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The Paul Bunyan Trophy is up for grabs this weekend as Michigan and Michigan State do battle on Saturday night in East Lansing. Michigan State comes in at 2-4, riding a four game losing streak and reeling from a titanic collapse against Rutgers last weekend in Piscataway. Their offense didn't have a bad outing and were boasting a new QB, so plenty to talk about today:    The Film: Due to the elevation of Katin Houser to the starting QB job, I had to go with last week's defeat at Rut...

What is this diary? After each week, I take a deep dive into the box scores and team pages from Pro Football Focus, Game on Paper, College Football Data, and more websites for as many Big Ten teams as I can manage. I try to cover as many teams as I can each week, but life often makes that impossible. (This week, it didn't! I covered every team that played! [Kinda.]) I try to generate a couple blurbs based on the statistics I find compelling from each game/team.

Hamp Fay spent two seasons with the Spartans before entering the portal last week.

Tyneil Hopper joined the Spartans in the offseason for this final year of eligibility.

Hamp Fay moved from quarterback to safety to tight end last season.

The tight end is heading into his third season with the Spartans.

Running back Jaren Mangham officially signed with Michigan State on Wednesday, rejoining the head coach who brought him to Colorado.

Last week I looked at changes in the rosters in the B1G East so far in the offseason. Today we will do the same for the B1G West. The NFL Draft declaration date has come and gone, so we have some more clarity, though transfers are still in the process of deciding. As I said with the East piece, my plan is to come back through in a couple months and take a look at how the dust settled on these respective rosters.    Purdue EXITS The Boilermakers have had a busy offseason, with their most notabl...

Engram will have two years of eligibility remaining.

With the National Championship Game taking place last night, the 2022 College Football Season has now come to an end. The offseason, which began as many as six or seven weeks ago for some teams, is now in full-swing for everyone. The transfer portal opened in December and many teams have seen significant losses and additions via the portal, while the NFL Draft decision date is coming up. Moreover, coaching staffs are being reshuffled across the country and so there is no shortage of news. If you...