Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 9, 2015
Every week during the 2015 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer make their Big Ten picks.
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This week, Indiana writer Zach Osterman joins us. We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.
See our predictions below and scroll down to vote for your winners in this post.
Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2015 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 44, Western Illinois 17; Maryland 51, Bowling Green 44; Michigan 27, Oregon State 14, Buffalo 21, Penn State 20; Purdue 33, Indiana State 23; Wisconsin 40, Miami (OH) 3; Ohio State 55, Hawaii 0; Minnesota 27, Colorado State 20; Rutgers 35, Washington State 21; Northwestern 28, Eastern Illinois 10; Iowa 31, Iowa State 28; Indiana 38, Florida International 33; Nebraska 30, South Alabama 13; Michigan State 44, Oregon 30
Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2015 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 27, Western Illinois 17; Maryland 34, Bowling Green 14; Oregon State 24, Michigan 17; Penn State 14, Buffalo 13; Purdue 24, Indiana State 21; Wisconsin 34, Miami (OH) 7; Ohio State 52, Hawaii 7; Minnesota 24, Colorado State 12; Rutgers 35, Washington State 28; Northwestern 27, Eastern Illinois 7; Iowa State 17, Iowa 12; Indiana 38, Florida International 27; Nebraska 35, South Alabama 17; Michigan State 45, Oregon 38
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2015 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 37, Western Illinois 20; Maryland 38, Bowling Green 31; Michigan 23, Oregon State 20; Penn State 24, Buffalo 13; Purdue 30, Indiana State 27; Wisconsin 45, Miami (OH) 10; Ohio State 52, Hawaii 7; Minnesota 26, Colorado State 23; Rutgers 34, Washington State 30; Northwestern 27, Eastern Illinois 10; Iowa 24, Iowa State 17; Indiana 41, Florida International 31; Nebraska 44, South Alabama 14; Michigan State 37, Oregon 31
Rotating B1G Writer: Zach Osterman, indystar.com (@ZachOsterman)
2015 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 49, Western Illinois 6; Maryland 45, Bowling Green 35; Michigan 24, Oregon State 21; Penn State 24, Buffalo 3; Purdue 35, Indiana State 20; Wisconsin 35, Miami (Ohio) 17; Ohio State 52, Hawaii 7; Minnesota 28, Colorado State 24; Washington State 31, Rutgers 27; Northwestern 31, Eastern Illinois 7; Iowa 35, Iowa State 10; Indiana 45, Florida International 35; Nebraska 38, South Alabama 17; Oregon 41, Michigan State 38
Big Ten fans
2015 record: 10-4
Week 2 picks: See polls below
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MAKE YOUR WEEK 2 PICKS
Western Illinois (1-0) at Illinois (1-0) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Bowling Green (0-1) at Maryland (1-0) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Oregon State (1-0) at Michigan (0-1) – noon ET, ABC
Buffalo (1-0) at Penn State (0-1) – noon ET, ESPN2
Indiana State (1-0) at Purdue (0-1) – noon ET, ESPN News
Miami (OH) (1-0) at Wisconsin (0-1) – noon ET, ESPNU
Hawaii (1-0) at Ohio State (1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Minnesota (0-1) at Colorado State (1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports
Washington State (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Eastern Illinois (0-1) at Northwestern (1-0) – 4 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Iowa (1-0) at Iowa State (1-0) – 4:45 p.m. ET, FOX
FIU (1-0) at Indiana (1-0) – 8 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go
South Alabama (1-0) at Nebraska (0-1) – 8 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Oregon (1-0) at Michigan State (1-0) – 8 p.m. ET, ABC