Every Friday, area advertisers have been matching their skills against Herald & Review’s Executive Sports Editor Mark Tupperin predicting the outcome of BIG TEN football games. We invite you to follow along as they take on the Tupper Challenge.

Week 1 OverallSmith Tire 10-1 19-2Decatur Earthmover 9-2 18-3B&C Television 9-2 18-3Mark Tupper 8-3 17-4Country Financial Insurance 8-3 17-4Staley Credit Union 8-3 17-4Air King 7-4 16-5Decatur Pool & Spa 7-4 16-5Midwest Basements 6-5 15-6Saturday, September 19

Eastern Michigan at Michigan

California at Minnesota

Temple at Penn State

Wofford at Wisconsin

Ohio State at Toledo

Northwestern at Syracuse

Indiana at Akron

Michigan State at Notre Dame

Arizona at Iowa

Northern Illinois at Purdue

Mark TupperExecutive Sports Editor

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternAkron

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternAkron

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

Air King Steve Fisher IIAir King

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio StateSyracuse

AkronNotre Dame

IowaPurdue

Decatur Pool & SpaDave MunsonDecatur Pool & Spa

MichiganMinnesotaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternIndiana

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

Country FinancialJeff LudwickCountry Financial

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio StateSyracuse

AkronNotre Dame

IowaPurdue

Decatur EarthmoverKim CarlsonDecatur Earthmover

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternIndiana

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

Midwest BasementsSteve JonesMidwest Basements

WEEK 3 GAMES

STANDINGS:

THIS WEEKS WINNER!

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternIndiana

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

Staley Credit UnionDoug DehorityStaley Credit UnionSmith Tire

TR FlynnSmith Tire Michigan

CaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternAkron

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

MichiganCaliforniaPenn StateWisconsinOhio State

NorthwesternIndiana

Notre DameIowa

Purdue

B&C TelevisionBarb HodgesB&C Television

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