Bleav in Big Ten

Nov 20 2024 104 ep. 30 mins
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Bleav in the Big Ten, hosted by Rhett Lewis and Tom Hannifan. Rhett is dedicated to everything related to the Big Ten Conference. Rhett Lewis grew up with the Big Ten as a legacy sports experience. His Father attended Indiana University and was an athletic trainer on the Hoosier's 1967 Rose Bowl team. Rhett followed those footsteps to Bloomington, where he competed as a wide receiver for IU from 2001-2005. After graduating with a Master's degree in Sports Communication, Rhett began a career in sports media, serving as a host at NFL Network for the last decade. He remains immensely passionate and involved in college football and has also served as the color analyst for Indiana Football Radio for the previous two years. Tom Hannifan co-host of State of State is a Penn State grad and was raised in the Philadelphia area. Hannifan was hired by WWE as a lead play-by-play announcer in 2012. Tom has been the voice of TNA Wrestling since 2022, and has worked in sports broadcasting with ESPN Radio, NBC Sports Philadelphia, SiriusXM, FanDuel Sports Network, and CBS Radio.

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GAME OF THE YEAR: Ohio State vs Indiana with Kathryn Tappen

Nov 20 2024 46 mins  
Join the Big Ten guys this week as they record a very special edition of the Bleav in Big Ten show with very special guest Kathryn Tappen all about what many are considering the biggest college football game of the regular season, Ohio State vs Indiana. What happens if Ohio State wins, would that put Indiana out of the playoffs? But we go further and ask the question no one else se

Oregon vs Wisconsin was the event of the week

Nov 18 2024 31 mins  
Rhett and Tom are BACK this week to talk college football this past weekend in the greatest conference this world has to offer, the Big Ten. Exciting things happened as two storied franchises collided in Wisconsin vs Oregon, resulting in an extremely close Oregon victory, allowing them to keep their one seed which now looks like a lot shakier of a hold than it had before. The guys

Large Big Ten representation at the top of CFB + Big Noon controversy with Matt Simms

Nov 14 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, Tom Hannifan is joined by Matt Simms of the Simms Complete podcast (among many other things) in order to talk all the latest in Big Ten, especially when it comes to the teams that are currently sitting atop the College Football rankings in Oregon, Ohio State and Indiana. The pair also tackles the ongoing controversy about the failings of Big Noon kickoff, is it goo

Curt Cignetti's Gritty Victory and Why Indiana is Playoff Bound

Nov 11 2024 30 mins  
Rhett Lewis and Tom Hannifan recap the weekend action in the Big Ten and preview the upcoming matchups. They begin by discussing Indiana's gritty win over Michigan, which improved their record to 10-0. This victory marked Indiana's closest margin of the season, and they emphasized the minimal offensive output in the second half. Looking ahead to their matchup against Ohio State, Rh

Top teams of Big Ten so far, what's legit and what isn't with Max Chadwick

Nov 06 2024 15 mins  
In yet another exciting episode of Bleav in Big Ten Rhett and Tom are joined by the ever-knowledgable PFF College Football Analyst Max Chadwick in order to talk the best of the best in the Big Ten this year. The guys start off with a conversation about Indiana on both sides of the ball and then move on to talk about Ohio States secondary. The podcast is rounded out by conversations

Ohio State victorious over Penn State, rematch coming in the Big Ten Championship?

Nov 04 2024 31 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of the always exciting, Bleav in Big Ten show hosted by Rhett Lewis and Tom Hanafin! In this one, the guys tackle the crazy Big Ten matchup we all saw play out this past week between Ohio State and Penn State, which resulted in an Ohio State victory, unfortunately for Tom, and what the ramifications of the game are for the College Football Playoff pi

Penn State vs Ohio State w/ FOX Sports’ Rob Stone

Oct 31 2024 26 mins  
Rhett Lewis and Tom Hannifan welcome Fox Sports Rob Stone to dive into the Penn State vs. Ohio State showdown. They discuss the intense prep for Big Noon Saturday, breaking down why Ohio State has no margin for error this week, the unique challenges both teams face, and the high stakes on the line. The conversation covers Ohio State’s leadership dynamics, the atmosphere surroundi

Penn State beats Wisconsin, Indiana continues surging + more stories from around the Big Ten!

Oct 28 2024 33 mins  
Rhett is back this week with his favorite guest, who is now going to be a permanent co-host of the Bleav in Big Ten show; Tom Hanafin, in order to talk all the latest in big time Big Ten news. This past weekend came with no shortage of big ten happenings such as the fiery game between Penn State & Wisconsin as well as Illinois & Oregon. We keep the show going by touching in on Mich

Indiana's Athletic Director shares insights into recent success

Oct 23 2024 22 mins  
Rhett is joined this episode by a very special guest, Scott Dolson who is the sitting Athletic Director of the University of Indiana, which is also his alma matter. Scott takes us through his first conversation with Curt Cignetti that helped him land the job that seems to be going extremely well so far as well as what next years College Football picture might look like when the new

Guest Guy Haberman : Tayven Jackson Taking Over For Kurtis Rourke

Oct 22 2024 25 mins  
Guy Haberman joins Rhett Lewis to discuss the transition within the new Big Ten. As they recap the Nebraska vs. Indiana game, they talk about Indiana's dominance and how the indefinite absence of Kurtis Rourke due to injury could impact the Hoosiers, with backup quarterback Tayven Jackson now stepping up. Guy also shares a funny story involving his brother, Trayce Jackson-Davis, wh