The Big Ten settles into conference-only matchups this weekend with a couple of exceptions, while Ohio State and Wisconsin are on their bye weeks. Missing are matchups between ranked teams, but Michigan vs. Nebraska offers some nostalgia with teams that have combined for more than 1,900 wins. (The Gophers-Louisiana prediction will be published later in the week. All games Saturday):
Three with intrigue
No. 2 Michigan at Nebraska, 2:30 p.m., FOX
• The Wolverines have won 993 games, the most ever in college football. The Huskers have won 914, which ranks ninth. There's a lot of history here, and Michigan has the better of it recently. Michigan 27, Nebraska 9
No. 6 Penn State at Northwestern, 11 a.m., BTN
• Can the Wildcats, fresh off their 21-point fourth-quarter comeback against the Gophers, hang with the Nittany Lions? Nope. Penn State 35, Northwestern 13
Indiana at Maryland, 2:30 p.m., BTN
• The Terrapins have won the past two meetings by scores of 38-33 and 38-35. There's a pattern here. Maryland 38, Indiana 34
And the rest
Michigan State at Iowa, 6:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock
