Thirty-five former Big Ten stars, not including Maryland, Nebraska or Rutgers players who were in school before entering the conference, are on AFC and NFC Championship Game rosters. See the full list inside.
Tyler Trent wasn't introduced to the world long ago, but the Purdue superfan made quite the impact in a very short time. Trent, 20, who raised so much awareness for cancer and inspired so many with how he handled the disease, died Tuesday.
Chances are, Iowa fans will be talking about the 2019 Outback Bowl for a while. The Hawkeyes weren't expected to win, but they rallied a pair of times en route to carding a memorable 27-22 victory over No. 18 Mississippi State.
This much is certain: Penn State fans will never forget Trace McSorley. They loved the record-setting quarterback before the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday afternoon, but it all went to another level with what he did in the 27-24 loss to Kentucky.
The NFL playoffs are set, and former Big Ten standouts are all over the rosters. There's 84 in all (not including Maryland, Nebraska and Rutgers players who were in school before entering B1G), paced by an even dozen for both Dallas and New Orleans.
Needing just 201 passing yards to pass Peyton Manning as the NFL's all-time yards leader, Purdue legend Drew Brees accomplished the feat late in the second quarter of New Orleans' blowout victory vs. Washington on Monday night.