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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 39 MIN

Northwestern, Big Ten Week 1 Overreactions With ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg

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ESPN senior college football writer Adam Rittenberg joins the show to dissect Northwestern’s 34–18 win over FCS powerhouse South Dakota State. He and Zach react to Aidan Chiles’s debut and the offense looking more explosive, even with an offensive line that still needs some work. They also discuss the defense’s typical bend-don’t-break performance and where the unit can improve. After a brief look ahead to the Colorado game in Week 3, the two whip around the Big Ten to discuss the results that they were most impressed with and surprised them the most. 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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Zach is joined by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg to overreact to Northwestern’s Week 1 win over South Dakota State. The two discuss the new, big-play offense, early injuries and another bend-not-break defense before jumping around to analyze other results in the Big Ten.

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