BTN.com staff, September 3, 2014

Every week during the 2014 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer make their Big Ten picks. This week, Iowa writer Marc Morehouse joins 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.

Get our latest Week 2 coverage:

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Sean MerrimanSean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2014 record:
14-0
Week 2 picks: Illinois 27, Western Kentucky 24; Rutgers 31, Howard 20; Wisconsin 56, Western Illinois 14; Nebraska 45, McNeese State 7; Penn State 42, Akron 24; Purdue 23, Central Michigan 21; Minnesota 27, Middle Tennessee 23; Northern Illinois 28, Northwestern 21; Iowa 27, Ball State 17; Maryland 35, South Florida 17; Oregon 31, Michigan State 28; Notre Dame 42, Michigan 38; Ohio State 28, Virginia Tech 27

Brent YarinaBrent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2014 record: 13-1
Week 2 picks: Illinois 37, Western Kentucky 31; Rutgers 38, Howard 20; Wisconsin 48, Western Illinois 10; Nebraska 55, McNeese State 17; Penn State 34, Akron 20; Purdue 31, Central Michigan 28; Minnesota 30, Middle Tennessee 23; Northern Illinois 27, Northwestern 24; Iowa 37, Ball State 16; Maryland 36, South Florida 27; Oregon 34, Michigan State 31; Michigan 26, Notre Dame 23; Ohio State 30, Virginia Tech 24

FansBig Ten fans
2014 record:
12-2
Week 2 picks: See polls below

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2014 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 31, Western Kentucky 28; Rutgers 33, Howard 10; Wisconsin 50, Western Illinois 6; Nebraska 54, McNeese State 9; Penn State 29, Akron 13; Purdue 35, Central Michigan 27; Minnesota 31, Middle Tennessee 23; Northwestern 31, Northern Illinois 27; Iowa 28, Ball State 17; Maryland 44, South Florida 20; Oregon 33, Michigan State 30; Michigan 27, Notre Dame 24; Ohio State 24, Virginia Tech 21

Rotating B1G Writer: Marc Morehouse, thegazette.com (@marcmorehouse)
2014 record: 11-3
Week 2 picks: Illinois 28, Western Kentucky 24; Rutgers 41, Howard 14; Wisconsin 51, Western Illinois 10; Nebraska 64, McNeese State 7; Penn State 31, Akron 24; Purdue 33, Central Michigan 31; Minnesota 17, Middle Tennessee 14; Northern Illinois 20, Northwestern 17; Iowa 42, Ball State 14; Maryland 34, South Florida 28; Oregon 27, Michigan State 24; Michigan 21, Notre Dame 20; Ohio State 38, Virginia Tech 21

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MAKE YOUR WEEK 2 PICKS

Western Kentucky (1-0) at Illinois (1-0) – noon ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Howard (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0) – noon ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Western Illinois (1-0) at Wisconsin (0-1) – noon ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

McNeese State (0-0) at Nebraska (1-0) – noon ET, ESPNU

Akron (1-0) at Penn State (1-0) – noon ET, ABC/ESPN3

Central Michigan (1-0) at Purdue (1-0) – noon ET, ESPNews

Middle Tennessee (1-0) at Minnesota (1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Northern Illinois (1-0) at Northwestern (0-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Ball State (1-0) at Iowa (1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Maryland (1-0) at South Florida (1-0) – 3: 30 p.m. ET, CBSS

Michigan State (1-0) at Oregon (1-0) – 6:30 p.m. ET, FOX

Michigan (1-0) at Notre Dame (1-0) – 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC

Virginia Tech (1-0) at Ohio State (1-0) – 8 p.m. ET, ESPN