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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 42 MIN

10 Big Ten Position Battles Starting to Have Winners + Penn State DL Surging + Indiana Getting Serious

from The Big Ten Huddle Podcast · host JR + Bleav

Big Ten football news: Iowa’s QB battle, Indiana’s Rylan Gandy vs. A.J. Harris, Ohio State’s Jay Timmons, plus USC, Nebraska, Minnesota, UCLA and Michigan position battles are starting to separate as fall camp heats up. Big Ten fall camp is reaching the point where some “open” position battles aren't looking quite so open anymore. JR and Zach Guggenheim break down the Big Ten players beginning to pull ahead, including Jeremy Heklinski and Hank Brown at Iowa quarterback, Indiana's surprising cornerback competition, Ohio State's nickel situation, Nebraska's secondary, Minnesota's offensive line and secondary, USC's defensive front and more. The biggest question may be at Iowa. If Heklinski really is separating, could the Hawkeyes suddenly have the quarterback play needed to become a serious playoff threat? Plus: Why Indiana's cornerback battle should scare Big Ten opponents The concern with Ohio State potentially starting a freshman at nickel Encouraging developments for Nebraska and USC Why Penn State's defensive line is getting much bigger What the philosophical change could mean against elite Big Ten offensive lines Indiana's major Memorial Stadium investment Why the Hoosiers are beginning to operate like a program expecting sustained success The Big Ten Huddle is presented by FanDuel. JR is joined by Zach Guggenheim to break down the latest Big Ten football news, fall camp developments and storylines from around the conference. CHAPTERS 0:00 Big Ten position battles are heating up 2:18 Ten battles starting to produce winners 5:13 Iowa's QB battle could change everything 12:50 Indiana's surprising cornerback battle 17:10 Ohio State's freshman nickel decision 20:05 Nebraska, USC and Minnesota quick hits 22:24 Penn State's defensive line got MUCH bigger 32:21 Indiana invests big in Memorial Stadium 40:27 Big Ten football is almost here ️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5102755454124032 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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