The roundup of everything that happened in Week 8 of the Big Ten season including the recaps of the games, rankings, bowl projections, coach rankings, schedules, and predictions for the rest of the games.
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Week 8 Big Ten Roundup
Coach Rankings | Team Rankings | Bowl Projections
East Schedules & Picks | West Schedules & Picks
Big Ten Week 8 Game Recaps
Player of the Week
QB David Blough, Purdue
Dwayne Haskins threw for 470 yards, but it was Blough who pulled off the 49-20 win with an air-tight, veteran performance, completing 25-of-43 passes for 378 yards and three scores.
Click on each game for the recap, thoughts, what mattered and what’s next. Ranking the games from worst to best …
7. Iowa 23, Maryland 0
Iowa dominates through the gusts to get past the Terps.
6. Wisconsin 49, Illinois 20
The snow, and the Illini, couldn’t stop the Badgers.
5. Northwestern 18, Rutgers 15
It was an awful performance, but a win is a win.
4. Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28
Scott Frost gets its first win. Finally.
3. Penn State 33, Indiana 28
It wasn’t pretty, but the Nittany Lions survived.
2. Michigan 21, Michigan State 7
Big Brother gets the win it had to have.
1. Purdue 49, Ohio State 20
The Boilermakers shake up the college football world.
Week 8 Big Ten Roundup
Roundup & Recaps | Team Rankings | Bowl Projections
East Schedules & Picks | West Schedules & Picks