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Big Ten
Game of the Week
Ohio
State 20 … Wisconsin 17
Terrelle Pryor ran the option for an 11-yard touchdown with 1:08 to play, and
Malcolm Jenkins picked off a pass to snuff out the final Badger drive, as Ohio
State came up with a tough, hard-fought win. The Buckeyes got off to a hot start
as Beanie Wells blew through the Badger D for a 33-yard touchdown in the first
quarter, but Wisconsin rebounded with a nine-yard Mickey Turner touchdown catch
and a 20-yard Philip Welch field goal as time expired in the first half. A
two-yard P.J. Hill touchdown blast with 6:31 to play gave UW the late lead, but
Pryor was nearly perfect on a 12-play, 80-yard drive to pull off the win. In the
nearly dead-even game, OSU outgained the Badgers 327 yards to 326.
Big Ten
Player of the Week
Illinois QB Juice Williams completed 13-of 26 passes
for 310 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran 19 times for 121 yards and two
scores in the win over Michigan. In all, Williams accounted for 431 yards of
total offense, the most by any player
ever at Michigan Stadium. Illinois
outgained Michigan 501 yards to 319.
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Conference |
Overall |
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W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Penn
State |
2-0 |
58 |
30 |
6-0 |
269 |
70 |
W6 |
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Michigan St |
2-0 |
58 |
42 |
5-1 |
171 |
97 |
W5 |
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Ohio
State |
2-0 |
54 |
38 |
5-1 |
154 |
97 |
W3 |
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Nwestern |
1-0 |
22 |
17 |
5-0 |
125 |
62 |
W5 |
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Minnesota |
1-1 |
37 |
41 |
5-1 |
182 |
111 |
W1 |
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Illinois |
1-1 |
69 |
58 |
3-2 |
178 |
148 |
W1 |
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Michigan |
1-1 |
47 |
70 |
2-3 |
103 |
136 |
L1 |
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Purdue |
0-1 |
6 |
20 |
2-3 |
127 |
125 |
L2 |
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Wisconsin |
0-2 |
42 |
47 |
3-2 |
144 |
88 |
L2 |
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Iowa |
0-2 |
30 |
38 |
3-3 |
155 |
67 |
L3 |
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Indiana |
0-2 |
36 |
58 |
2-3 |
132 |
116 |
L3 |
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Saturday, October 4 |
| 12:00 |
Penn
State 20 ... at Purdue 6
CFN Prediction: PSU 34-20 PS -12.5 |
| 12:00
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at
Michigan State 16 ... Iowa 13
CFN Prediction: MSU 24-20 MSU
-9.5 |
| 12:00 |
at Minnesota
16 ... Indiana 7
CFN Prediction: Min 34-30 Min. -7.5 |
| 3:30
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Illinois
45 ... at Michigan 20
CFN Prediction: Illi 23-17 Mich. -2.5 |
| 8:00
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Ohio
State 20 ... at Wisconsin
17
CFN Prediction: UW 23-20 OSU -2.5 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - Cal 38
- MSU 31
Sep. 6 - NW 24 ... Duke 20
Sep 13 - Oregon 32 - Purdue 26 2OT
Sep 20 - Pur 32 - CMU 25
sep 27 - Mich 27 - UW 25
Oct 4 - OSU 20 - UW 17 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - PJ Hill, Wisconsin
Sep. 6 - Javon Ringer, MSU
Sep 13 - Javon Ringer, MSU
Sep 20 - Javon Ringer, MSU
Sep 27 - Michigan D line & Derrick Williams, PSU
Oct 4 - Juice Williams, Ill |
Conference
Roundup
Illinois
… Juice Williams carried the team on his
back and made everyone around him better
in the win over Michigan. The team
didn’t panic after the Wolverines got
off to a hot start and calmly and coolly
made the big plays needed to not only
get back in the game, but to also blow
the doors off. Williams averaged a
whopping 23.8 yards per completion, and
the defense came through with stop after
stop to allow the scoring run to
continue. The defensive front came up
with four sacks, while the O line held
the great Wolverine D line out of the
backfield.
Indiana … Where's the running
game? Minnesota?! If IU can't get the
offense moving against the Gophers, then
it's time to really worry. IU only
gained 49 yards, held on to the ball for
just 22:19, and didn't do enough to keep
the chains moving. Kellen Lewis didn't
have a big game, so IU didn't have a big
game; it's that simple. After losing
three straight, and without a win over a
FBS team, the team needs a spark in a
real hurry. There were four sacks
against the Gophers, but the D line has
still been a disappointment. Marcus
Thigpen got a big touchdown catch, but
he wasn't used enough for the ground
game. IU had better beat Iowa next week
or all bowl hopes are gone.
Iowa …
Iowa had all the momentum, the defense
was playing extremely well, and Michigan
State couldn't stop Shonn Greene. So why
go for it on fourth down rather than
kick the field goal and go to overtime?
Greene was stuffed on 4th-and-1 on the
MSU 21 with just over two minutes to
play in a moment that could define the
season. It's not like Tony Mossbrucker
was off; he hit field goals from 25 and
33 yards out. Now it's on to a road date
at Indiana with Wisconsin and at
Illinois to follow. Things could get far
worse before they get better.
Michigan … Michigan’s offense
continues to be inconsistent. The win
over Wisconsin appeared to carry over
into a nice start, but there was no
running game, again, and the passing
attack couldn’t pick up the slack. The
defensive line was as lousy in the
second half as it was good in the second
half against the Badgers, but LB Obi
Ezeh had a nice game with 15 tackles and
4.5 tackles for loss. Eventually, the
offensive line has to come around and
start producing on a regular basis.
Michigan State …
Iowa
ganged up to stop Javon Ringer, and
while Brian Hoyer had a nice day
overall, he struggled in the second half
to keep things moving. The defense came
up with a clutch stop in the end, and
overall it did a nice job of getting
into the backfield. Trevor Anderson
finally came up with his breakout day,
cranking out 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles
for loss. If he can be the steady pass
rusher he appeared to be this
off-season, the defense will go to
another level.
Minnesota … Minnesota isn't going
to the BCS, but it's beating the teams
it's supposed to beat and it's doing a
great job of coming through with the big
plays when needed. The defense did a
phenomenal job of keeping the Indiana
running game in check, it stuffed Kellen
Lewis, and it was fantastic on third
downs to get the Hoosiers off the field.
Adam Weber appeared to be dinged up in
the first half, but he managed to get
through the game and turned out to be
solid. There's still plenty of work to
be done on both sides of the ball, and
coming up with a big game against
Illinois next week or Purdue the game
after is key to get to that six-win bowl
eligibility hump to take the pressure
off.
Northwestern … Didn’t Play This
Week
Ohio State … Welcome to the
Terrelle Pryor era. He was calm, cool
and confident in a nasty environment to
beat a great Wisconsin team. Just as
impressive was Beanie Wells, who showed
the combination of speed, power, and
skill that everyone’s been waiting for.
Beating Minnesota was nice, but this was
the game that should put Ohio State’s
season back on the map. However, the
defensive tackles have to be far better.
When push came to shove, literally, the
Badgers shoved around the Buckeyes late.
Penn State … Another game, another
dominant performance by the Penn State
lines. Purdue couldn't get its running
game going and QB Curtis Painter was
under pressure all game long. The
Boilermakers weren't able to get
anything going deep thanks to the Penn
State pass rush. The running game was
terrific. Evan Royster continues to
shine, while Darryl Clark remains
flawless, but not flashy, throwing the
ball. Again, it's all about the lines,
and they'll need to be even better next
week at Wisconsin.
Purdue … Purdue couldn't get the
offense going against the tough Penn
State defensive front. Curtis Painter
did a fantastic job of spreading the
ball around to several different
receivers, but there weren't any yards
after the catch and there was absolutely
nothing deep. Kory Sheets tied Mike
Alstott for the most touchdowns all-time
at the school with 40, but he couldn't
get any room to move. Penn State is
playing as well as anyone in America,
but that's little solace for a Purdue
team that has to go to Ohio State. At
least the team isn't making mistakes.
There was only one turnover and no
penalties against the Nittany Lions.
Wisconsin … Where does Wisconsin
go from here? After choking away a sure
win to a mediocre Michigan team, the
defense couldn’t come up with a stop
when it had to have one on Ohio State’s
great 12-play final touchdown drive.
There’s no one to blame (except for
maybe the several dropped passes), it
was a tight loss against a strong team,
but now the Badgers have to host a
red-hot Penn State in a do-or-die game
for the season. Considering UW has the
veteran talent to be in the hunt for the
BCS title, and not just the Big Ten
championship, the last two games are
spectacular disappointments.