Off days don't exist in the Big Ten. Tom Izzo and Archie Miller learned that the hard way.
Having finished below .500 with a declining record each of the past three years, Northwestern was picked before the season to finish dead last in the conference without much, if any, debate. Head coach Chris Collins' team and Nebraska were, once again, the clear doormats. At least, that was the widely held belief. This week, the unexpectedly surging Wildcats beat Michigan State at home by 14 points and topped Indiana in Bloomington by seven.
Welcome to life in the Big Ten.