Preview for the Biggest Weekend

November 20, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

The biggest weekend of the Big Ten football season has arrived. It is Showdown Saturday, as two matchups on both sides of the conference will most likely decide who will play in the Big Ten Championship Game come December 19th. For the top spot in the Big Ten East, Indiana and Ohio State play in a top ten tilt. And then in the West, Northwestern hosts Wisconsin for first place in the division. And when the stakes are this big, we can only turn to one person: Lucy Rohden. Lucy is back on the ...

FOUR-FER THURSDAY: Big Ten's Showdown Saturday

November 19, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Yeah, you read that right. Forget Two-fer Thursday for this week, and double it! Today's episode is FOUR-FER Thursday to preview possibly the most impactful weekend of the entire Big Ten football season. Two matchups that may very well decide the fate of the Big Ten conference are coming on Saturday. Locked On Buckeyes' Jay Stephens and our Indiana football expert Jack Grossman give us each side ahead of the game that will decide the Big Ten East. And then Inside NU's Eli Karp and Locked On ...

Showdown Saturday: Early Look to the Big Ten Weekend

November 18, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

This might be the most monumental and impactful weekend we will see all season long. And it comes just after the halfway mark of the Big Ten football season. Two HUGE games that might decide the fates of the divisional races in both the East and West, as Ohio State hosts Indiana in a top ten tilt, and Wisconsin visits Northwestern. And here to preview it all is Connor O'Gara, senior national columnist for Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition. To say that Connor has an extensive knowled...

State of the Program: The UNBEATEN Indiana Hoosiers

November 17, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

As we do every Tuesday on this podcast, we go around the entire Big Ten conference to get a vibe check from one of our member institutions. The first few weeks of the Big Ten year, we have focused on teams that have struggled and wondered what is going wrong. But not today. Today the vibes are incredibly high. In fact, as high as they have ever been in Bloomington for the Indiana Hoosiers football program. And our Indiana football expert, Jack Grossman, joins the show to highlight all that i...

Big Ten Football Halfway Through The Season

November 16, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

We have hit the official midway point of the 2020 Big Ten football season. Four weeks down, four glorious weeks of Big Ten football remain. So where does the conference stand after weekend number four of play? There are some surprising names at the top of each division: Indiana and Northwestern. There are some surprising teams not playing well at all: Penn State and Michigan. And other teams now seem to be finding their way. Locked On Hawkeyes' Andrew Wade is here to recap all of this past w...

WEEK 4: Big Ten Weekend Preview

November 13, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

We are almost, almost, at the halfway point of the Big Ten season. And when this weekend's action is over, we will have a great picture of what the divisional races in the Big Ten conference look like moving forward for the final half of the year. But first, our focus is the six great Big Ten matchups we have both tonight and tomorrow. The founder of GophersGuru.com and frequent guest of this podcast, Daniel House is back on the show to give you his picks, predictions, and preview weekend nu...

TWO-fer Thursday: B1G Premier Game in Primetime

November 12, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

It's Thursday, which on this podcast only means one thing: two guests, two perspectives, one BIG game to discuss. This week that game is between two of the most premier programs in the conference, Wisconsin and Michigan. BadgersWire's Ben Kenney and Locked On Wolverines' Isaiah Hole join the show to break down this huge contest from both points of view. But before we dive into the matchup, we also get you caught up on yesterday's breaking news that the Ohio State-Maryland game for Saturday h...

Big Ten Look Ahead: Week 4 Overview

November 11, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

As you will hear a lot throughout today's episode, this has been a crazy year in the Big Ten. A lot of surprising things that have left the conference community at large scratching their heads and saying "I can't believe I'm about to say this, but..." And that theme runs through weekend number four of the Big Ten campaign as well. Saturday Tradition's Dustin Schutte is back on the show to take an early look at what this upcoming weekend's slate presents in terms of the divisional races and o...

A Winless Penn State? What Has the Big Ten World Come To??

November 10, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

In quite possibly the most shocking development in a WILD Big Ten season, Penn State sits at 0-3 after three weeks of Big Ten football. Yes, you read that correctly; the Nittany Lions have zero wins so far during this Big Ten season. WHAT IS HAPPENING?!? Our good pal, Locked On Nittany Lions' Kevin McGuire joins the show to explain why a team that was thought to be one of the best in the Big Ten has no wins through three weeks. Dare we say...things are pretty sad in Happy Valley (we know ter...

