If you were told that Duke, Kentucky and Kansas were all 3–0, you might assume that it is mid-November and basketballs are flying into hoops.
Oh, but no! The Blue Devils, Wildcats and Jayhawks are a combined 9–0 in the sport of football. Indiana is 3–0, too, and so is Syracuse, Maryland, Tulane and Rutgers! It’s a smorgasbord of not-so-football schools playing well in football, and it’s a great thing for the sport. In fact, two of these teams meet next week, when the Dukies travel to Lawrence, Kansas.
Meanwhile, the super conference that is the Big Ten took it on the chin in a few nonconference bouts.