BIG TEN ROUNDUP
No. 5 Ohio State 56, No. 7 Michigan State 7: C.J. Stroud threw for nearly 400 yards and six touchdowns in the first half as host Ohio State made it look easy. Stroud finished 32-for-35 against the Spartans’ sketchy pass defense. Michigan State Heisman hopeful Kenneth Walker III had six carries for 25 yards. By the time Stroud took a seat late in the third quarter, the redshirt freshman piled up 432 yards for the Buckeyes (10-1, 8-0 Big Ten, CFP No. 4).
No. 8 Michigan 59, Maryland 18: Mike Sainristil made a one-handed catch in the end zone for a second-quarter touchdown, Hassan Haskins scored two TDs of his own, and Michigan did its part to raise the stakes of next weekend’s showdown with Ohio State, routing host Maryland. The Wolverines (10-1, 7-1, No. 6 CFP) host the Buckeyes next week, and the winner will go to the Big Ten title game. Maryland (5-6, 2-6) didn’t reach the end zone until Michigan was up 31-3 in the third quarter. Donovan Edwards had 10 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines.
No. 18 Iowa 33, Illinois 23: Charlie Jones had a 100-yard kickoff return for host Iowa’s first touchdown and the Hawkeyes went on to beat Illinois. Iowa (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) was trailing 10-0 in the first quarter when Jones took the kick near the right corner of the end zone and ran through a hole on the left side for the score. Iowa wide receiver Arland Bruce IV had a 2-yard run for a touchdown.
No. 19 Wisconsin 35, Nebraska 28: Braelon Allen rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns – including a tiebreaking 53-yarder with 3:50 remaining – to help host Wisconsin outlast Nebraska for its seventh consecutive victory. Nebraska drove to Wisconsin’s 11-yard line in the final minute but ended up losing the ball on downs at the 21. Faion Hicks broke up Adrian Martinez’s fourth-down pass to Zavier Betts with four seconds left.
Minnesota 35, Indiana 14: Ky Thomas ran for 105 yards and a career-high two scores, Tanner Morgan threw two touchdown passes and Minnesota scored 14 points the final 46 seconds of the first half to pull away from host Indiana. Minnesota (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) ended a two-game losing streak. The Hoosiers (2-9, 0-7) have lost seven straight.
Penn State 28, Rutgers 0: Christian Veilleux stepped in for an injured Sean Clifford and tossed three touchdown passes to lead host Penn State to a win over Rutgers. Jahan Dotson, Parker Washington and Malick Meiga caught touchdown passes and Keyvone Lee ran for a score for the Nittany Lions (7-4, 4-4 Big Ten).
Purdue 32, Northwestern 14: Aidan O’Connell threw three touchdown passes to Milton Wright to lead Purdue over host Northwestern at Wrigley Field. O’Connell was 29 for 39 for 423 yards and Wright had 213 yards on eight catches – both career highs – to pace the Boilermakers (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten).