Here's an early look at the Big Ten bowl picture:
Rose (Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.)
• Ohio State vs. Stanford
Capital One (Jan. 1, Orlando)
• Michigan State vs. Texas A&M
Outback (Jan. 1, Tampa)
• Nebraska vs. Auburn
Buffalo Wild Wings (Dec. 28, Tempe, Ariz.)
• Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma
Gator (Jan. 1, Jacksonville)
• Gophers vs. Georgia
Meineke Car Care (Dec. 27, Houston)
• Michigan vs. Kansas State
Heart of Dallas (Jan. 1, Dallas)
• Iowa vs. Rice
Little Caesar's (Dec. 26, Detroit)
• Northwestern vs. Northern Illinois
The remaining schedule is favorable, but their hopes of a late-season run were dulled by a home loss to the Terrapins.
