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Minnesota
Minnesota 31, Illinois 24
Who cares if we lose to Minnesota? Anytime you beat Michigan and don’t lose to Iowa, it’s a great season. – Cody Westerlund
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Illinois 21, Minnesota 21
Why not? – Anthony Zilis
Illinois 31, Minnesota 20
UI has lost nearly every game I picked as a W in the preseason, and I picked them to lose to the Gophers … – Peter Zervakis
Minnesota 27, Illinois 24
Should have gone with my heart last week, but Minnesota’s offense looked ridiculous against Michigan State. – Jay Lee
Northwestern
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No. 4 Iowa
Iowa 23, Northwestern 22
Knowing the Hawkeyes, they’ll rally with two touchdowns in the final minute for the win. – Cody Westerlund
Iowa 28, Northwestern 27
Iowa goes down 27-10 and makes a somewhat miraculous comeback.
– Anthony Zilis
Iowa 28, Northwestern 17
Iowa will stumble at some point this year, before getting throttled in Pasadena. But it won’t be against the Wildcats. – Peter Zervakis
Iowa 17, Northwestern 10
Iowa is a 16.5-point favorite— a little ridiculous for a team that really should be 4-5 right now. – Jay Lee
No. 9 LSU
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No. 3 Alabama
‘Bama 31, LSU 10
Just read an article about LSU struggling to run the ball. Not a good sign when Jordan Jefferson is your QB. – Cody Westerlund
Alabama 24, LSU 10
Who plays quarterback for LSU? Yeah, I didn’t think you would know. – Anthony Zilis
Alabama 35, LSU 13
The ’Bama defense sets a new record for sacks in a game against LSU’s Jordan Jefferson. – Peter Zervakis
Alabama 21, LSU 17
You know what I haven’t had in a while? Big League Chew. – Jay Lee
No. 16 Ohio St.
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No. 11 Penn St.
Penn St. 17, Ole Miss 25
And Terrelle Pryor reconsiders why he should have maybe gone to Penn St. – Cody Westerlund
Penn St. 17, Ohio St. 14
Maybe Terrelle should’ve gotten advice from Kobe instead of LeBron … just a thought. – Anthony Zilis
Penn St. 28, Ohio St. 24
“Overrated” State will drop its third game of the season and Buckeye fans will once again be calling for Pryor’s head. – Peter Zervakis
Ohio St. 17, Penn St. 13
The real question is which of these schools has the more ridiculous mascot. – Jay Lee
Duke
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North Carolina
Duke 27 , UNC 24
No, this isn’t a basketball game. Yes, I just picked Duke. No, I don’t know why. – Cody Westerlund
North Carolina 31, Duke 17
Obligitory basketball reference. – Anthony Zilis
North Carolina 37, Duke 12
Duke is decent, but UNC’s defense is on another level. This one’s not even close. – Peter Zervakis
Duke 21, North Carolina 14
The fact that Duke will be bowl-bound while the Illini most likely aren’t makes me want to cry myself to sleep. – Jay Lee