Some things to watch in the Big Ten during Week 9 of the season:
GAME OF THE WEEK: Michigan-Minnesota comes three days after Gophers coach Jerry Kill's emotional retirement announcement and two weeks after the Wolverines' last game, that excruciating scoop-and-score loss to Michigan State. Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys takes over as interim coach at the start of a brutal stretch that takes the Gophers to Ohio State and Iowa the next two weeks. The Gophers took the Little Brown Jug with a 30-14 win in Ann Arbor last year. The Wolverines, who'll put their nation-leading defense up against a struggling offense, need to get the jug back to keep Ohio State and Michigan State in sight in the Big Ten East race.