by Ryan Satkowiak
Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Purdue football with Dub Jellison from Boiler Upload. After a 4-8 debut season, how can this team improve in Ryan Walters's second season at the helm? Will one of the most brutal schedules in the nation be a hinderance to this, or will the #Spoilermakers return and upend a playoff hopeful? Who can step up to fill the void left by several huge transfer portal defections?
Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Ohio State football with Spencer Holbrook from Letterman Row. In what could be a make-or-break year for his tenure, head coach Ryan Day has piloted an exceptional offseason for the Buckeyes. Ex-UCLA head coach Chip Kelly was pried away to run the offense, and for the first time in his head coaching career Day will not call plays; how with the marriage play out in 2024 and beyond? How will the new transfer portal additions fit into a roster that returns nearly everyone from 2023? And what happens if they don't beat Michigan?
Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Illinois football with Scott Richey from The News-Gazette. A down 2023 followed what was an impressive 2022 season; how can the Illini rebound offensively with QB Luke Altmyer? Transfer Zakhari Franklin appears primed to be one of the top skill weapons on wide, but who are some other names to know? How will Illinois replace the departed Reggie Love at RB? After a tough season defensively, how can the team rebound to get back to bowl eligibility in 2024?
Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Notre Dame football with Jack Soble from Blue & Gold Illustrated. With an uncharacteristically soft schedule, at least on paper, for the Irish, is it a playoff-or-bust season? What will the Mike Denbrock offense look like, and after several seasons of poor WR play, who will new QB Riley Leonard be throwing to? How good can the Irish be defensively even with several key departures?
Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking USC football with Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com. Will the defense improve to be serviceable after two rough years under Alex Grinch, and was the problem scheme or something else at play? Who replaces Caleb Williams at QB, and what is a realistic ceiling for the Trojans in the Big Ten?
Ryan and Clinton have achieved max internet efficiency and continue their fall preview series, talking Rutgers football with Brian Fonseca from NJ Advance Media. After a mostly down 2023 throwing the ball, what will the QB position look like for the Scarlet Knights in 2024 with Minnesota transfer Athan Kaliakmanis? Who are same names to know -- outside of stud RB Kyle Monangai -- at the skill positions? Where can the defense improve this season after a strong 2023? And what are realistic expectations given a favorable schedule?
Clinton is befallen by a catastrophic internet failure, therefore Ryan flies solo talking Maryland football with Jeff Ermann from InsideMDSports.com. With long-time starter Taulia Tagovailoa off to the NFL, will NC State transfer MJ Morris lead the Terps in 2024, or will one of the returning underclassmen hold him off? With up to 4 new starters incoming on the OL (and comer Iowa OC/OL coach Brian Ferentz joining the staff as an analyst) where can that unit improve off a sub-par 2023? On the defensive side of the ball, can enhanced depth make Maryland's front seven one of the best in the conference? And who are some names to know in a new-look secondary?
Ryan and Clinton continue fall previews tonight, discussing reigning national runner-up Washington with Roman Tomashoff from Locked On Huskies and UW Huskies Wire. So much will be different from last season's magical run with 20 of 22 starters having left for the NFL Draft or via the transfer portal, but can new head coach Jedd Fisch position this team to reload instead of rebuild in 2024? How will a difficult schedule that includes road trips to Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers and Penn State impact this team as the season progresses? Where might the Huskies take a step forward on defense this season. Roman sheds light on that and more.
Ryan and Clinton continued their fall preview series and are joined by Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated on the 247 sports network to discussed Minnesota. After an anemic passing attack hampered their offense in 2023, how while FCS New Hampshire transfer Max Brosmer integrate into PJ Fleck's offense? Will he continue to look to employ a lead-back heavy run scheme with standout 2023 freshman Darius Taylor, or will the Gophers spread the carries out? On the defensive side of the ball, how will new DC Corey Hetherman's scheme help a Minnesota defense that was struck by injuries last season and slipped down 67th nationally in scoring defense, after being a top-10 outfit in both 2021 and 2022? Burns touches on that and more, including expectations for prized safety recruit Koi Perich in the latest installment of Inside the Pylon.
Ryan and Clinton continue ITP's fall preview series, today talking Indiana with Sammy Jacobs from The Hoosier Huddle. Sammy dishes on new Hoosier head coach Curt Cignetti, who has never had a losing season during his head coaching career; what will it take for him to keep that streak going in 2024? In addition to a new staff, the Hoosiers imported a plethora of talent from the transfer portal -- who are some names to keep an eye on? Is former MAC player of the year Kurtis Rourke a shoe-in to be QB1 or will Tayven Jackson give him a run in camp? What are realistic expectations for Indiana in 2024, and what will its place be in the new-look Big Ten moving forward? Sammy touches on all of that and much more in this episode.