Week Six Preview and Picks: Are You a Contender or a Pretender?
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Week six is upon us and we have a massive gut-check opportunity across the Big Ten this weekend, which several up-and-coming teams facing off against established contenders, looking to insert themselves into the title race contention.
In our game of the week, Bob Chesney returns to Autzen Stadium less than a year after taking James Madison on the road in the first round of the college football playoff. This time, his UCLA team is 4-0 and ranked, and is garnering comparisons to Indiana's 2024 team that came out of nowhere to make the College Football Playoff. Can Chesney's squad shock Oregon and stir up the Big Ten and CFP race?
Speaking of shake ups, 5-0 Nebraska hosts Indiana with a chance to make a massive statement in year four of the Matt Rhule era. New QB Anthony Colandrea has been excellent this season, but can he continue his level of play with their first game against a real defense to date? On the other side of the field, the Hoosiers have been similarly untested in 2026. Can Josh Hoover put his stamp on IU's title defense team?
Elsewhere, Iowa heads west and looks to rebound after a loss a week ago, taking on a Washington squad looking to rebound in its own right. USC heads east to take on a reeling Penn State squad in the White Out game. Minnesota, coming off a massive win against Michigan, travels to Purdue to take on a Boilers team coming off its first Big Ten win since 2023.
In nonconference play, Northwestern looks to move to 4-1 against Ball State, while Notre Dame looks to hit 6-0 against Stanford. Two wounded squads face off in Michigan State and Illinois. And Ohio State looks to continue rolling against a Maryland team that might be on life support.
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