Week 1: We predict all 14 Big Ten football games

Every week during the 2014 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a different Big Ten beat writer make their Big Ten picks. This week, it's Illinois writer Bob Asumessen joining us. We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.

See our predictions below and scroll down to vote for your winners in this post.

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Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
Week 1 picks: Minnesota 35, Eastern Illinois 13; Washington State 38, Rutgers 28; Michigan State 38, Jacksonville State 9; UCF 27, Penn State 24; Illinois 40, Youngstown 23; Indiana 55, Indiana State 24; Iowa 29, Northern Iowa 17; Michigan 29, Appalachian State 13; Purdue 28, Western Michigan 14; Ohio State 30, Navy 20; Maryland 33, James Madison 10; Nebraska 41, Florida Atlantic 14; Northwestern 30, Cal 29; LSU 21, Wisconsin 20

Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
Week 1 picks: Minnesota 27, Eastern Illinois 21; Rutgers 28, Washington State 24; Michigan State 38, Jacksonville State 0; Penn State 24, UCF 20; Illinois 31, Youngstown State 24; Indiana 63, Indiana State 27; Iowa 35, Northern Iowa 21; Michigan 38, Appalachian State 24; Purdue 17, Western Michigan 14; Ohio State 38, Navy 21; Maryland 42, James Madison 10; Nebraska 34, Florida Atlantic 17; Cal 27, Northwestern 21; LSU 27, Wisconsin 24

Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
Week 1 picks: Minnesota 31, Eastern Illinois 13; Washington State 34, Rutgers 27; Michigan State 40, Jacksonville State 3; Penn State 27, UCF 23; Illinois 37, Youngstown State 20; Indiana 41, Indiana State 21; Iowa 34, Northern Iowa 13; Michigan 30, Appalachian State 13; Purdue 20, Western Michigan 16; Ohio State 37, Navy 17; Maryland 40, James Madison 23; Nebraska 41, Florida Atlantic 23; Cal 33, Northwestern 31; LSU 30, Wisconsin 24

Bob Asmussen, news-gazette.com (@BobAsmussen)
Week 1 picks: Minnesota 45, Eastern Illinois 14; Washington State 21, Rutgers 20; Michigan State 50, Jacksonville State 0; Penn State 28, UCF 21; Illinois 42, Youngstown State 20; Indiana 59, Indiana State 12; Iowa 57, Northern Iowa 14; Michigan 34, Appalachian State 32; Purdue 38, Western Michigan 21; Ohio State 39, Navy 9; Maryland 30, James Madison 20; Nebraska 48, Florida Atlantic 6; Northwestern 33, Cal 23; Wisconsin 24, LSU 21

Big Ten fans
Week 1 picks: See polls below

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VOTE ON WEEK 1 WINNERS

THURSDAY

Minnesota 42, Eastern Illinois 20 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Rutgers 41, Washington State 38

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FRIDAY

Michigan State 45, Jacksonville State 7 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

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SATURDAY

Penn State 26, UCF 24

Illinois 28, Youngstown State 17 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Indiana 28, Indiana State

Iowa 31, Northern Iowa 23 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Michigan 52, Appalachian State 14

Ohio State 34, Navy 17 (Baltimore)

Purdue 43, Western Michigan 34

Maryland 52, James Madison 7 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 (Watch replay on BTN2Go)

Cal 31, Northwestern 24

Wisconsin vs. LSU (Houston) – 9 p.m. ET, ESPN