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With Oregon’s 42-27 home win over Southern Cal last week, the Big Ten Conference has shrunk its playoff hopeful teams down to four with the Trojans picking up a third
Nebraska won’t be sharing the Big Ten championship this year. After finishing tied atop the conference standings with Penn State last season, the top-ranked Hu
QB Preston Stone had his best game in a Wildcats uniform to spearhead a comeback for the Wildcats, finishing with 305 yards and two touchdowns on 25-for-30 passing. Northwestern is bowl eligible and has already bested last year’s win total by two.
Comment: The opinion expressed here with Oregon last year holds for the Buckeyes today: Remove the emotion of the Michigan rivalry, and they are better off losing, not making the Big Ten title game and hosting a CFP game.
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How to watch No. 2 Indiana vs. Purdue: TV, live stream, storylines for Black Friday Big Ten game
The No. 2-ranked Hoosiers (8-0 Big Ten, 11-0 overall) are seeking to complete a perfect regular season and clinch their inaugural berth in the Big Ten Championship Game (and likely a spot in the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season).
Upsetting unbeaten Indiana on Friday night looms as a tall order for host Purdue, a loser of nine straight games and winless in conference play. Potentially emulating the Hoosiers' meteoric turnaround next season is the plan for the Boilermakers (2-9,