Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference:
No. 6 Oregon (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) at Iowa (6-2, 4-1, No. 20 CFP), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Iowa still has a shot at a playoff berth by winning the rest of its regular-season games, and the Hawkeyes could make a big statement by beating Oregon. This starts a grueling November schedule for Oregon that also includes home games with Minnesota and No. 20 Southern California (No. 19 CFP) and a trip
to No. 24 Washington (No. 23 CFP).
Oregon is a 6-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
No. 2 Indiana (9-0, 6-0, No. 2 CFP) at Penn State (3-5, 0-5), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
This was a much more compelling matchup before Penn State's five-game skid, but a fast start by the Nittany Lions could make this an interesting road challenge for an Indiana. The Hoosiers are 0-13 at Penn State.
Indiana has won its first nine games by an average margin of 35.7 points. BetMGM has the Hoosiers as 14 1/2-point favorites.
— Iowa QB Mark Gronowski has 11 touchdown runs, already the most in a single season by any Iowa quarterback. By running for a touchdown in eight straight games, he also has the longest single-season streak by any Big Ten quarterback.
— Southern California RB King Miller rushed for 129 yards and a go-ahead touchdown in a 21-17 triumph at Nebraska. The walk-on has rushed for 357 yards over his last three games.
— Michigan edge rusher Greg Moore recorded two sacks and forced a fumble in a 21-16 victory over Purdue. Moore has recorded two sacks in three straight games and leads the Big Ten with 8 1/2 sacks this season.
— Ohio State LB Arvell Reese had 12 tackles - 2 1/2 for loss - and one sack in the top-ranked Buckeyes' 38-14 win over Penn State.
Oregon has won its last 10 road games, the longest active road win streak in the Bowl Subdivision. Ohio State is second with five straight. ... A loss to Indiana would give Penn State its first six-game skid since 2004. ... The three active FBS head coaches with the best career winning percentages are all in the Big Ten: Ohio State's Ryan Day (.894), Oregon's Dan Lanning (.857) and Indiana's Curt Cignetti (.848). ... Indiana's 55-10 blowout of Maryland was its most lopsided road victory since a 52-7 win at Purdue in 1988. ... Illinois QB Luke Altmyer threw four touchdown passes and also ran for a touchdown in a 35-13 win over Rutgers. He's the first Illinois player to account for five touchdowns in a game since Nathan Scheelhaase in 2013.
This has been a brutal season for Wisconsin, which has dropped six straight games and remains winless in Big Ten competition. But as the losses have piled up, the Badgers may have found a couple of building blocks for their defense.
Freshman linebackers Mason Posa and Cooper Catalano made their first career starts and were two of the Badgers' top four tacklers in a 21-7 loss at Oregon on Oct. 25. Posa's 13 tackles that night were the most in a single game by a Wisconsin true freshman since 2015.
Posa and Catalano will attempt to build off their Oregon performance when the Badgers host Washington on Saturday.
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