ESPN's College GameDay and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff will both be live from Ann Arbor for The Game. Black Friday belongs to Iowa-Nebraska and unbeaten Indiana's Old Oaken Bucket showdown at Purdue, while Saturday night closes with UCLA-USC.

USC-Oregon is a pivotal matchup Saturday in Eugene, while Michigan's narrow win over Northwestern last week kept the Wolverines in the playoff conversation. USC's rain-soaked win over Iowa was effectively a playoff elimination game for the Trojans, and similar stakes accompany their Week 13 clash with the Ducks.

Ohio State and Indiana continue to lead the Big Ten chase for the conference championship game, but Oregon kept alive its hopes for that game with the win today. At 7-1 in conference game, the Ducks can cheer for some chaos next week, while also doing their best to beat the rival Washington Huskies.

Several changes have occurred in the Big Ten in recent years, notably expanding to 18 teams. The USC Trojans are in their second year in the conference, and the

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While the cash infusion has received the bulk of the attention, the aspect of the deal that truly matters is the 10-year extension of the Big Ten’s grant-of-rights, from 2036 to 2046. That change would bind all 18 schools together and prevent the blue bloods from leaving everyone behind.

USC saw its College Football Playoff hopes end in Eugene on Saturday night when they suffered their third loss of the season.  And in this era of college footba

There are four teams left with a chance to make the Big Ten title: Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan and Oregon. All are in play for the CFP, too. The Big Ten has sorted itself out, for better or worse, and this final week will be about playoff positioning, bowl eligibility and pride.