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Nov 22, 2025; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies head coach James Franklin on the sidelines before the start of the game against the Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images Neville E.

Aug 23, 2025; Dublin, IRELAND; College football fans arrive before the Aer Lingus Classic between Iowa State and Kansas State at Aviva Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO via Imagn Images INPHO via Imagn Images When does the college football season start? When is Week 0 of the college football season? These are questions that search engines would like me to optimize for you. Well, well, well. Long time, no talk.

Bolting the Blue Headline says it all, no? After compiling a 64-13 record, two Big Ten titles, and a national championship, Ol’ Musty Day appears poised to leave Ann Arbor for the dustier, cow-townier pastures of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Per USA Today, he was poised to make $4.85 million in 2026-27, with a buyout reduced to $5 million after the conclusion of last season.

Dear God, how many B1G West teams can play in one World Cup? Thus continues my sure-to-be-ill-fated attempt to write Big Ten-centric guides to all 48 teams in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. If you’d like to know how to watch these games, as well as whether you should watch them, I’ve already covered and solved all the ethical questions you could ever possibly need answered here: Clearly the answer is “Yes,” otherwise the rest of this dumb series wouldn’t be happening.

Cheap shots, daddy’s money, a loud American, plus quiet competence…YOU TELL ME WHICH BIG TEN TEAMS YOU THOUGHT OF. Thus continues my sure-to-be-ill-fated attempt to write Big Ten-centric guides to all 48 teams in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.

A horseshoe wild enough to make Kirk Cousins use a naughty word! A long, long time ago, I promised that, in lieu of starting B1G 2026—The Last One Ever?(!)—until, give or take, the Fourth of July, we would be doing drop-in updates on the various teams of the Big Ten: any big transfers, important news, or anything else.

It’s a matchup of 2010s-era wisconsin vs. 2000s-era Rutgers! What does that mean? READ DOWN! Thus begins my sure-to-be-ill-fated attempt to write Big Ten-centric guides to all 48 teams in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. If you’d like to know how to watch these games, as well as whether you should watch them, I’ve already covered and solved all the ethical questions you could ever possibly need answered here: Clearly the answer is “Yes,” otherwise the rest of this dumb series wouldn’t be happening.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 10: A general view of Mexico City Stadium on June 10, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico City Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the opening fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on June 11, becoming the first stadium to host three FIFA World Cup opening matches. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images Can you ethically watch the World Cup? You already watch college football, so… You may have heard a soccer tournament is about to happen.

Bob Baffert-trained horse and favorite Havnameltdown, behind the curtain, had to be euthanized Saturday, May 20, 2023, during the sixth race of Preakness Day at Pimlico in Baltimore.

So there’s this image, courtesy of Jimmy’s Seafood. But I also want it on the record that in 2005, Joey Chestnut lost a crabcake eating competition at the Delaware State Fairground (which…why?) to Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas.