Saturdays are a funny thing during college football season. Back in August, few would have predicted that Michigan State would be undefeated, ranked fifth in the BCS standings, one tough road game away from having a legitimate chance of going undefeated, and have a lead on heavy hitters Ohio State, Iowa, and Wisconsin in the conference standings. This is why games are not played on paper. That being said, let’s take a look at what happened this weekend.
Illini surging, Hoosiers reeling
IUSportcom’s Craig Samsky spoke via e-mail with ESPN college basketball reporter Andy Katz. Katz shared a few thoughts on IU basketball’s trajectory back to respectability.
Entering this season, the Big Ten was projected to be the dominant conference in men's basketball. With almost a month of the season already played, how are the teams faring? Let's take a look:
One of the best basketball conferences only got tougher from last year, as new players were signed, and current stars added one more year of experience to their resume. This year will be a fight for the top spot in the conference and the outcome should be similar to last year’s battle.