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Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football Podcast

Ryan Abraham and David Woods, Big Ten Football, College Football
The Podcast of Champions discusses Big Ten football on a weekly basis. Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the B1G programs on the football field, breaking down games, picking against the spread and keeping things interesting during the off-seasons.

Episodes

Introducing 'Inside College Basketball Now' with Jon Rothstein

Download Inside College Basketball Now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Inside College Basketball Now with Jon Rothstein is your courtside seat to the inner workings of the sport. Known for his unmatched insider knowledge, bold takes, and relentless coverage, Rothstein goes deep to deliver what’s really happening in college hoops. From breaking down the biggest storylines to in-depth interviews with the top coaches in the country, this podcast is your all-access pass to the pulse of the game — 365...

Jun 29, 202552 sec

Offseason Big Ten check-in plus Cam Rising finally retires

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods return to talk about a variety of news and notes from around the world of Big Ten football. The fellas talk about Sherrone Moore being suspended for two games this season, Michigan State firing its athletic director Alan Haller, UCLA making a big wave in the transfer portal by signing Nico Iamaleava, and, most importantly, Cam Rising finally ending his college career. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscri...

May 08, 20251 hr 34 min

🏀✏️NCAA Tournament preview/mega-pod spectacular: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander pick every March Madness game and reveal their brackets!

Sign up for our Bracket Challenge Ladies and Gentlemen. We made it. The all-encompassing NCAA Tournament preview that will take you from Dayton all the way to San Antonio. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander guide you through all 67 games and gives you an idea of the team that can win it all! 07:00 - South Region Breakdown 14:40 - Stay Or Hit Presented by Chumba Casino 19:00 - West Region Breakdown Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify a...

Mar 18, 20251 hr 22 min

Big Ten spring football on the horizon, Media Days announced for Vegas

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about spring football being just around the corner in the Big Ten. Spring football kicked off this week for the Boilermakers with new Purdue head football coach Barry Odom and other programs will be starting their allotment of 15 practices in the coming days and weeks. The fellas also discuss Big Ten Media Days moving to Las Vegas this year, maybe the greatest move in the history of college football. ...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 13 min

The Long Big Ten Offseason Begins

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about the start of the long Big Ten offseason. The fellas discuss the big news of Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly moving on to the NFL, and Matt Rhule opting out of a spring game due to "tampering." As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For th...

Feb 04, 20251 hr 18 min

Recapping the national championship game and the long offseason begins

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to (finally) recap Ohio State's victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff. The guys breakdown the game from the impressive 10 minute touchdown drive for the Fighting Irish to start the game, and the even more impressive answer by the Buckeyes who scored four-straight touchdowns to take a 28-7 lead out of the gate. The guys talk about OSU's domination throughout the playoffs, bouncing back after ...

Jan 28, 20251 hr 10 min

Recapping the College Football Playoff Semifinals, Previewing Ohio State vs. Notre Dame

In this edition of the Podcast of Champions, Dave and Ryan connect remotely (due to Ryan taking a spur of the moment trip to Southeast Asia for the second time in seven months) to recap the College Football Semifinals and preview the national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The fellas talk about the great season for Penn State, which lost to Notre Dame by 3 in one semifinal, and then the weird Ohio State/Texas game, which easily could have swung against the Buckeyes. They th...

Jan 20, 202552 min

Recapping Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota, Previewing the CFP Semifinals

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the Duke's Mayo Bowl where Virginia Tech faced off against Minnesota. Head coach PJ Fleck was doused with mayonnaise after the Golden Gophers took down the Hokies 24-10 in Charlotte. The guys then preview both games from the College Football Playoff Semifinals, where Ohio State takes on Texas and Penn State faces off against Notre Dame. There is the potential to be an all-Big Ten finals in the first ...

Jan 08, 20251 hr 4 min

Recapping Big Ten Playoff Games, Previewing Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the SIX Big Ten bowl/playoff games from this week, including Ohio State whomping Oregon in the Rose Bowl and Penn State outclassing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. The guys also preview the next bowl game on the slate: Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBo...

Jan 03, 20251 hr 42 min

Recapping post-Christmas bowl games and previewing the B1G New Year's bowls and CFP quarterfinals

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the three post-Christmas bowl games with Rutgers losing a heartbreaker to Kansas State, USC coming from behind to beat Texas A&M and Nebraska holding on to take down Boston College in Yankees Stadium. The guys also preview the next round of bowl games for New Year's with Iowa, Michigan, Washington. Illinois and Minnesota all in action. They also will preview and pick the quarterfinals of the Coll...