The Big Ten Recaps of All Big Ten Recaps: Week 3

November 09, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Three weeks are now over and done in the Big Ten conference. You know what they say? Time flies when you're having fun. Six matchups this past Saturday, and Locked On Badgers' Asher Low joins the show to break it all down. The Badgers haven't played these past two weeks, so Asher has had a lot of time to look all around the conference. He shares that insight as we look back on weekend number three of Big Ten football. We talk about what's wrong with Penn State, a glorious day for Indiana, an...

Big Ten Week 3 Preview

November 06, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Six games. All on Saturday. We have made it to weekend number three of the Big Ten football season. And to preview it all, Jeffrey the Greek of the Eyes on B1G podcast joins the show to give picks, predictions, and insight to get you set for all six matchups on Saturday. A HUGE top 25 matchup between Michigan and Indiana, three surprisingly winless teams look for their first victory of the year, and Ohio State will play very good football. Listen to us, fade me, and make some money this week...

TWO-fer Thursday: HUGE Game in the Big Ten West

November 05, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Week three of the Big Ten season is almost upon us. And we have another TWO-fer Thursday as we get both perspectives on one of the most impactful games of the entire weekend slate. That game takes place in the Big Ten West between the leaders of the West Division, Northwestern, hosting Nebraska. The Daily Northwestern's Ella Brockway makes her debut on the show to discuss how the Wildcats have started off the campaign a perfect 2-0, and how they may get to 3-0 this Saturday against the Huske...

Early Preview of Week Three of Big Ten Football

November 04, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

We begin today's episode with the BIG news from Tuesday afternoon, that we will now only have six games on Saturday's slate as Wisconsin-Purdue has been cancelled due to an increase of COVID-19 cases within the Badgers football program. NBC 15 Madison's George Balekji joins the show to detail everything surrounding that decision and what it means for the rest of the Big Ten campaign. Then, we take an early look at the other six matchups this Saturday, as Big Ten media personality and contrib...

The WILD Big Ten West

November 03, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

If you would've told us after two weeks of Big Ten football that Northwestern and Purdue would be at the top of the Big Ten standings, we would've asked who hurt you? But alas, here we are. And we're in this position because both Minnesota and Iowa have started out the year winless. We check in with the guys that cover two of the teams we expected to be contending for the Big Ten West crown, as both Locked On Golden Gophers' Nate Dickinson and Locked On Hawkeyes' Andrew Wade join the show to...

BIG TEN WEEKEND TWO RECAP

November 02, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB

Yes, the title of the episode is in ALL CAPS because it's BIG ALL CAPS ENERGY to start the week with Locked On Spartans' Matt Sheehan. Matt is still feeling very good from a certain event on Saturday afternoon, and he brings that positivity to this episode. We break down Paul Bunyan's Trophy being back in East Lansing and ask why Jim Harbaugh never called timeout. We also recap all of the other games from the weekend, and feel like we have a slightly better understanding of where the teams s...

Big Ten Weekend Two Preview: Who's For Real And Who's Not?

October 30, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

We have made it once again. It is time for more Big Ten football action this weekend. And there are six incredible Big Ten matchups to preview, give our picks (I promise I'll do better) and get you set for everything you need to know. Omaha sports talk radio legend, Mike'l Severe joins the podcast once again to give you his expert betting advice and give you all the info you could possibly need for Friday and Saturday. And yes, there are only six games of course, because of the Wisconsin-Neb...

Big Day in the Big Ten: The Two-fer That Became a THREE-fer

October 29, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

Every Thursday throughout the Big Ten season here on the Locked On Big Ten podcast, we will preview the marquee matchup of that upcoming weekend's slate from both teams' perspectives. This weekend, that matchup is of course Ohio State and Penn State, so we are joined by Locked On Buckeyes' Jay Stephens AND Locked On Nittany Lions' Kevin McGuire. But it doesn't stop there. With the news that the game between Wisconsin and Nebraska is cancelled due to 12 positive COVID tests among the Badgers'...

Weekend Two Look Ahead, Latest With Wisconsin

October 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

As we get ready for the second weekend of Big Ten football action, Connor "Two Shows" Happer is back on the show to take a look at this upcoming weekend's slate: the storylines we love, what we'll learn from the games, and how it'll all impact the conference. And one of those intriguing matchups is Nebraska's home opener against Wisconsin. Connor shares his early thoughts on the Huskers and we give you the latest update about the COVID-19 situation with the Badgers. Support Us By Supporting...

Sad State of the Big Ten Programs

October 27, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

There were certainly some surprises on Big Ten opening weekend. Maybe the most shocking, Michigan State losing to Rutgers, snapping the Scarlet Knights' 21-game Big Ten losing streak. The famed founder of Spartans Wil and probably the smartest man in East Lansing (sorry Sheehan), Wil Hunter of Locked On Spartans joins the show to discuss what went wrong for Michigan State and why I'm wrong about Rutgers (they're not really bad, they're just normal bad). Nobody describes Big Ten football in b...

