Dispatch college football writer Todd Jones provides a weekly assessment of the Big Ten hierarchy. This week, the pretender is separated from the contenders.
1. Michigan State -- Sparty is tougher than second grade was for Jethro Bodine, and it showed again in the Horseshoe. No Big Ten team has a better win this season than the upset of Ohio State. Now about Connor Cook’s shoulder ...
2. Iowa -- The Big Ten’s lone undefeated team will be in for a dogfight on Friday at Nebraska. Of course, the Hawkeyes have spent all season proving skeptics wrong.