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The schedule A31
USC, of all teams. So now fan-favorite ex- Bruin running back DeShaun Foster gets his shot at being a head coach in one of the biggest sports markets in America. No pressure! The schedule A31 at Hawaii S14 Indiana S21 at LSU S28 Oregon O5 at Penn State O12 Minnesota O19 at Rutgers N2 at Nebraska N8 Iowa N15 at Washington N23 USC N30 Fresno State
pick in the NFL draft. But o ense has never really been an issue for coach Lincoln Ri- ley, who trots out a high-octane Air Raid o ense year after year. Quarterback Miller Moss appears to be getting the keys, but if he struggles earlier, you’ll hear grumbling about Jayden Maiava, a dynamic dual-threat transfer quarterback from UNLV. The schedule S1 LSU S7 Utah State S21 at Michigan S28 Wisconsin O5 at Minnesota O12 Penn State O19 at Maryland O25 Rutgers N2 at Washington N16 Nebraska N23 at UCLA N30 Notre Dame
It’s getting fuzzy around Madison these days, as the former shoe-ins for preseason buzz and rankings has to start backing it up on the field again. It’s Year 2 of Luke Fickell, who will be connected to Matt Rhule for a long time considering the two were on the job market at the same time. In another universe, Fickell could be lead- ing the Huskers Rhule the Bad- gers. Anyway, UW has an o ensive line it likes and should have a defense that bor- ders on elite. The schedule A30 Western Michigan S7 South Dakota N14 Alabama S28 at USC O5 Purdue O12 at Rutgers O19 at Northwestern O26 Penn State N2 at Iowa N16 Oregon N23 at Nebraska N29 Minnesota
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Akron
S7
Western Michigan
S21 S28
Marshall
at Michigan State
O5
Iowa
The jokes about Iowa’s o ense will continue to fly until it can start producing multiple touchdowns every week. We’ll hear a lot about new o ensive coordinator Tim Les- ter, who takes over for Brian Ferentz, the son of the longtime Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz after the younger Ferentz was fired by the athletic director last sea- son. The Hawkeyes will hope Cade McNa- mara is ready to roll after injuries derailed his season a year ago, and — shocker! — they have a tight end to watch this fall in Luke Lachey. The schedule A31 Illinois State S7 Iowa State S14 Troy S21 at Minnesota O5 at Ohio State O12 Washington O19 at Michigan State O26 Northwestern N2 Wisconsin N8 at UCLA N23 at Maryland N29 Nebraska
O12
at Oregon Nebraska at Penn State
O26
N2 N9
Purdue
N16 N23 N30
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan
UCLA Nov. 2, Memorial Stadium, 2023: 8-5 O ense: 5 Defense: 5 Specialists: 4 Coaches: 5 Momentum: 4
USC Nov. 16, Los Angeles, Calif., 2023: 8-5
WISCONSIN Nov. 23, Memorial Stadium, 2023: 7-6
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O ense: 7 Defense: 6 Specialists: 7
O ense: 5 Defense: 8 Specialists: 6
Coaches: 8 Momentum: 7
IOWA Nov. 29, Iowa City, Iowa, 2023: 10-4
While wins and losses ultimately come down to the players on the field, consider this o season for the Bruins from a coaching perspective. First, you’ve got head coach Chip Kelly bolting for an o ensive coordi- nator role at Ohio State. Then UCLA’s de- fensive coordinator goes across town to
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Coaches: 6 Momentum: 5
O ense: 2 Defense: 8 Specialists: 9
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Any team is going to feel it when it has its quarterback selected with the No. 1 overall
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HUSKER BLOCKS
JOSH SALMON , GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT Nebraska’s Nash Hutmacher and Ty Robinson block an Iowa field goal attempt in the second quarter of their Nov. 24, 2023 game in Lincoln.
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