Around the Big Ten: Week 10

A big story around the Big Ten is the spying from Michigan. The Wolverines still await a potential punishment from the Big Ten. It seems as if head coach Jim Harbaugh will not receive any punishment from the conference.

In their Week 10 matchup, the No. 3 Wolverines took down Purdue 41-13 at home.

It was all Michigan right from the start.

J.J. McCarthy threw for 335 yards while the rushing attack did all the work to get the points.

Three different Wolverines had touchdowns on the ground. Blake Corum had three, while Donovan Edwards and Semaj Morgan each had one.

Michigan’s schedule ramps up next week when they take on Penn State in Beaver Stadium. Purdue returns home to take on Minnesota.

No. 1 Ohio State defeated Rutgers 35-16 in its first week as the No. 1 ranked team in the country.

The Buckeyes were able to hold off a very underrated Rutgers team.

Kyle McCord threw three touchdown passes despite only throwing for 189 yards. Two of those went to his former high school teammate, Marvin Harrison Jr.

The rushing attack for both teams was huge in this matchup. TreVeyon Henderson for Ohio State ran for 128 yards while Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai ran for 159 yards.

It remained close throughout the entire game until two touchdowns for Ohio State from Harrison Jr closed things out.

Indiana beat Wisconsin 20-14 in a low-scoring matchup in Bloomington.

Indiana remained in control for most of the game and put it away with a Chris Freeman 50-yard field goal with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter.

The defense was key in this matchup as Wisconsin lost two fumbles which ultimately was the reason they could not come back.

Michigan State was the only other home team to win in the Big Ten in Week 10, defeating Nebraska 20-17.

In a back-and-forth matchup, it was the team that won the turnover battle that came out on top. Michigan State forced three Nebraska turnovers.

A Cal Haladay fumble recovery from quarterback Heinrich Haarberg allowed Michigan State to take more time off the clock toward the end of the game.

The Spartans were able to shut down another potential Nebraska drive to seal the victory.

No. 11 Penn State looked back on track after two slower games, beating Maryland 51-15.

Drew Allar had the best game of his young career, passing for 240 yards and four touchdowns. Two of those going to Dante Cephus.

The defense for Penn State shut down any potential effort for Maryland. The Terrapins ran -49 yards. The leading rusher for Maryland was backup quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. with four yards.

Penn State will look to carry this momentum into a home matchup against No. 3 Michigan.

Illinois traveled to Minnesota and got a last-second victory over Minnesota.

The Fighting Illini were down 26-21 with the ball at their 16-yard line. Luke Altmeyer led the offense part of the way down the field before getting injured on a sack. Backup quarterback John Paddock then completed all three of his passes including a 46-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams.

Williams was big for the Fighting Illini with 131 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

The final matchup in the Big Ten took place in Wrigley Field.

Iowa defeated Northwestern 10-7 in another low-scoring matchup of Big Ten West teams.

The teams were tied at the half 0-0 before Iowa scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half.

A 52-yard field goal by Drew Stevens gave Iowa the lead and the win with 14 seconds left in the game.

The Hawkeyes remain at the top of the Big Ten West. The Big Ten East is still up for grabs, but a lot more will be known after Week 11.

Andrew Deal is a first-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact him, please email asd5765@psu.edu