The weekend that was in the Big Ten showcased the very best of the league -- all but locking it into the College Football Playoff -- before the events of Sunday exposed the ugly underbelly of the conference as firing season hit stride.
No. 4 Iowa completed its first perfect regular season in 93 years with a 28-20 victory at Nebraska on Friday. On Saturday, fifth-ranked Michigan State blasted Penn State 55-16 to earn a meeting with the Hawkeyes this week in the Big Ten championship game, a near-certain play-in game for the playoff.
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