Last week, I attempted to pick every Big Ten game in Week 13 of the college football season. Last week, I finally had my first perfect week of the season. Could I do it again this week?
Let's take a look and see at how my picks fared:
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOhio State over Rutgers
"Don't overthink this one."
Ohio State unsurprisingly dominated in this one.
Record: 1-0
Northwestern over Minnesota
"Northwestern goes bowling."
Thanks largely to Minnesota's kicker, Northwestern is indeed going bowling!
Record: 2-0
Oregon over USC
"Give the Trojans credit for their impressive comeback against Iowa last week, but Oregon is a different animal."
Oregon was indeed a different animal.
Record: 3-0
Iowa over Michigan State
"The Spartans still do not have a win in Big Ten play this year. That continues Saturday."
Thanks to an Iowa walk-off field goal, Michigan State remains winless in Big Ten play.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRecord: 4-0
Michigan over Maryland
"Michigan takes care of business and sets up a massive rivalry matchup with Ohio State next week."
USC remains the only Big Ten team to have beaten Michigan this year.
Record: 5-0
Penn State over Nebraska
"Penn State gets a win in the final home game for its star-studded senior class and moves closer to bowl eligibility."
I picked Penn State to win, but I thought Nebraska would at least keep the game competitive. It was not.
Record: 6-0
Illinois over Wisconsin
"Illinois's win over USC continues to look more impressive by the week. The Illini have three losses, but two of them are to Ohio State and Indiana."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOf course, right after I praise Illinois, they go out and lay an egg against one of the worst teams in the conference.
Record: 6-1
Washington over UCLA
"This feels like massive game for Jedd Fisch. After losing to a horrible Wisconsin team two weeks ago, he cannot afford to lay another egg against hapless UCLA—who could be playing its final home game at the Rose Bowl."
How fitting would it be for UCLA's final home game at the Rose Bowl to be a blowout loss?
Overall Record: 7-1
Overall Performance
I was so close to another perfect week. Alas, Illinois had to go and let me down. Shame on you, Brett Bielema.
Bring on rivalry week!
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Revisiting Adam Bradford's Big Ten football predictions for Week 13
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