Offseason Vibe Checks 2025: The Big Ten

Rodger Sherman joins Alex and Richard for a checkup on all 18 teams in the beefy Big Ten, as our Offseason Vibe Check series rolls on:* Ohio State won the national championship. That’s pretty good! Both the team and coaching staff are about to look a lot different.* Penn State faces its "national championship or go away” season* Washington is very hard to figure out* Michigan might have had the best non-OSU run of any team in the country from Thanksgiving through Signing Day* Purdue welcomes Barry Odom to a difficult gig* Nebraska has a notably quiet offseason as Dana Holgorsen, a late-season hire from 2024, tries to fix the offense* UCLA starts more or less from scratch, again* Iowa makes a portal addition to be very excited about* Wisconsin makes portal additions to be less excited about* Indiana has a chance to avoid a massive decline (?)* Minnesota needs to replace wideout production but has an intriguing QB* Oregon just keeps on chugging on the trail* Maryland is lining up a major recruiting win but needs to keep it together, not just through Signing Day but well beyond* Michigan State’s talent acquisition is going in the wrong direction* Rutgers shows encouraging signs* USC faces a truly make-or-break year* Illinois and Bret Bielema are change agents for CFB’s rules* Northwestern gets the full Rodger explanationProducer: Anthony VitoHosts: Alex Kirshner, Richard JohnsonGuest: Rodger Sherman This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe