BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, October 2, 2013
Every week during the 2013 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and hoops analyst Stephen Bardo, a huge football fan, make their Big Ten picks. We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.
Five weeks in the books, Big Ten fans are in sole possession of first place, one game ahead of Bardo, Merriman and Yarina.
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Big Ten fans
Season record: 43-7
Week 6 picks: See polls below
Stephen Bardo (@stephenbardo)
Season record: 42-8
Week 6 picks: Penn State 24, Indiana 21; Iowa 21, Michigan State 20; Nebraska 31, Illinois 24; Michigan 17, Minnesota 14; Ohio State 35, Northwestern 28.
Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
Season record: 42-8
Week 6 picks: Penn State 31, Indiana 28; Michigan State 17, Iowa 13; Nebraska 38, Illinois 27; Michigan 31, Minnesota 17, Ohio State 38, Northwestern 34.
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
Season record: 42-8
Week 6 picks: Penn State 37, Indiana 28; Michigan State 23, Iowa 20; Nebraska 41, Illinois 28; Michigan 34, Minnesota 17; Northwestern 32, Ohio State 31.
Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
Season record: 41-9
Week 6 picks: Penn State 30, Indiana 27; Iowa 24, Michigan State 21; Nebraska 45, Illinois 28; Michigan 30, Minnesota 19; Ohio State 38, Northwestern 35.
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WEEK 6 GAMES
Penn State (3-1, 0-0) Indiana (2-2, 0-0) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Listen to Bill O'Brien's weekly teleconference:
Listen to Kevin Wilson's weekly teleconference:
Michigan State (3-1, 0-0) at Iowa (4-1, 1-0) – noon ET
Listen to Mark Dantonio's weekly teleconference:
Listen to Kirk Ferentz's weekly teleconference:
Illinois (3-1, 0-0) at Nebraska (3-1, 0-0) – noon ET, ESPNU
Listen to Tim Beckman's weekly teleconference:
Listen to Bo Pelini's weekly teleconference:
Minnesota (4-1, 0-1) at Michigan (4-0, 0-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Listen to Jerry Kill's weekly teleconference:
Listen to Brady Hoke's weekly teleconference:
Ohio State (5-0, 1-0) at Northwestern (4-0, 0-0) – 8 p.m. ET, ABC
Listen to Urban Meyer's weekly teleconference:
Listen to Pat Fitzgerald's weekly teleconference: