Not much has really changed in the Big Ten bowl picture since last week. This week will be a much different story.
By the time Thanksgiving weekend is over, we'll know who's playing in the Big Ten championship game and who's still alive in the College Football Playoff hunt. The Michigan-Ohio State game, No. 2 vs. No. 3, might as well be a playoff semifinal. Penn State and Wisconsin could play in Indianapolis for a playoff bid and a Big Ten title. The league could still get two teams in the playoff.
Just as it was last week, Washington could hold the key to the Big Ten's hopes of having half the playoff field.