Wayne Bonner did not make the trip, on an eligibility issue. The NCAA denied a waiver for unspecified circumstances, and Marshall is appealing. We’ll know the verdict by next week, but you never hold your breath… Kellen Harris is dressed and warming up with the other linebackers. He’s giving it a go.

A few quick thoughts, because I surely am not blogging in-game. Again, my deadlines are outrageous.

–This is my fourth game at The Horseshoe, two as a writer and two as a paying customer. There should never, ever be Thursday night games in Columbus. The traffic was murder.

What genius came up the Big Ten divisions? Let’s see: Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana, Penn State, … and I’m already starting to forget. I wonder if the division names will be as forgettable as the ACC’s “Atlantic” and “Coastal.”

Even worse, Ohio State and Michigan are separated, with means we could get two of those games in two weeks. Now, I’ve been at an Ohio State-Michigan game (1994), and there’s nothing like it. But we don’t need two in two weeks.

This shouldn’t have been hard. There are six teams in the Eastern Time Zone — Ohio State, Penn State, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State. Six are in the Central — Illinois, Northwestern, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. And don’t give me the “lopsided” crapola, either…

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