ESPN.com: ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State will start 5-0 and Michigan can win 8 games

Posted on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 : 12:02 p.m.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit says Ohio State still has the talent to open the season 5-0 and head into its Oct. 8 game against Nebraska unbeaten. And he's impressed with the Michigan football team, saying eight victories is a realistic goal for first-year coach Brady Hoke.

"There's so much momentum right now in Ann Arbor, and I think it's legitimate," he said.

See all of Herbstreit's comments on the Big Ten Conference in this ESPN video:

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