It was a crazy Saturday in college football, as No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Washington all lost, promising big changes in next week’s College Football Playoff poll. It was the first time since October 1985 that three top-four teams lost on the same day.
If you’re scoring at home, that’s six wins in a row for Penn State—the first time since 1994 that the program has won six Big Ten games in succession. But this 45-31 victory at Indiana may have been one of the more impressive of them all for what has become one of the most surprising teams.
Could Minnesota make the playoff? How good is Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight? And does any team have a more critical three-game finish than Nebraska? BTN,.com senior writer Tom Dienhart offers up his weekly Big Ten football thoughts.
Every season includes a raft of surprises. And, the 2016 campaign is no different in the Big Ten. Two of the biggest: Michigan State's fall and Penn State's rise.
It’s a season of transition for Illinois, as Lovie Smith puts his stamp on a program looking to turn the corner and move up the food chain in the Big Ten West. And running back Kendrick Foster is doing his part.
Four Big Ten teams in the top 10. Five Big Ten teams total. No. 3 Michigan and No. 5 Ohio State pace the quintet, while Penn State replaces Nebraska at No. 10. See the full poll inside.