Northwestern (mercifully) had the week off, meaning you may have had some freedom and time to watch some of the Big Ten’s marquee matchups this past Saturday. On the off chance that you happened to watch the thrilling Red River Showdown or Texas A&M’s upset of Alabama instead — or that you therapeutically chose to spend the day away from football entirely — we’re recapping the best games in the conference right here in this week’s edition of Around the Big Ten.

In heavyweight fight, Iowa comes out on top and keeps undefeated record in tact

In what can best be described as a rock fight, the now-second-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes emerged victorious over previously unbeaten Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday evening.