by Jordan Beckley The Summer is great for many things. It’s great for beach vacations and being on the water. Summer is the time for blockbuster movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer. Perhaps most importantly, Summer is the best time of year to think about your favorite team and worry about that one position you’re weak…
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The Biggest Key to Every Big Ten Team’s Success
by Sean Szymczak Illinois: RB Production Chase Brown the driving force behind Illinois’ offense last season. He accounted for 62% of the team’s carries and 72% of the team’s total rush yards. His replacements – Reggie Love III and Josh McCray – had a combined 372 yards on 4.2 yards per carry. The Illini can’t…
The 5 Most Interesting Teams for the 2023 College Football Season
by Jordan Beckley We are 24 days away from when Nebraska travels to Minnesota to kickoff Big Ten College football. Just three more Saturdays until CFB is back. That day can’t come soon enough. While we wait impatiently, I wanted to write about my 5 most interesting teams (one from each power 5 conference) for…
Ed Cooley’s Big Move
by Jordan Beckley Ed Cooley took a leap of faith and left Providence to coach Georgetown. To Friar faithful, it was a betrayal. To Hoya fans, Cooley brings promise. For Ed Cooley, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Big East has dominated the offseason storylines in College Basketball. One story is UConn…
2023 Big Ten Football Tiers
by Sean Szymczak Championship Contenders Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan For the majority of the past couple decades, Ohio State has been the only team that could legitimately call themselves a national title contender. Michigan joined OSU at the top of the conference a couple years ago. Now, for the first time since the Joe…
9 Big Ten Recruiting Battles to Watch
by Jordan Beckley We are in a slow period for Recruiting but it is about to heat up. The Big Ten is battling for some of the biggest names on the 2024 market. Here is everything you need to know about 9 of the biggest recruiting battles involving Big Ten teams. Rumors are always swirling…
2023 Preseason All-Big Ten Teams
by Sean Szymczak 1st-team All-Big Ten Offense QB: Taulia Tagovailoa (Maryland) RB: Braelon Allen (Wisconsin) RB: Donovan Edwards (Michigan) WR: Marvin Harrison Jr (Ohio State) WR: Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State) WR: Isaiah Williams (Illinois) TE: Corey Dyches (Maryland) T: Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State) T: Jack Nelson (Wisconsin) G: Zak Zinter (Michigan) G: Matthew Jones (Ohio…
An Amateur Scouting Report for the 2023 Big Ten Basketball Class: Part 4 (Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin & Michigan State)
The Floor Slap is releasing a scouting report for every Freshmen player coming into the Big Ten. We are going to break down each player, project their first year impact, and categorize each school’s class from 1 to 5. In Part Four we have Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska & Wisconsin. Michigan 1 Commit – 10th…
The Future of College Football
by Sean Szymczak An arms race in college football is impending. The two biggest powers in the sport – the Big Ten and SEC – will be at 16 teams in 2024. With the Big Ten already sniffing around the Pac-12 and ACC for potential new members to take their member count up to as…
2023 Big Ten Football Unit Preview: Defensive Backs
In the final installment of The Floor Slap’s position unit rankings – part of our 2023 College Football Preview – we dig into the Big Ten’s pass defenses. Michigan, Penn State, and Iowa will once again boast some of the best secondaries in all of college football. Ohio State and Wisconsin could be right on…