USC vs. Indiana Playoff Stakes & Big Ten Upset Watch

We mentioned this game a little bit earlier, but your takeaway on it, what you think this game and the ramifications it's going to have with this one, SC and Indiana. It's a big football game for both football teams this weekend. I mean, it might be an elimination game for whoever loses this game because of where Indiana being down at number nine in the rankings and not having any good games left on the schedule unless they're able to get into the Big Ten championship. USC obviously has to win to have a chance if they lose, but they're out. But yeah, that's where Indiana lacking the good wins on the schedule that just didn't materialize because of how the Big Ten is this year, and they didn't schedule anything difficult in the non-conference. This is your best chance at a ranked win. And you've got to have this one to solidify yourself in the college football playoff. If Indiana wins this game, they're in the playoff. I think that's it. So there's a lot of stakes on this game for both of these teams as it relates to the playoff. Illinois-UCLA, a lot of conversation we had today so far on UCLA. Could this be a trip-up game here? Maybe, you know, it is Illinois having to go to UCLA when Big Ten teams have to go out west. It typically doesn't go well. It is a Friday game, but Illinois played Friday last week, so it's not a short week for them. It is a short week then for UCLA. UCLA is a 10-point favorite in this game, which is kind of high, but I think that's pricing in what I mentioned before, which is that UCLA is undefeated, I'm sorry, 9-0 against the spread this year. Illinois, the quarterback's back. The defense was really bad to start the year. They fired their coordinator. They've gotten a little bit better. Brett Bielema, he could play spoiler and then come out after the game and say, this is why the Big Ten is so good. We're such a deep conference. UCLA shouldn't be here. He likes to carry the banner for the Big Ten. And maybe that comes in an upset, or maybe UCLA is 10-0.