For the second consecutive season, a spot in the College Football Playoff will be on the line in the annual Big Ten Championship Game.
But as opposed to last year, when Ohio State started its postseason run by beating Wisconsin 59-0, both teams will presumably be playing for the right to clinch a playoff spot when No. 4 Iowa meets No. 5 Michigan State in Indianapolis this weekend.
The Hawkeyes will arrive in the Circle City following an undefeated run through the regular season, while the Spartans escaped the vaunted Big Ten East with an 11-1 record, including wins over Michigan and Ohio State.