Dec 30, 20241 hr 15 min

Recapping First Round of Playoffs, Previewing Post-Christmas Bowl Games

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the first round of Playoff games from Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State. The fellas then also talk about the other bowl games for the Big Ten, including Rutgers vs. Kansas State in the Rate Bowl, USC vs. Texas A&M in the Vegas Bowl, and Nebraska vs. Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G gam...

Dec 23, 20241 hr 10 min

Previewing Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Opening Round

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the Big Ten in opening round action in the CFP. Indiana kicks things off on Friday with the Battle for Indiana against Notre Dame. On Saturday, Penn State takes on SMU, while Ohio State tilts against Tennessee. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video s...

Dec 18, 202457 min

Recapping the Big Ten Championship Game, Previewing Bowl Season

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 45-37 win for Oregon in the Big Ten title game against Penn State. The fellas also talk about bowl season, with four Big Ten teams heading to the Playoff. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube ...

Dec 13, 20241 hr 21 min

Recapping the final week of the B1G regular season, including Michigan's epic win over Ohio State

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including Michigan's epic 13-10 win over No. 2 Ohio State in The Game. We also recap No. 1 Oregon's blowout win over Washington in their rivalry game. In non-conference action, USC fell to Notre Dame, while UCLA closed strong to beat Fresno State to end the season. We also recap Minnesota beating Wisconsin, Iowa declining to offense at all against Nebraska and still winning,...

Dec 03, 20241 hr 50 min

Previewing the final week of the regular season in the Big Ten, including UW/Oregon and Michigan/OSU

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including rivalry matchups between Oregon and Washington in a nightcap and Michigan and Ohio State in the 9 a.m. slot. We'll also preview non-conference matchups for USC, against Notre Dame, and UCLA, against Fresno State. In other conference action, Minnesota takes on Wisconsin, Nebraska travels to Iowa, Illinois plays Northwestern, Rutgers matches up against Michigan Sta...

Nov 27, 20241 hr 13 min

Recapping week 13 in the Big Ten, including No. 2 Ohio State finally hanging an L on No. 5 Indiana

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the win for No. 2 Ohio State over No. 5 Indiana. We'll also recap the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State kicked things off, with the Spartans winning and hanging onto their hopes of bowl eligibility. No. 25 Illinois won a wild and crazy one against Rutgers, and we'll also recap No. 4 Penn State's treacherous trip t...

Nov 24, 20241 hr 15 min

Previewing week 13 in the Big Ten, including the HUGE top 5 matchup between Indiana and Ohio State

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the titanic matchup between No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Ohio State. We'll also preview the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC, with both teams scrapping for bowl eligibility. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State will kick things off for the weekend, with the Spartans hanging onto hope of bowl eligibility. In a pair of potentially dangerous road games, No...

Nov 21, 20241 hr 31 min

Recapping week 12 in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon escaping Wisconsin with a narrow win

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon's treacherous trip to Wisconsin that nearly turned into a loss. They also recap UCLA's loss to Washington, which saw the Huskies earn bowl eligibility. The guys also cover No. 2 Ohio State's systematic beatdown of Northwestern, while Illinois took care of business against Michigan State. No. 4 Penn State decimated Purdue, while Nebraska lost yet anot...

Nov 18, 20241 hr 33 min

Previewing week 12 in the Big Ten, featuring No. 1 Oregon heading on the road to Wisconsin

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon traveling to Wisconsin on Saturday night. We'll also preview UCLA heading to Washington, in a game that could be decisive for both teams in terms of bowl eligibility. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ohio State will take on Northwestern in Evanston, while Michigan State will travel to Illinois, needing the win to keep dreams of bowl eligibility alive. No. 4 Penn S...

Nov 14, 20241 hr 13 min

Recapping week 11 in the Big Ten, including No. 8 Indiana surviving a scare against Michigan

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including No. 8 Indiana surviving a scare at home against Michigan. We'll also recap UCLA's upset win over Iowa, as well as Minnesota dropping its first game in five weeks to Rutgers on the road. Meanwhile, No. 1 Oregon hosted Maryland, and despite some early struggles, pulled away for a comfortable, though not pretty, win. Washington went into State College and got trounced...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 19 min

Previewing week 11 in the Big Ten, with Washington traveling to Penn State and Iowa taking on UCLA

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including Washington's trip to No. 6 Penn State on Saturday evening. We also cover Iowa's Friday night trip to the Rose Bowl to take on a suddenly surging UCLA team. Minnesota will look to continue its winning streak on the road at Rutgers. The Killer Cignetti and the No. 8 Hoosiers will try to stay undefeated -- and get to ten wins -- against Michigan at home. Meanwhile, ...

