BTN.com staff, December 20, 2014
Throughout the 2014 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer made their Big Ten game predictions.
We're continuing the fun into bowl season, as a record-tying 10 Big Ten teams are bowling. This week, FOX columnist and New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feldman joins us (buy his new book).
We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.
See our predictions below and scroll down to vote for your winners.
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Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2014 record: 83-24
Big Ten bowl games: Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 27; North Carolina 42, Rutgers 35; Boston College 28, Penn State 17; USC 38, Nebraska 35; Stanford 27, Maryland 21; Auburn 42, Wisconsin 21; Michigan State 45, Baylor 38; Minnesota 27, Missouri 24; Alabama 28, Ohio State 23; Tennessee 27, Iowa 24
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2014 record: 79-28
Big Ten bowl games: Illinois 34, Louisiana Tech 31; Rutgers 37, North Carolina 30; Boston College 20, Penn Sate 17; USC 33, Nebraska 28; Stanford 27, Maryland 23; Auburn 34, Wisconsin 28; Baylor 44, Michigan State 38; Minnesota 26, Missouri 23; Alabama 34, Ohio State 27; Tennessee 23, Iowa 20
Big Ten fans
2014 record: 79-28
Big Ten bowl games: See polls below
Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2014 record: 78-29
Big Ten bowl games: Illinois 30, Louisiana Tech 27; North Carolina 33, Rutgers 28; Boston College 14, Penn State 10; USC 31, Nebraska 30; Maryland 29, Stanford 24; Auburn 28, Wisconsin 27; Michigan State 45, Baylor 35; Missouri 24, Minnesota 13; Alabama 30, Ohio State 17; Iowa 27, Tennessee 24
Rotating B1G Writer: Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCBS), foxsports.com
2014 record: 77-30
Big Ten bowl games: Louisiana Tech 23, Illinois 17; Rutgers 28, North Carolina 24; Penn State 13, Boston College 10; USC 35, Nebraska 17; Stanford 30, Maryland 14; Auburn 35, Wisconsin 20; Michigan State 31, Baylor 28; Missouri 17, Minnesota 10; Alabama 35, Ohio State 24; Tennessee 24, Iowa 17
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Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18
Penn State 31, Boston College 30 – OT