First and Ten – Week Nine

Ten takeaways from the ninth weekend of Big Ten Football. You can follow along all season on SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 372). BRUINS THE BEST Raise your hands if you thought UCLA would be the last undefeated team in the Big Ten after the ninth week of the season. Only Bob Chesney’s relatives may have had that kind of faith in what the first year coach could do with the Bruins. But here they are with an 8-0 overall record heading into Saturday’s trip to Minnesota. LIFE OR RILEY USC’s win over Ohio State was the signature win head coach Lincoln Riley had been searching for in his tenure with the Trojans. USC looked very much in control on both sides of the ball last Saturday against the Buckeyes and have a huge boost of momentum now for the closing stretch of the regular season. BUCKEYE BLACK EYE On the other side of the coin, Ohio State has now lost two very night profile games this year to both Texas and now Ohio State. Although the Buckeyes are still in the picture to make the College Football Playoff, it’s questionable whether this team can make a sustained run to another title. GETTING A KICK OUT OF THE HOOSIERS Indiana’s battle with Minnesota was another example of how much th...