1. Ohio State (6-0; at Indiana)
Second in the Big Ten in scoring, but only 11th in time of possession.
2. Penn State (4-2; bye)
Made 13 of 20 4th downs; no other Big Ten team has more than seven.
3. Michigan (3-2; vs. Illinois)
Last time Illini visited: a 67-65 Wolverines triple-OT victory in 2010.
4. Nebraska (4-2; bye)
DE Eric Martin has taken over Big Ten sack lead with 5 1/2.
5. Michigan State (4-2; vs. Iowa)
Defense solid in red zone; only five TDs in 13 chances.
6. Northwestern (5-1; at Gophers)
Coach Pat Fitzgerald is 10-16 in October, 26-17 all other months.
7. Wisconsin (4-2; at Purdue)
Badgers have intercepted only one pass in first six games.
8. Purdue (3-2; vs. Wisconsin)
Hope sticking with Caleb TerBush at QB, but fans want Robert Marve.
9. Iowa (3-2; at Michigan State)
Hawkeyes haven't given up a sack in past four games.
10. Gophers (4-1; vs. Northwestern)
Three consecutive losses to the Wildcats would be only third time ever.
11. Indiana (2-3; vs. Ohio State)
Hoosiers have more TD passes (11) than all of last season (10).
12. Illinois (2-4; at Michigan)
Rank 114th nationally in both punt and kickoff returns.
The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.
