Thrilling finishes. De facto playoff games. Incredible individual performances and crazy comebacks.
The Big Ten had just about everything this year in what may go down as one of the more entertaining, successful seasons in recent memory for the league. In fact, it was the high stakes seemingly every week with so many elite teams in the mix for the College Football Playoff that made for must-watch games that won’t soon be forgotten around the conference.
The abundance of entertainment and top-shelf competition also made it hard to narrow down the candidates for ESPN’s Best Games list in the Big Ten this year.