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Big Ten Outlook

Madness prevails in wild week of conference play, Badgers remain exempt

By Morgan Spohn THE DAILY CARDINAL

In a relatively chaotic weekend in college football, the Big Ten conference provided the most dramatic upsets for a college football fan to gorge on.

Iowa upset Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium. Michigan State gave themselves a chance to possibly visit Indianapolis in December as the Big Ten East representatives as it upset Penn State.

Wisconsin continues its push to win a second straight Big Ten West crown as it dealt with an overmatched Indiana team by using crucial defensive plays in the fourth quarter to prevail.

Iowa Hawkeyes put on dominant performance against Ohio State Coming into the game the Hawkeyes chances of doing the unthinkable were not highly thought of, as they were three touchdown underdogs. Anyone who’s watched the Hawkeyes in the past couple of years, however, know that Kinnick Stadium is the place for upsets within the Big Ten. After the first quarter, it appeared that the Hawkeyes didn’t really listen to all the pregame punditry as it responded to each and every one of Ohio State’s scores by matching them with one of its own.

The true sign that it was going to be Iowa’s day was the

second quarter as the defense made adjustments and made J.T Barrett, the Buckeyes’ quarterback, look uncomfortable.

In the second quarter, the Hawkeyes offensive, led by Nate Stanley, came out and had their best quarter of the year as they scored three touchdowns while only allowing one touchdown.

With the Hawkeyes in the driver’s seat comfortably, they were able to play their game in the second half as they tacked on 24 more points, while the defense held the Buckeyes in check only allowing them to score one touchdown in the second half.

Michigan State controls its own destiny with upset of Penn State Saying that this was a must win for Michigan State to keep their Big Ten Championship game hopes alive was an understatement.

However it looked like Penn State came out with that mentality that this was a game that could very well define its season as well. They came out and scored on two of their first three possessions while Michigan State was only able to respond with one touchdown.

The story that developed within the game, however, was the three and half hour weather delay that was enacted with 7:08 left in the second quarter.

The Spartans came out after

the weather delay and tied the game up, which would be the only score until halftime.

The second half was reminiscent of late fall Big Ten games, as it was a slugfest in muddy field conditions.

Last week the Spartans field goal unit shot themselves in the foot as their effort to potentially knock off against Northwestern fell short.

They would not be denied in their opportunity to right their wrong from last week, as their redshirt freshman kicker stepped up and drilled a 27-yard field goal to send the Spartans into a pivotal week 11 matchup against Ohio State.

Preview of Week 11 This week, Michigan State gets set to play Ohio State at the Horseshoe in a matchup that will likely decide the Big Ten East. The game can be seen on FOX Saturday morning at 11 a.m.

Wisconsin looks to make it five of six wins against Iowa as it welcomes the Hawkeyes into Camp Randall to play for the coveted Heartland Trophy. The game can be seen on ABC at 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

In other games, Michigan looks to extend its winning streak against Maryland. Purdue looks to knock off Northwestern.

Nebraska hopes to knock off Minnesota. And Penn State looks to clip Rutgers.

Gameday editor Bremen Keasey’s Big Ten power rankings: 1. Wisconsin Badgers I would be lying if I thought that the Badgers would be the number one team in the Big Ten at this point in the season. Yet here we are. They started slowly against Indiana, but ended up winning 45-17, including two oneyard rushing touchdowns by fullback Alec Ingold. That’s some hardcore Badger football, y’all.

2. Michigan State Spartans Mark Dantonio, you sneaky son of a gun. If he talked to Zeus about sending a rainstorm again against Penn State, it worked.

The Spartans won on a walk-off field goal after a three-and-ahalf hour weather delay. They’ve won games on the season that no one expected them to win, but last week’s win was a cut above the rest. So basically classic Sparty.

3. Iowa Hawkeyes This might be a little high, but I frankly don’t care. If you put 55 on Ohio State, and you’re Iowa, you can do whatever you want. They were the best team in the Big Ten this week. Kirk Ferentz was out here calling fake field goals. Their quarterback Nate Stanley threw for three touchdowns. They started the game getting a pick-six.

Amazing. I love you, Hawkeyes.

4. Ohio State Buckeyes Despite the loss to Iowa, I think that Ohio State is still very good. This may be a hot take, but Urban Meyer has lots of talented kids on that ol’ football team.

Oh wait, that’s really much of a hot take at all. The Buckeyes are getting set to play Michigan State, and if they win that, they take back some control in the Big Ten East.

National Outlook

Chaos reigns supreme in Big Ten as Penn State and Ohio State fall, Sooners and ‘Pokes light up scoreboard in classic Bedlam shootout

By Bremen Keasey THE DAILY CARDINAL

Week 10 was once again a banger in college football, especially in the afternoon games.

Just like last week, the 2:30 time slot was filled with upsets, great games and a ton of shake-ups for the committee to deal with. So what exactly happened? Let me take you on a journey through week ten.

Ohio State Falls Apart in Iowa City After their big win against Penn State last weekend, Ohio State looked unbeatable. They looked like potential champions, coming from behind and winning after Penn State’s early explosion to win 39-38.

Against Iowa, they looked nothing like that team, as the Hawkeyes drubbed the Buckeyes in a 55-24 beatdown that as an Ohio State hater, I will remember forever.

Last week’s hero JT Barrett threw four picks, including one returned for a touchdown, as Ohio State looked lost. Iowa’s

quarterback Nate Stanley on the other hand was pretty much perfect, throwing five touchdowns and no picks. He’s the only quarterback to do that against Ohio State ever.

Iowa was up so much that even Kirk Ferentz pulled some crazy stuff. Known for punting on 4th and 1, Ferentz called the best play on the day. He called a fake punt in his red zone that worked to perfection, and the next play, Stanley threw a dart while an Ohio State player was dragging his ankles.

Iowa fans deservedly rushed the field after the game. The Hawkeyes 31-point margin of victory was the tied biggest loss that Urban Meyer suffered since Clemson blanked them 31-0 in the Playoff last year. Someone get him some pizza to console him!

Never Count Out Sparty in Bad Weather Penn State needed to respond after their loss to Ohio State.

They faced a trip to then-No. 24 Michigan State to try and get their way back into the national

championship consideration.

But a biblical rainstorm delayed the game for over three hours, and the Spartans prevailed in another crappy weather game with a walk off 34-yard field goal by Matt Coghlin to get the 27-24 win for Michigan State.

Head coach Mark Dantonio always seems to get his team to perform when no one expects him to, but I’m not sure if even he expected the passing game to be so good. Normally a ground and pound team, quarterback Brian Lewerke had 400 yards and two touchdowns, leading Sparty to the victory.

For Penn State and James Franklin, there’s a sense he can’t get it done against good teams on the road. The Nittany Lions have not won a road game against a ranked team since he took charge in 2014, and their hopes of reaching the Big Ten title game for the second straight year seem dashed.

Bedlam Delivers Madness and Points If you tuned in to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State’s annual

rivalry game called “Bedlam,” and expected a traditional 16-14 Big Ten scoreline, oh man you must’ve been lost.

Instead, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State decided to block out the haters who complain about the “arcade” scores of Big 12 games, and posted a 62-52 shootout with the Oklahoma Sooners coming out on top after this classic Big 12 in Stillwater.

The game was 38-38 at halftime, and the final box score would give defensive coaches a heart attack.

The OSU Cowboys put up 661 yards, only to be outdone by the Sooners putting up 785 yards!

Baker Mayfield was throwing bombs as he threw for 598 yards and five scores, strengthening his Heisman campaign, but the best player in my opinion was wide receiver Marquise Brown. He had nine catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns that were 84 and 77 yards. Gus Johnson kept calling him “Hollywood” Brown because he’s from Hollywood, Fl., and his second touchdown that put the Sooners up 55-45 had Johnson basi-

cally melt down in the booth.

Me too Gus, me too.

