Key games this weekend include Maryland hosting Washington and Minnesota visiting No. 1 Ohio State – Chicago Tribune
Here’s what to look at this week in the Big Ten football calendar.
Game of the week
Washington (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) in Maryland (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Maryland is one of the three Bol subdivision teams, with N ° 3 Miami and Texas Tech n ° 11, which have not dragged in a match all season. The terraaps had last week after winning 27-10 at Wisconsin in their first Big Ten match.
Washington has not won a Big Ten road match since he joined the conference last year, but BETMGM Sportsbook has the Huskies as a favorite of 6 1/2 points. Huskies have a 24-6 defeat against Ohio State n ° 1 which broke its 22-game home victories sequence.
The subcarte
Minnesota (3-1, 1-0) at N ° 1 of Ohio State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 6.30 p.m. (NBC)
The quarter of Minnesota, Drake Lindsey, launched for three affected and 324 yards during his Big Ten debut while the Golden Gophers preceded Rutgers 31-28, but he faces a much more difficult task this week. Ohio State only authorizes 5.5 points per match to lead the nation to mark the defense. The Ohio State has also won 28 of its last 29 meetings with Minnesota, each of which are the last 12.
Betmgm has Ohio State as a 24 -point favorite.
Impact Players
– Illinois Qb Luke Altmyer Had two Touché passes, a touchdown race and a hit in the 22nd triumph of Illini 34-32 in southern California, which was ranked 21st at the time. He was the first player in at least 30 years to launch for 300 yards and to have a pass of touch, a touchdown race and a hit in a big ten match.
– Ohio State of Caden Curry had 11 plated – five for defeat – and three bags against Washington. His 1.25 bags per game put him into equality for fourth among all the Bowl subdivision players.
– Northwestern RB Caleb Komolafe Had quarry peaks in random (27) and yards on the ground (119) – in the victory of the Wildcats 17-14 against the UCLA.
– Oregon QB Dante Moore Launched 248 yards and three affected in the double extension victory of the second row Ducks at No. 7 of Penn State, which was ranked third at the time. Moore has 14 Touchés de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de d’Ataché and an interception this season.
Inside the figures
A victory over the Minnesota would improve the career percentage of the career of the Ohio State, Ryan Day, at 0.882, exceeding the record of all time currently held by Knute Rockne (0.881 to Notre Dame from 1918 to 30). … The turnover margin plus 1.75 from Maryland per game is tied with the Alabama n ° 10 for the best of any Bol subdivision team. … Wisconsin authorizes the least ground yards per game (50.0) of any Bol subdivision team. The badgers abandon 2.11 yards per postponement to rank third, behind only Pitt (1.80) and Texas Tech (1.99). Wisconsin plays on Saturday at n ° 20 Michigan, which rushes on 253.5 yards per match to rank in the national eighth. … Nebraska only authorizes 75.8 yards per game, the lowest total of any subdivision school in Bol. Cornhuskers also lead the nation in the defense of the effectiveness of passes.
Get to know him
Jerry Neuheisel, who had worked as a tight coach of UCLA, takes over as the main calling for Bruins after the release of Tino Suno as an offensive coordinator this week. Neuheisel is the son of Rick Neuheisel, who posted a record of 21-28 as a chief coach of the UCLA from 2008 to 11.
