First and Ten – Week Three

Ten takeaways from the third weekend of Big Ten Football. You can follow along all season on SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 372). DEEP DIVE Ohio State and Oregon have received most of the early season attention even with a couple of stumbles for each team. But make no mistake, the conference is deeper than just those two programs with the likes of USA, Penn State and of course Indiana not far behind right now. STILL SPOTLESS Exactly half the conference remains undefeated with nine teams sporting goose eggs in the loss column. How long does that last and can anyone replicate Indiana’s perfect year of a season ago? ON THE OTHER HAND Only one team has yet to put a W on the board and that’s 0-3 Rutgers. No way they go winless all season, right? WHAT ABOUT MICHIGAN? Sure the Wolverines are undefeated and their win over Oklahoma in the second game of the season was impressive. Still the controversial Western Michigan win and last week’s rout of UTEP aren’t yet enough a sample size to see just where this team is right now. This week’s home game versus Iowa should help bring things into a bit more focus. PENN STATE SHOWING PROMISE The Nittany Lions are going to be in the hunt it appears and P...