THE U IS BACK All hail the mighty Turnover Chain. The Miami Hurricanes are still undefeated and looking like “the U” of old, beating the thenNo. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies 28-10 in Miami.

While it wasn’t the craziness of the Orange Bowl, Hard Rock Stadium or whatever it’s called was electric on the night, and the Canes’ defense fed off the energy.

Miami forced four turnovers – two picks and two fumble recoveries — and held the Hokies’ stud quarterback Josh Jackson to only 197 passing yards.

Head coach Mark Richt has turned his alma mater back into a team that drips with swagger, and the turnover chain is one of the coolest new things in college football. The Canes will have a huge test next week as they host the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. And with College Gameday coming to visit, it could be Miami firmly putting themselves back on the map.

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Joe Ferguson’s shift from quarterback to safety has been important to the pass defense. With D’Cota Dixon out, Ferguson came up with two picks against Indiana.

A perfect switch: Former quarterbacks play key roles for Badgers at new positions

By Jake Nisse THE DAILY CARDINAL

As Wisconsin’s first game of the 2017 season wound down and fans began to leave Camp Randall — if they were even still there — redshirt senior safety Joe Ferguson scored his first touchdown as a Badger.

The 99-yard interception return not only brought notoriety to Ferguson, who said his Instagram followers increased in the following days, but showcased the speed he routinely displayed in high school as a dualthreat quarterback.

“I still think of myself as a quarterback at heart.”

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Now, as Ferguson plays a different role for the Badgers, he

recognizes the benefits of his unique path to safety.

“It helps a ton,” Ferguson said of his past experience at quarterback. “I feel like pass coverage is — especially playing post safety and deep in the field — it feels like you’re playing backyard football again. Your eyes are looking at the quarterback, you’re just kinda doing your own thing. And that’s what Coach wants you to do.”

With 52 college appearances at safety, it’s fair to say that Ferguson, who also played defense at Madison Memorial High School, has completed the transition from being a gunslinger to a ballhawk.

In fact, he feels closer to his high school roots than you may think.

“It’s a little different, but in many ways it’s the same,” Ferguson said. “You just have to lead kind of in different ways.

And at safety, you kind of are the quarterback of at least the DB’s. You’re getting everybody lined up. You have to understand a defense just as well as a

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quarterback would understand an offense.”

If having non-quarterbacks with throwing experience is considered an asset for a team, then one could argue that the Badgers are one of the most well-stocked squads in the nation.

Outside of Ferguson, a host of others have past experience at quarterback, as redshirt freshmen Jack Dunn and Garrett Groshek, who has served as a scout team quarterback, previously played the position.

Furthermore, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman David Edwards is another former quarterback, while redshirt junior linebacker T.J Edwards showcased his ball skills with a pick-six to open the game against Maryland.

He’s not that impressed by his gunslinger roots, though.

“It helps a little bit,” Edwards said after the game. “But not as much as people would think.”

How much the Badgers’ litter of former quarterbacks really use their past skills seems to depend on a case-by-case basis. While T.J.

Edwards may not think too much about his ex-position as he’s stopping a running back, Ferguson likely employs his quarterbacking savvy on a more regular basis as he reads the field.

On the other hand, perhaps it’s simpler than that. Dunn can try to put himself in the mind of a quarterback as he goes out for a pass, while Groshek’s throwing abilities mean he can help prepare the defense in practice.

Ferguson had the most illustrious throwing career out of the Badgers’ bunch of former quarterbacks, but the idea of being able to view the game from a different lens is surely useful to all of them.

Ferguson’s knowledge doesn’t only help himself though, as he tries to test redshirt sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook in practice, disguising coverages and attempting to goad his teammate into poor decisions.

Hornibrook actually told Ferguson to scale back his disguises last season, as he came to realize his teammate would never

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end up where he initially started the play.

“At safety, you kind of are the quarterback of at least the DB’s.”

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Ultimately, Ferguson retains his quarterback ability, even if his chances to show off those ball skills are now limited to the rare interception (he now has four on the season) or the winning of a “chess match” in practice.

