Many of us thought that the Big Ten was the best conference in football this season. It still might be the deepest, but the top three teams took a hit last night.
The big game of course was the Ohio State/Texas matchup in the Horseshoe. Vince Young led Texas to a spectacular late touchdown to snach a victory from the Buckeyes. The football game lived up to all the pregame hype, and it’s a shame either team had to lose. Both Vince Young and A.J. Hawke showed why they are special football players. Too bad we don’t have a playoff system in college football, because I’m sure both fans would love to see these teams play again. Now Texas has a clear shot at playing for the National Championship if they can finally manage a win over Oklahoma.
No. 3 Michigan lost at home against the resurgent Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The Michigan offense looked very weak, as Chad Henne looked more like a freshman quarterback. Charlie Weis has Notre Dame playing great football, and they’ll get another good test next week against Michigan State.
Finally, No. 8 Iowa got creamed by Iowa State. The Hawkeyes lost their quarterback in the second quarter, but that’s no excuse for their poor performance yesterday. maybe this Iowa team was overrated.
Each of these teams will probably bounce back to have good seasons, but for a while no Big Ten team will be part of the national Championship controversy, That may change as more teams get knocked off, but for now the Big Ten will have to sit on the sidelines.
