Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, June 6, 2013
Get familiar with your team's bitter rival, Michigan and Ohio State fans. Athlon Sports picks the Buckeyes and Wolverines to meet in the 2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game, meaning the two powerhouse programs would face off in back-to-back weeks (Nov. 30 at Michigan Stadium; Dec. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium) for the first and last time.
[ AthlonSports.com: Big Ten Football 2013 Predictions ]
Athlon predicts Ohio State to sweep its way to the Leaders Division crown, finishing two games ahead of three-time reigning Big Ten champ Wisconsin (6-2). As for Michigan, the magazine pegs it to finish 6-2, tied with Nebraska, and to beat the Huskers on Nov. 9 to claim the tiebreaker and earn the Legends Division's berth to Indianapolis.
At 13-0, yes, Athlon thinks the Buckeyes will beat the Wolverines on back-to-back weeks. Everyone OK in Ann Arbor after reading that? OK, good.
The rest of Athlon's predictions are about what one should expect. In fact, it's really tough to make much of an argument with any of the predicted ledgers.
On second thought, hardcore Illinois and Iowa fans might have a beef with their teams pegged to go 1-7 in conference play. Or do they?
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