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Big Ten football glance: Buckeyes, Cornhuskers ready to rumble

WHERE’S THE LOVIE?

Wait till next year. And maybe the year after that, too. The loss to Minnesota wasn’t exactly a surprise, but the way the game got out of hand in the fourth quarter was alarming. Along with the vast number of empty seats at Memorial Stadium. The announced crowd of 40,090 was the smallest Illinois homecoming crowd since 13,500 showed up against Michigan in 1943, during the height of World War II.

THE STANDINGS

East Division

TEAM CONF. ALL

Michigan 5-0 8-0

Ohio State 4-1 7-1

Penn State 4-1 6-2

Maryland 2-3 5-3

Indiana 2-3 4-4

Michigan State 0-5 2-6

Rutgers 0-5 2-6

West Division

TEAM CONF.