Five weeks into the season now each Big Ten team has played a conference opponent. In the East, Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan highlighted the gap between the haves and the have-nots, with the Wolverines reassuring fans that they’re still in the upper echelons of the league. Michigan State and Indiana remain somewhere in the middle, with the Spartans doing just enough to eke out the home victory and retain their ranked status heading into a likely beatdown in Columbus next week.
Nebraska did not end up making the statement they wanted to on Saturday, unofficially removing themselves from contention in the West with their performance at home against the Buckeyes.