Maybe it’s hard to fathom Ferguson throwing and running for touchdowns as he hunts down opposing wide receivers and running backs.

But the position is still very much within him, both emotionally and in the way he plays the game.

“I still think of myself as a quarterback at heart,” he said.

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Garret Groshek (37), David Edwards (79) and T.J. Edwards (53) were all high school quarterbacks but now play running back, offensive line and linebacker respectively.

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3 Keys to the Game

After momentous upset over OSU, Iowa looks to clip Badgers Story by Isaiah De los Santos

1 Support the secondary On the first possession of the game in Iowa’s matchup with Ohio State, sophomore safety Amani Hooker picked off J.T. Barrett and put Iowa up 6-0 in the first eight seconds of the game. Hooker is one of eight players this season to have an interception for the Hawkeyes, and the second to have a pick-six. Hornibrook has thrown 16 interceptions in 20 career games, proving he can be fooled by strong secondaries. For Iowa, it’s a matter of putting the redshirt sophomore in a position to capitalize on an errant throw. The Badgers may rely heavily on the run game, but Hornibrook will be tasked with making at least some throws: That’s when the secondary can earn its meal ticket.

3 2 Maintain balance on offense The Hawkeyes have a star in senior running back Akrum Wadley. He may be outshined

by Wisconsin’s Taylor and Penn State’s Saquon Barkley, but he has eight touchdowns on the season, and they’ve come via both the ground (five scores) and in the air (three scores). That alone shows Iowa’s two-pronged attack. This doesn’t even mention the seven other offensive players who have scored a touchdown this season. Wadley could have success on the ground, setting up the air attack; Wadley could also have success in the air, setting up his big-run ability.

Sustained success on either side will keep Wisconsin on its toes possession to possession.

Believe in the upset Camp Randall is no joke.

The stadium can get up there with the best of them in terms of intensity. Badger fans will look for their team to start of the season 10-0, on course for the Big Ten Championship and possibly the College Football Playoff. Still, the Badgers absolutely need to win out barring their softer schedule. They’ve seen some slow first-half starts and some close games that broke in their favor. If college athletics teach you one thing, it’s that everyone is beatable — Wisconsin is no exception. Iowa just crushed Ohio State’s championship aspirations, and nothing would be sweeter than to crush the dreams of a Big Ten rival and playoff hopeful for the second straight week.

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Keep Hornibrook comfortable

Yes, Wisconsin is off to the best start since 2004 with their 9-0 record. Yes, for the most part, teams haven’t been able to keep up with the Taylor-led Badger offense. The Hawkeyes, however, are not a team to scoff at. They blew out the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes last weekend, improving to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the conference thanks to one of the best defenses in the nation. The Hawkeyes, led by junior cornerback Josh Jackson, allow about 18 points per game. If the Badgers plan to walk all over them, they may find the same fate as the Buckeyes.

The playoff committee will make teams prove they’re worth a bid, and Wisconsin doesn’t have the schedule like others competing for a spot.

All they can do is win — and win big — before the Big Ten Championship.

Relying on Taylor to generate offense will only help redshirt sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook. The passing attack will face stiff competition in an Iowa secondary that picked off Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett to open the game and four times overall last Saturday. Hornibrook has been much more dependable than last year, but his arm is still not the focal point of the offense. He has more interceptions this year (nine) than all of last year (seven), although he was splitting reps with Bart Houston last year — this season it’s all him under center.

Hornibrook knows how to control the offense, but depending on him to make multiple big plays might be a stretch.

Let him feed off the run game before putting pressure on his shoulder. He can make a play when it counts, but you have to get him there naturally.

2 Pound the rock Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor’s incredible season is no secret, as the Salem, N.J., native just passed the 1,300-yard mark last week with 183 yards against Indiana. This was his third such outing of at least 100 yards in a game during UW’s 9-0 start. In fact, he has three performances of 200 yards or more on the season, too. He’s a workhorse, so let him run and run often. He knows how to find the endzone — he has 12 touchdowns — and even when he doesn’t find the endzone, he’s setting up his team to score.

