Opening weekend for the Big Ten promises to deliver some exciting games. The marquee contest is, of course, 4-0 Wisconsin hosting 4-0 Nebraska. I firmly believe that this game will go down to the wire as Wisconsin is slightly over-rated and the Huskers usually do well on the road. Nebraska will have to scheme well defensively to stop the potent Badger offense, while the Huskers offense will still be searching for balance.
There are some other interesting match-ups tomorrow, namely Ohio State versus Michigan State and Illinois hosting Northwestern. Both OSU and MSU have tossed recent clunkers and so the winner will be in good shape to move forward as a contender. The loser will fall to 3-2 and may not sniff the rankings for awhile. In the battle for the new Land of Lincoln Trophy, Northwestern looks to get back QB Dan Persa and avenge a blowout loss last year that he missed after injuring his Achilles the week before. The Illini, meanwhile, want to prove that their 4-0 start is no fluke.
I like all three of those games to be close.
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