How many Big Ten college football playoff contenders are there? Defining the Big Ten's second tier
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Conference depth was a point that Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti tackled at Big Ten Media Days last week. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the goal is to define that depth. Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com joins Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises to assign which teams belong in the second tier of the conference as schools that could make the College Football Playoff but aren't necessarily expected to.
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Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is out indefinitely, and OSU is preparing to play without him for the rest of the year. Sophomore Tavien St. Clair and freshman Luke Fahey will compete for the Buckeyes' starting job. Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break it down on a live episode of The Bill & Doug Show.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be without starting quarterback Julian Sayin for at least a few weeks, and on this episode of Around the Shoe, the discussion centers on what should come next in Columbus.
No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Indiana 19-15 on Saturday in Bloomington, winning after a potential game-winning fourth-down touchdown to Nick Marsh was nullified when he stepped out of bounds. Jeremiah Smith hauled in a fourth-down TD for the Buckeyes, and Ohio State moved to 6-1 with the victory heading into a bye week.
It's time to make picks for Ohio State vs. Indiana, in a matchup in which the Buckeyes will be missing starting running back Ja'Kobi Jackson and starting offensive lineman Austin Siereveld.
It's more Buckeyes vs. Hoosiers as The Bill and Doug Show dives into more questions from Ohio State fans they couldn't get to on a previous show.