Nov 07, 20241 hr 7 min

Recapping week ten in the Big Ten, including Ohio State's win over Penn State and much more

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week ten games in the Big Ten, including Ohio State's 20-13 win over Penn State in Happy Valley. We also cover No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana exerting their dominance over the Michigan schools on the road. Minnesota continues to surge, with a convincing win over Illinois on the road. In unranked action, Iowa blew out Wisconsin, and Northwestern won the battle of the basement against Purdue. USC once again f...

Nov 04, 20241 hr 15 min

Previewing week ten in the Big Ten, including a clash between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week ten games in the Big Ten, with the big headliner the titanic clash between No. 4 Ohio State traveling to Happy Valley to take on No. 3 Penn State at 9 a.m. on Saturday. No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana have tricky road trips of their own, with the schools heading to Michigan to take on Michigan and Michigan State respectively. No. 24 Illinois will host a surging Minnesota, that just blew out Maryland a...

Oct 31, 20241 hr 15 min

Recapping week nine in the Big Ten, including No. 4 Ohio State's close call with Nebraska

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week nine games in the Big Ten, which featured three top ten teams in action, and two of them receiving scares from their opponents. On Friday, Rutgers went to Los Angeles to take on USC, and it was all Trojans, with the game eventually ending in a comfortable blowout. Saturday, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State each received scares from Wisconsin and Nebraska respectively before ultimately prevailing. N...

Oct 28, 20241 hr 27 min

Previewing week nine in the Big Ten, featuring No. 20 Illinois traveling to No. 1 Oregon

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week nine games in the Big Ten, which features several intriguing matchups, headlined by a ranked-on-ranked tilt on Saturday. The action will get started on Friday at 8 p.m. with Rutgers traveling to USC to take on the Trojans. Both teams are coming off of a loss, with the Scarlet Knights dropping a home game to UCLA and USC losing to Maryland on the road. On Saturday at 9 a.m., Nebraska, fresh off a blowo...

Oct 24, 20241 hr 41 min

Recapping week eight in the Big Ten including Indiana's reign of terror taking out Nebraska

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight that featured the buzzsaw that is Indiana football as the Hoosiers absolutely dismantled Nebraska 56-7. The action got started on Friday night with Oregon's trip to Purdue, shutting out the Boilermakers who scored 49 points the previous week. In the Saturday morning games we saw Indiana roll, Illinois take down Michigan in the only battle between ranked teams ...

Oct 21, 20241 hr 31 min

Previewing week 8 in the Big Ten featuring No. 24 Michigan on the road at No. 22 Illinois

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight, including another ranked-on-ranked matchup with No. 24 Michigan coming off a bye on the road taking on No. 22 Illinois coming off that 50-49 overtime thriller. Both teams are 2-1 in conference play and need a victory to keep any hopes of making the conference championship game alive. Outside of that game in Champaign, the rest of the slate doesn't pack the ...

Oct 16, 20241 hr 6 min

Recapping week seven in the Big Ten including Oregon topping Ohio State in an instant classic

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven that featured a top-3 matchup between Big Ten blueblood Ohio State visiting the new kid on the block Oregon. The massive buildup to the game was warranted as the contest itself delivered all of the drama, excitement and huge plays by elite athletes for all 60 minutes. When the dust settled the Ducks were victorious but both teams came away looking like they ca...

Oct 14, 20241 hr 37 min

Previewing week 7 in the Big Ten including the HUGE battle between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven, including a titanic clash between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country. No. 2 Ohio State takes on No. 3 Oregon in Eugene, which figures to be a raucous environment. No. 4 Penn State also goes on the road to take on a wounded but dangerous USC team in the Coliseum. Washington heads east to see what it can accomplish against Iowa, while Minnesota heads we...

Oct 09, 20241 hr 6 min

Recapping week six in the Big Ten including Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon flexing their muscles

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that featured a pair of top-11 teams losing on the road, a few of the conference front runners cruising to decisive wins and Indiana with another comfortable victory, becoming the first program in the Big Ten to reach bowl eligibility. Ohio State took Iowa out to the woodshed and the Buckeyes are making an argument that they should be considered the best team in...

Oct 07, 20241 hr 29 min
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