Big Ten

A group of prominent midwestern universities known for high academic standards and keen athletic competition. Nine of the ten are state universities: the universities of Illinois (at Urbana), Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (at Madison); Michigan State University; Ohio State University; Indiana University; and Purdue University. Northwestern University is the sole private school.

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USC will settle once again for a second-tier bowl game, while the Ducks are likely to be one of three Big Ten teams to host a playoff game.

He’s averaging 7.26 rush yards per attempt this season, good for third in the Big Ten.

USC could be without two critical pieces of its secondary, just as its set to face one of the best pass games in the Big Ten.

And no team in the Big Ten has gotten rolling on the ground this season quite like Oregon.

They’ve ranked around the bottom of Big Ten attendance, and the hole just keeps getting deeper.

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