Big Ten Opening Weekend OVERREACTIONS

October 26, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

Weekend one of the Big Ten season has come and gone. And what a wonderful, wild weekend it was to start off the season. We had historic upsets, controversial calls, surprising performances, and NORTHWESTERN SCORED 43 POINTS!! The supremely funny and talented Lucy Rohden joins the show to do what is only best to do after only one game: overreact to everything, Who looked good, who looked bad, who looked downright terrible. A full opening weekend recap from the start of Big Ten football. Today...

THE DAY IS HERE: Big Ten Opening Weekend Preview

October 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

It has been 321 days since we last had Big Ten football in our lives. It has been 37 days since the Big Ten decided to reinstate the college football season. But we have made it! The day is upon us! It is the first Big Ten football gameday of the year. And there is no better person to celebrate this immense occasion than the one, the only: Sir Yacht. We break down the entire weekend slate, starting with the season opener of Wisconsin-Illinois and ending with the Little Brown Jug. Picks, pred...

Saturday's Big Ten Nightcap: The Little Brown Jug

October 22, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

It is arguably the best matchup in all of college football this upcoming weekend, And it takes place in our very own Big Ten Conference. It's the tilt for The Little Brown Jug between No. 18 Michigan and No. 21 Minnesota. And to get you prepared on both sides, today's episode is a two-fer. Locked On Wolverines' Isaiah Hole and the soon-to-be host of Locked On (Minnesota) Golden Gophers, Nate Dickinson, both join the show to break down what will decide Saturday's showdown in the Twin Cities. ...

The Big Ten's Most Impactful Opening Weekend Games

October 21, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MB

We are just 48 hours away from the first gameday of the Big Ten football season. If that doesn't get the blood flowing, we don't know what does. And as we continue to get you set for everything you need to know heading into this year, one of the brightest Big Ten minds, Saturday Tradition's Dustin Schutte joins the show to discuss what games could have the most impact on the conference from this opening week's schedule. Dustin breaks down some huge matchups across both divisions. Listening t...

Crossover Tuesday: Ohio State, The Big Ten, and The CFP

October 20, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

As we get ready together for a Big Ten football season, it's a fine idea to bring this Big Ten community together. That's why today's episode is a crossover of sorts with the new host of Locked On Buckeyes, the incomparable Jay Stephens. We go back and forth in an engaging, thorough discussion about Ohio State, the Big Ten, and our favorite conference's place in the national landscape. It's little shock to anyone that the Buckeyes have their sights set on a national championship this season,...

FIRST GAME WEEK OF THE BIG TEN SEASON

October 19, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB

We have made it my friends. It has been 317 days since we last had a Big Ten football game to talk about, and we are getting very close to the first kickoff of the year. And now that we are just five days away from the Big Ten opener, the host of Locked On Hawkeyes Andrew Wade joins the show to discuss the general storylines we are most interested in for the upcoming season. From quarterbacking across the conference to the depth of the Big Ten in general, we get you set for what you need to ...

Northwestern 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 16, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

All 14 Big Ten schedule breakdowns are now in the books, and we end it off today with the Northwestern Wildcats. It was a down year in Evanston for Pat Fitzgerald and crew in 2019, but as Eli Karp joins the show to say: that was an anomaly. Eli joined the show for the original Northwestern schedule breakdown, and is back on the program to give his thoughts on what lies ahead for the 2018 Big Ten West champions. Will it be a bounce back year in Evanston? Find out what Eli thinks on that very ...

Rutgers 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 15, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

We are in the single digits from the start of the full Saturday slate to begin the Big Ten football season. The excitement and hype continues to build with our Big Ten schedule breakdowns, and that includes the return to Rutgers for Greg Schiano. How will things look different in Schiano's second stint at the helm of the Scarlet Knights? Aaron Breitman, managing editor of the SB Nation's On The Banks, joins the show to preview Rutgers' slate for the 2020 Big Ten season. What does success loo...

Purdue 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 14, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

When you need local expertise, it is best to go to the boots on the ground. And as Purdue is next up in our Big Ten schedule breakdowns, we head to West Lafayette, Indiana and JD Arland. JD is a sports anchor/reporter at WLFI right in the heart of where the Boilermakers are getting ready for the 2020 Big Ten season. JD lends his insight into Jeff Brohm's team's slate for the upcoming year, what the reloaded offense will look like, and how many wins he sees Purdue ending up with when we get t...

Maryland 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 13, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Year number two of the Mike Locksley era in College Park, and the Terps are looking to take the next step in the Big Ten East. Tons of talent on this year's roster for Maryland, but how will that relate to results on the gridiron during the 2020 Big Ten football campaign? The Testudo Times' Matt Levine is back on the show once again to preview this iteration of the Terrapins' conference schedule. Matt discusses what will constitute a successful season for the Terps in 2020 and gives us his r...

Nebraska 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 12, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

The final week of our Big Ten schedule breakdowns begins with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Year three of the Scott Frost tenure in Lincoln, and expectations for the Huskers are high. But the schedule itself...whoa that's a doozy. Nick Handley from AM 590 ESPN Radio Omaha joins the show to break down all things about Nebraska's slate for the 2020 Big Ten football season. What games will the Huskers be favored to win? Where do they have a chance to pull an upset? All of that with our good friend ...

Michigan State 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 09, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

Welcome to your Friday edition of the Locked On Spart...whoops, yes this is the Locked On Big Ten podcast. But today's episode is extra special because we have both the hosts of Locked On Spartans, Wil Hunter and Matt Sheehan, on the show to break down Year Zero of the Mel Tucker era in East Lansing. What are the expectations for this Spartans team after having a wild offseason under a new head coach trying to get his program back to the top of the Big Ten East. There were laughs all around,...

Illinois 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 08, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MB

After earning a bowl berth for the first time since 2014, Illinois football is gearing up for a Big Ten season, looking to keep the good times rolling in Champaign for the 2020 campaign. But could it all be lost before the games are even played? Possibly, because LOVIE SMITH SHAVED HIS BEARD!! We're not going to tell Lovie Smith how to coach (he's a darn good one), but going clean shaven seems like a bad decision. Regardless, Illini sports media expert, Austin Burklund, joins the show to giv...

Indiana 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 07, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

The Michael Penix Jr. 4 Heisman Fan Club has a new member! Jack Grossman, the host of Crimson Coverage on ESPN Louisville, makes his debut on the show to preview Indiana's football schedule for the 2020 Big Ten season. The Hoosiers are coming off their most successful year since 1993, and the momentum continues to grow in Bloomington. But with a difficult schedule ahead this year, can Indiana take that next step? Jack is our new Indiana football expert analyst on this show, so he would know ...

Iowa 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 06, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

The last time Lucy Rohden came on this podcast, it felt like we had just been broken up with by the Big Ten conference. But wow, what a difference about a month and a half makes, as this time Lucy is back to talk actual Big Ten football and preview Iowa's schedule for this upcoming season. The Hawkeyes have a lot of pieces to replace, but should be a contender once again in the Big Ten West. The biggest matchups on the Black and Gold's slate, and of course, some rivalry talk that hits all si...

Michigan 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 05, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

The Big Ten's most viral celebrity is back on the podcast, but today Annie Agar isn't here to talk about Zoom. She's here to break down Michigan's 2020 schedule, and wow it's a very tough one. The hardest crossover opponents from the Big Ten West and of course, just being in the Big Ten East, will make this upcoming campaign difficult for the Wolverines. Annie also gives her record prediction for Michigan in 2020. Today's episode is brought to you by Built Bar. Go to builtbar.com and use pro...

Minnesota 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB

As we are now doing the schedule breakdowns for a third time on this podcast, we always had the Minnesota episode marked because having Daniel House back on the show to talk Big Ten football is always a treat. Our promise to you, by the end of today's episode, you will be a smarter, more informed Big Ten fan, not just about the Gophers, but the entire conference. Learn some of the most notable matchups for Minnesota this season (cough cough Paul Bunyan's Axe), position players who can become...

Penn State 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

October 01, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

A man that truly needs no introduction on this podcast because he's been on the show so many times in the past few weeks, Locked On Nittany Lions' Kevin McGuire is back, but this time to break down Penn State's 2020 Big Ten schedule. All eyes are on Week 2 of the season when Penn State welcomes Ohio State to Happy Valley, but find out what other games will be crucial for James Franklin's crew this campaign. Today's episode is brought to you by RockAuto.com. Amazing selection. Reliably low pr...

Wisconsin 2020 Big Ten Schedule Breakdown

September 30, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

One schedule breakdown done, 13 more programs to go. And today we move over to the Big Ten West and start at the top of the 2019 standings: the Wisconsin Badgers. Dear friend of the program George Balekji of NBC 15 Madison is back on the show after a long absence to preview everything you need to know about Wisconsin football for this upcoming campaign. WARNING: this kind of a longer episode, but there's so much in-depth, good information packed in this podcast, it is certainly worth your ti...

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