Next week's Big Ten games

• The Spartans were the preseason Big Ten title favorites, but now they're 1-2 in the conference and pretty much relegated to being a spoiler in the Legends Division race. They could embrace that role by beating the Wolverines for the fifth consecutive time, but a statistical correction in the series seems more likely.

• Loser of this game will have two Big Ten losses and little chance to make the conference title game. Which Huskers team will show up: the one that rolled Wisconsin or the one that fell hard to Ohio State?

• Gophers at Wisconsin, 11 a.m., ESPNU

• Purdue at No. 8 Ohio State, time, TV TBA

• Penn State at Iowa, 7 p.m., BTN

Nonconference