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Alex Hornibrook will need the help of his offensive line to keep the passing game free of mistakes.

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Leon Jacobs has emerged as one of UW’s best defenders this year.

Player to Watch: Iowa

Jacobs presents major matchup problem against Hawekyes

By Noah Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

When the Badgers played a tight game against Purdue just a few weeks ago, the biggest play of the game wasn’t a Jonathan Taylor touchdown or a Troy Fumagalli catch, but rather, an interception inside the Badgers’ 20-yard line which helped ice the game, and keep Wisconsin’s unbeaten season alive. That play was made by senior linebacker Leon Jacobs, who has had a breakout year that has gone unseen by many.

With young quarterback, and Menomonie native, Nate Stanley playing at the top of his game, including last week’s drubbing of Ohio State in which he threw five touchdowns, it will be vital for the Badger defense to interrupt his rhythm early and often. This begins in the trenches and starts with Jacobs. Despite having limited playing time in his first three

seasons with the Badgers, the senior linebacker has blossomed into one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten. With 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and an interception on the year, Jacobs has been a tough match for opposing offenses all season long. What makes Jacobs such a tough matchup is the versatility he brings to the game. He has shown he can play extremely well against the run, where he always seems to be involved in any given play, but his game against the pass must also be respected. Whether it’s beating opposing tackles coming off the edge, or covering as well as any corner, Jacobs is an allaround great player. This weekend against a stingy Iowa team it will be extremely important for Jacobs to continue his strong all-around play, and get after Stanley often, as to not allow him to sit in the pocket and dissect the strong, but crippled Badger secondary.

MVP against Indiana

Ferguson sparks Badgers’ secondary in Dixon’s absence

By Morgan Spohn THE DAILY CARDINAL

The last time the Wisconsin Badgers started a season 9-0 was in 1998. After beating Indiana 45-17 last Saturday, this year’s team tied that benchmark.

UW’s defense was relentless all day long as they stifled the Indiana run offense holding them to a measly 40 yards on 21 attempts. Along with stifling the Hoosiers run game, Wisconsin’s defense also caused Indiana to put it on the turf on three separate occasions, turning one into a touchdown.

The Wisconsin pass rush combined with its athletic secondary, held senior Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow in check, forcing him into a season-high two interceptions and sacking him four times.

The person who stood out the most on the impressive defensive unit was Barry Alvarez’s grandson Joe Ferguson. Ferguson was all over the field as in the first quarter he recovered a fumble that led to Wisconsin scoring its first touchdown on the day. And after playing center field for most of the game, when the fourth quarter rolled around and Wisconsin was clinging to a 24-17 lead, Ferguson, again, took charge.

Ferguson picked off the first

of two passes in the game, snagging an impressive interception as he dove to get a low thrown ball by Richard Lagow on a crossing route.

UW’s offense appreciated the interception as it set them up in tremendous starting field position on the Indiana 25-yard line. The offense would capitalize seven plays later as they scored a touchdown.

It wouldn’t take long for Ferguson to make another impact play. After the Badgers scored their touchdown and kicked off to the Hoosiers it looked like Indiana would at least mount a drive to stay in the game.

As Richard Lagow stepped back and tried to hit one of his wide receivers, he overthrew him and Ferguson was in the right spot as the pass fell right into his lap. The Badgers would also capitalize off this crucial turnover as it took them eight plays to score a touchdown.

The game would end with the Badgers adding one more touchdown however, without Ferguson and his crucial vision and plays, UW might have limped out of Indiana with its first loss of the season rather than tunneling its way back home with a win and its undefeated record still intact.

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Junior kicker Rafael Gaglianone has made nine of his eleven field goal attempts this season.

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Big Ten Jersey Rankings

Michigan’s Maize is Big Ten’s best jersey

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger THE DAILY CARDINAL

With Big Ten play now in full swing, the Daily Cardinal takes a look at ranking every team’s uniforms: 14. Illinois: The Illini are in this spot purely because of those atrocious “grey ghost” outfits they wore against the Badgers. Overreaction?

Probably, but I’m standing by it.

Grantland Rice might have described Red Grange as a “grey ghost,” but we’ve invented something called “color television” in the years since and it’s a good idea to take advantage of it. Plus, the uniforms look less like ghosts and more like the inside of an unfinished building. Get back to orange and blue, Illinois.

13. Rutgers: When the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten in 2014, it was a golden opportunity for the program to create a new identity.

So far, the Knights’ sartorial choices have been just as underwhelming as their on-field performance. Unlike some of the other teams low on this list, Rutgers hasn’t brought us any truly atrocious uniforms, but they’ve been completely unable to establish any consistency. Every passing year brings a new combination of red, white, black and even silver. A good uniform is a recognizable one, and by that standard Rutgers fails.

12. Penn State: I’m sorry, but these just don’t look good. In fact, they really just look like practice jerseys. The dark blue has no pop on the screen or in person, and the plain white helmets are more reminiscent of a cash-strapped high school team than a powerhouse college program. Rumors of a redesign have been swirling around Happy Valley recently, so let’s hope they finally come to fruition.

11. Northwestern: Purple and white go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it’s a shame the Wildcats have felt the need to inject so much black and grey into their uniforms.

They get some points back by actu-

ally including their mascot in the helmet design, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.

10. Purdue: A strong color combination with the gold and black, but the block P on

the helmet certainly leaves something to be desired. The Boilermaker mascot gives Purdue plenty of chances to be ambitious and conceptual in its uniforms, if it ever chooses to go for it. The railroad ties pattern that they’ve gone to recently is a good start for a program that needs something to make itself stand out.

9. Nebraska: It’s hard to stand out from the pack wearing red and white in the Big Ten, so the Cornhuskers’ desire to bust out from their traditional mold is understandable. That being said, the “bold” alternate uniforms that they rolled out for 2017 aren’t good, and they aren’t Nebraska. To move up these rankings, the Huskers should start with a helmet redesign and make sure to avoid jerseys that look like they’ve been run over by a pair of snow tires.

8. Maryland: When the Terrapins first came out with their checkerboard flag outfits, it was an almost unmitigated disaster. Luckily the Terps have cleaned it up since

good about the home duds, there’s more wrong with the road uniforms. Matte helmets, clashing maroon and charcoal — they might be the worst set of regular uniforms in the conference. If Minnesota can get a waiver to wear its home kits for every game, it’ll give them a chance to move up this ranking.

6. Ohio State: Helmet stickers are bad. They’re overused, and unlike other cheesy coaching gimmicks they actively detract from the aesthetic appeal of the sport. Enter the Buckeyes, who have somehow managed to make the stickers a central (and positive) element of their uniforms.

For a team that flirts with a lot of different looks, the stickers provide a distinctive element that allows you to immediately identify the Buckeyes in any game they play. I guess there are perks to having a nut as your masILLUSTRATION BY CHANNING SMITH/THE DAILY CARDINAL cot after all.

5. Iowa: How’d the Steelers then, and the flag accents nicely com- get on this list? Obvious resemplement the red of the home jersey. blances aside, the Hawkeyes are an Maryland certainly gets credit for example of a program that’s found attempting something bold in a con- its look and stuck with it. The kits ference that lacks sartorial flair. are distinctive without being gar7. Minnesota: All yellow isn’t ish, and they make the players look generally a good look, but the Golden strong and imposing, which fits the Gophers have done a great job of way Iowa plays. Extra points for the living up to their names with their Hawkeye logo, which might be the recent outfits. It took far too long to conference’s best. get a cartoon gopher on the side of the 4. Wisconsin: Two years in, helmet, but now that it’s here I can’t the switch from Adidas to Under get enough. But for everything that’s Armour has been an unmitigated

success. The block W is the best logo in the conference, and the helmet design does everything to play up that strength. The jersey numbers are understated but clean, and the white away uniforms have a rare level of feng shui between all the red accents. There’s nothing wrong with these uniforms, but nothing revolutionary either.

3. Michigan State: Finally a team that doesn’t wear red, MSU’s green and white color scheme is classic and complimentary in all the ways that Penn State’s isn’t. The Spartans have started flirting with grey matte helmets and uniforms, and more of that could send them tumbling down these rankings.

2. Indiana: Adidas’ uniform designers have thrown a lot of different styles at the Hoosiers in recent years, and every one has been a success. Indiana has six (!) different helmet designs, all of which manage to be distinctive. The torch-and-star insignia is a much better nod to the state’s flag than Maryland’s garish duds from a few years back, and the script Indiana looks good just about wherever it’s placed. These uniforms are so good that prospective recruits have even cited them as influencing their decision to play for the Hoosiers. It’s safe to say that Crimson and Cream has never looked so good.

1. Michigan: Indiana made a concerted run at the top spot, but the Wolverines still reign supreme in these rankings. The all-yellow kits are a bit bright on television, but that’s more than overcome by the traditional maize and blue outfits.

There’s simply not a better combination of colors in college football.

The striped helmets look good individually and even better together.

Even the white uniforms look great when paired with those helmets.

Only a team-wide adoption of Jim Harbaugh’s Walmart khakis could drop Michigan from the top spot.

Heisman watch

Baker Mayfield creating seperation in Heisman race as season winds down

By Noah Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

1. Baker Mayfield, Redshirt Senior QB- Oklahoma In the game known as “Bedlam,” Baker Mayfield showed that he is the top dog for the Heisman this year.

With 598 yards passing and five touchdowns, he proved that he was virtually unstoppable. On a day where his defense was not there to back him up, Mayfield proved that he has the willpower of a Heisman winner needed to carry his team to a victory. While I still believe that Mayfield plays in a conference full of weak defenses, the way he has beat down on defenses in the Big 12 is not humane by any standards (including PETA’s).

It is likely that Mayfield will once again have to carry his team to victory next week as the Horned Frogs of TCU head into Norman. Should Baker have another dominating day, he could find himself in the driver’s seat heading forward.

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2. Saquon Barkley, Junior RB- Penn State In another losing effort, Barkley did all he could to give his team the win, but once again it was a tough day sledding against a stout Spartan defense. With only 63 yards on the ground, and 33 more receiving, with no touchdowns, Barkley lost his hold on the number one spot. However, Barkley will have ample opportunity to get himself back into contention in the coming weeks with games against Rutgers, Nebraska and Maryland.

Trending: Down 3.

J.T. Barrett, Redshirt Senior QB- Ohio State It was a rough week for Barrett, who had a total QBR of 33.2 against a sound Iowa defense. With only 208 yards on 18-of-34 passing, along with four interceptions, Barrett hurt his stock greatly moving forward.

Should he want to stay in contention for the award, he will have to re-prove himself the next few weeks with games against Michigan State,

Illinois and Michigan to finish off the regular season.

Trending: Down 4.

Jonathan Taylor, Freshman RB- Wisconsin I promise that this is not a biased stance. Even if it was, how can one even deny that Taylor should be in the conversation for the Heisman?

The stats don’t lie: With 1185 yards rushing and eleven touchdowns, Taylor has shown that he is a premier running back in the country.

Should his outstanding play continue as his opposition gets tougher (Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota) we will see truly how good Taylor is, or isn’t. For now, he deserves this spot.

Trending: Up 5. Bryce Love, Junior RBStanford With Josh Adams going down in the early going for Notre Dame this past week, Love is once again able to hold on to his spot in the top-5.

Though it wasn’t an eye-popping day, Love was able to rush for 69 yards

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Barkley (top) and Taylor (bottom) are two front-runners for the Heisman trophy. and a touchdown against a solid Washington State team. With tough games coming up, notably against Washington and Notre Dame, Love will have a very good chance to show that he belongs with the elite players in the country.

Trending: Down On the bubble: Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State Khalil Tate, QB, Arizona Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama