Who are the Big Ten's top quarterbacks after the first weekend of October? To the surprise of almost nobody, the top passers are thriving with USC and Ohio State. But Indiana's signal-caller is making some moves.
Indiana's Josh Hoover has moved into a tie for the Big Ten lead in passing touchdowns with USC's Jayden Maiava. Hoover's stats continue to impress in his first season with the defending national champions as he has 15 touchdowns to zero interceptions through the first five weeks of the season.
Penn State's Rocco Becht has been under fire for his inaccuracies in recent weeks, yet he is among the Big Ten's top-10 passing leaders after Week 5. Becht and Penn State will face one of the Big Ten's top passers when Maiava and USC come to Happy
Valley for the annual whiteout game.
Here are the Big Ten's top 10 passing-yardage leaders following the results of Week 5.
1. Jayden Maiava, USC
- Passing yards: 1,744
- Passing TDs: 15 (tied for Big Ten lead)
- Interceptions: 3
2. Julian Sayin, Ohio State
- Passing yards: 1,530
- Passing TDs: 13
- Interceptions: 1
3. Ryan Browne, Purdue
- Passing yards: 1,390
- Passing TDs: 8
- Interceptions: 1
4. Demond Williams Jr., Washington
- Passing yards: 1,327
- Passing TDs: 8
- Interceptions: 3
5. Malik Washington, Maryland
- Passing yards: 1,288
- Passing TDs: 7
- Interceptions: 6
6. Katin Houser, Illinois
- Passing yards: 1,246
- Passing TDs: 11
- Interceptions: 3
7. Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
- Passing yards: 1,142
- Passing TDs: 13
- Interceptions: 2
8. Colton Joseph, Wisconsin
- Passing yards: 1,132
- Passing TDs: 10
- Interceptions: 5
9. Rocco Becht, Penn State
- Passing yards: 1,108
- Passing TDs: 10
- Interceptions: 3
10. Josh Hoover, Indiana
- Passing yards: 1,101
- Passing TDs: 15 (tied for Big Ten lead)
- Interceptions: 0
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Big Ten passing yardage leaders after Week 5
