I am hoping some locals can help me out. I am coming in for the Maryland game and decided to get a Hotel room on that Friday night with the game time in limbo. Anyway, I’ve been trying to book reservations for 4 for dinner on Friday night and everything is already filled up. I literally tried over a dozen places including all the steak joints like Tornado room etc. Any suggestions?

I don’t remember there being an issue on the night before the game for a mediocre opponent that wouldn’t travel well.

The divisions will remain for 2023. Then things will be different in 2024 once USC and UCLA join.

https://theathletic.com/3724796/2022/10/24/big-ten-2023-schedule-divisions/

The Varsity Collective just announced a limited-edition Braelon Allen bobblehead promotion. Really cool to see this type of NIL opportunity for our best player. A $250 charitable donation gets you an autographed bobblehead and supports not just Braelon but all Badgers across every program. If we want to compete with the Ohio States and Michigans in the NIL era, this is the type of thing we need to be doing to rally behind our guys!! https://thevarsitycollective.com/bobblehead/

A look at some top prospects who could change their minds:

I don’t really talk much about my life outside of the web site on here. But I think I should fill people in on what’s been happening the last few months.

This summer, my younger sister was diagnosed with cancer. Things kept getting worse and the cancer spread very quickly. She passed away yesterday afternoon just before she was scheduled to go into hospice. She’s had medical issues for a lot of her life, so this wasn’t completely out of the blue.

As far as work on here, the last few months have been tough, but the site and the work involved was a needed escape. Today, I’m going to keep plugging away and reaching out to recruits. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing, but there’s not much else I can do to help my family right now. But if things slow down in the next few weeks, just know that we’re doing the best we can on our end.

Appreciate everyone’s support on the message board. I’m lucky to be able to do this work for this web site.

anyone heard from these guys lately? Hope all is well!! Miss their posts!

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Dan and Raul will be at the Kohl Center for the annual Red/White Scrimmage.

Raul will post updates in this thread. Tips off at 4:00 PM.

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Howard rescheduled from earlier this year.

Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors

Terrapins’ Hemby, Buckeyes’ Ruggles, Nittany Lions’ Clifford, and Badgers’ Torchio garner accolades

Following Week 8 contests, the Big Ten Conference Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Players of the Week, and the Freshman of the Week were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:

Offensive Player of the Week

Sean Clifford, Penn State

QB – Sr. – Cincinnati, Ohio – St. Xavier

• Completed 23-of-31 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns to become the career completions leader at Penn State, passing Trace McSorley (720; 2015-18) in the Nittany Lions’ 45-17 victory against Minnesota
• On a 4-yard pass in the first quarter, Clifford became the second Nittany Lion to record 9,000 career passing yards
• Collected his 10th career game with 250+ passing yards and three or more passing touchdowns
• The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and second of the season
• Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Clifford (Sept. 5, 2022)

Defensive Player of the Week

John Torchio, Wisconsin

S – Sr. – Lafayette, Calif. – Campolindo

• Picked off a pair of passes in Wisconsin's win over Purdue, including a first-quarter interception that he returned for a touchdown
• The first Badger to record two interceptions and return one for a score in the same game since Natrell Jamerson did so against Northwestern in 2016
• Totaled a career-high 10 tackles, a team high in the win
• The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Kamo'I Latu (Oct. 10, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Noah Ruggles, Ohio State

K – Gr. – Odessa, Fla. – Steinbrenner

• Kicked four field goals early against Iowa's top-five defense to help Ohio State build a 26-10 lead on the way to a 54-10 victory
• Converted on four field goals (46, 41, 35, 26) and six PATs for a career-high 18-point day
• His four first-half field goals tie for the second most in a game in pro-gram history, matching eight other Buckeye placekickers
• Garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
• Last Ohio State Special Teams Player of the Week: Noah Ruggles (Nov. 1, 2021)

Freshman of the Week

Roman Hemby, Maryland

RB – Edgewood, Md. – The John Carroll School

• Rushed for a career-high 179 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Maryland’s win over Northwestern
• Scored the game-winning touchdown on a career-long 75-yard run with 3:33 remaining in the game to put the Terps ahead for good
• Forced 10 missed tackles on runs, the most by an Autonomy Five running back in the country this week
• Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jaishawn Barham (Oct. 10, 2022)

2022 Big Ten Football Players of the Week


Aug. 29

O: Chase Brown, RB, Jr., ILL

O: Ryan Hilinski, QB, Jr., NU

D: Cameron Mitchell, CB, Jr., NU

S: Luke Akers, P, Jr., NU

Sept. 5

O: Anthony Grant, RB, Jr., NEB

O: Sean Clifford, QB, Sr., PSU

D: Jacoby Windmon, DE/LB, Sr., MSU

S: Tory Taylor, P, Jr., IOWA

F: Roman Hemby, RB, MD

Sept. 12

O: Taulia Tagovailoa, QB, Jr., MD

O: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, So., OSU

D: Jacoby Windmon, DE/LB, Sr., MSU

S: Lukas Van Ness, DT, So., IOWA

F: Nicholas Singleton, RB, PSU


Sept. 19

O: C.J. Stroud, QB, So., OSU

D: Ji'Ayir Brown, S, Sr., PSU

S: Charles Campbell, PK, Jr., IND

F: Nicholas Singleton, RB, PSU


Sept. 26

O: Blake Corum, RB, Jr., MICH

O: Tanner Morgan, QB, Sr., MINN

D: Kaevon Merriweather, DB, Sr., IOWA

D: Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Sr., OSU

S: Tory Taylor, P, Jr., IOWA

F: Kaytron Allen, RB, PSU

Oct. 3

O: Miyan Williams, RB, Jr., OSU

D: Cam Allen, S, Sr., PUR

S: Barney Amor, P, Sr., PSU

F: Malcolm Hartzog, CB, NEB


Oct. 10

O: C.J. Stroud, QB, So., OSU

D: Kamo'I Latu, S, Jr., WIS

S: Fabrizio Pinton, K/P, Fr., ILL

F: Fabrizio Pinton, K/P, ILL

F: Jaishawn Barham, LB, MD


Oct. 17

O: Chase Brown, RB, Jr., ILL

O: Aidan O'Connell, QB, Sr., PUR

D: Jacoby Windmon, DE/LB, Sr., MSU

S: Jake Moody, K, Gr., MICH

F: Devin Mockobee, RB, PUR



Oct. 24

O: Sean Clifford, QB, Sr., PSU

D: John Torchio, S, Sr., WIS

S: Noah Ruggles, K, Gr., OSU

F: Roman Hemby, RB, MD

News and rumors from the recruiting trail:

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Port is finishing out a facilities tour today. Scheduled to speak with him this evening.