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Last week's games were interesting, but nothing like getting into the thick of the conference race with three games that can decide the rest of the season for the six teams involved. Purdue, Illinois, and Nebraska are all tied atop the Big Ten West, with Minnesota right behind them. Michigan and Penn State, along with Ohio State, are tied for first…

Remember last week when I sat here and said "It's Minnesota's division to lose?" Good times! After last week's results, every team except Wisconsin is in a tie for first in the West. The preseason favorites, of course, sit alone at seventh in the division, sitting at 0-2 in conference play. This, and other assorted reasons, led to Paul Chryst being…

Week 2 came and went, and taught us a lot of the possible pecking order in the Big Ten this season. The Big Ten West has one undefeated team remaining in the Minnesota Golden Gophers, while every team in the East remains undefeated through week 2. The challenges ratchet up a notch, as several teams go on the road to face Power 5 competition,…

We are three (and a zero) weeks in, and the picture is starting to get clear! Michigan and Ohio State have been viewed as the class of the Big Ten so far, but its performance against Auburn on the road has placed Penn State squarely in the conversation. On the other side of the conference, Minnesota remains the lone undefeated team in the West, and…

Week zero gave us a nice appetizer. Illinois and Northwestern came out victorious, the Nebraska memes went over 9000, and our thirst for college football was partially satiated watching a small selection of teams duke out almost a week ago. But this week i the official start of college football. And boy are there good games on the slate! It goes…