Ohio State's game against Wisconsin next weekend was supposed to be a matchup of 7-0 teams, but Illinois played spoiler against the Badgers on Saturday.
Even though Michigan has now lost seven straight games to Ohio State, the Wolverines are confident they can turn the tables and accomplish even bigger goals this year.
Rondale Moore, Adrian Martinez, Anthony McFarland, Ben Bredeson and Khaleke Hudson were all recruited by Ohio State before ending up at other Big Ten schools.
The possibility of another division realignment and the Big Ten's two-year College Football Playoff drought were hot topics at this week's Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day and players Jonathon Cooper, Jordan Fuller and K.J. Hill are among those set to meet with reporters Thursday as Big Ten Media Days get underway.
Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal and Iowa women's basketball player Megan Gustafson have been named as the Big Ten Male and Female Athletes of the Year for 2018-19.
If Ohio State is going to have the shiny conference resume that apparently only the Big Ten is required to have, then Rutgers and Maryland better shape up.
New Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has worked for the Minnesota Vikings since 2005, previously worked for two other NFL teams and has a background in sports law.
Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren will become the Big Ten's new commissioner on Sept. 16, with Jim Delany leaving the conference on Jan. 1, 2020.
The Big Ten could have as many as seven transfer quarterbacks starting this year, including Justin Fields, Shea Patterson, Hunter Johnson and Josh Jackson.
Carsen Edwards' 42 points, including 10 3-pointers, weren't quite enough for Purdue as the Boilermakers suffered an overtime loss to Virginia, 80-75, in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
