Heading into Week 6 of the college football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart delivers his weekly collection of things he thinks he knows. Most surprising player in the Big Ten? One team's bowl chances? What's wrong at Michigan State? Dienhart digs in.
Meet Maryland?s Shane Cockerille, one of the most versatile players in America. The 6-2, 235-pound junior arrived in College Park, Maryland, as a heralded quarterback in 2013. Now, three years and two positions later, he finds himself as one of the Big Ten?s better linebackers. [btn-post-package-v2] Cockerille is No. 8 in the Big Ten tackles, […]
Week 6 is highlighted by the battle for iconic Floyd of Rosedale between Iowa and Minnesota. There also is an interesting non-league game, with BYU playing at Michigan State. And Ohio State, Michigan and Maryland look to continue to roll.
Five weeks down, and Maryland, No. 4 Michigan, No. 12 Nebraska and No. 2 Ohio State remain perfect. Here is what I’m buying and selling post-Week 5.
Ohio State continues to impress, which is why it remains part of CBSSports.com’s Jerry Palm’s projected playoff field. But here is an alteration: Palm has 11 Big Ten teams in his bowl projections, one more than last week.