The penultimate week of Big Ten competition is here. It is a pretty dull week overall with Wisconsin-Michigan, a potential Big Ten title game preview, the best game by a lot. Elsewhere, we have a lot of lopsided matchups as Illinois at Ohio State, Rutgers at Indiana, Nebraska at Penn State, and Michigan State at Maryland all have a double-digit spread.
It is also a very important week when it comes to bowls. It is increasingly likely that the Big Ten will not fill all of its bowl obligations. Maryland, Nebraska, Purdue, and the Rutgers-Indiana loser can all join Illinois with at least 7 losses.