College football conference power rankings
There's a new team atop the Big 12. Who else made a jump in this week's college football conference power rankings?
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Ohio State's vulnerability, Oklahoma's return and more takeaways from Week 12
The Buckeyes' one potentially fatal flaw, the Big 12 rise of the Sooners and Hawkeyes, and more from a wild week of college football action.
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College football Power Rankings for Week 12
The Big Ten featured two of the biggest games of the week. How will Ohio State's win and Wisconsin's loss impact this week's Power Rankings? And where does Oklahoma's big Bedlam victory slot the Sooners? All of that and more from Week 12.
Northwestern in the playoff? Michigan-Rutgers in 3OT? Week 12 brings the chaos
In a very 2020 weekend in college football, Indiana nearly upset Ohio State, Cincinnati proved it belongs in the playoff discussion and Coastal Carolina stayed undefeated.
Fryfogle makes unbelievable catch for his third TD of game (0:21)
Ohio State fends off comeback from Indiana, a strange fake punt and more Week 12 analysis
Week 12 is here and the Big Ten takes center stage. Northwestern is off to a 5-0 start, Illinois had some fun at Nebraska's expense and Oklahoma had an easy Bedlam win.
Indiana celebrates with chairs after Penix's 3rd TD pass (0:29)
No. 3 Ohio State holds off Indiana comeback bid
Master Teague III ran for a career-high 169 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Fields accounted for three scores, and No. 3 Ohio State held off a comeback bid by Michael Penix Jr., Ty Fryfogle and No. 9 Indiana to win 42-35 on Saturday.
Fields, Penix combine for eight TDs in QB duel (1:07)
Wade jumps route for Ohio State pick-six (0:18)
Fields gets bailed out after brutal INT (0:43)
Indiana D-lineman wins game of hot potato on Fields' second INT (0:31)
Hoosiers are proving love is really all they needed (3:38)
How Indiana and Northwestern can land in the College Football Playoff
Indiana and Northwestern both have chances at big upsets this weekend. What would these upsets do to the College Football Playoff picture? Would it hurt the Big Ten's chances at multiple teams in the top four? Where would it leave the ACC, SEC and Pac-12?
First Take 2nd Hour: What teams need to make a big move in NBA free agency, is Gordon Hayward heading to NY, is Tua Tagovailoa for real, and Tim Tebow on this week's CFB games.
Stephen A. & Max debate what NBA teams must make a splash in free agency, Tim Tebow joins to talk about college football, the guys question if Leon Rose is taking the Knicks in the right direction, debate if it's too soon to say Tua Tagovailoa is the real deal, and discuss who needs a win more: Aaron Rodgers or Lamar Jackson.
What needs to happen for Alabama, Notre Dame, Cincinnati and more to make the CFP
Bill Connelly's in-season "ifs list" answers what certain CFP contenders need to address, or even hope for, before they can actually break through.
Can Indiana really be a football school, big tests for mid-majors and more to watch in Week 12
Tom Allen says Indiana can be both a basketball and football school. Saturday's game against Ohio State will go a long way to showing if that's true.
Stanford Steve & The Bear: OSU/IU Preview
Undefeated IU travels to Columbus to take on Ohio State in a top-10 match up and Stanford Steve and Bear breakdown the game
The CFB Pod: Negandhi and Pollack preview Bedlam, Wisconsin-Northwestern and Ohio State-Indiana. Plus, Jesse Palmer tells a classic Steve Spurrier story
Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast discussing Bedlam, Oklahoma State’s defense, Spencer Rattler’s prolific play outside of the pocket, Oklahoma State’s offensive line getting pushed around, Cincinnati’s Jarrell White, Wisconsin’s offense, Ohio State-Indiana and their Week 12 picks. Later, Jesse Palmer stops by to talk Mac Jones, Kyle Trask, Ian Book, if College Football Playoff expansion is possible this season, Cincinnati-UCF, Northwestern and Steve Spurrier playing quarterback in practice.
FiveThirtyEight: With A Win Over Ohio State, Indiana Would Be In The Big Ten Driver's Seat. Wait, What?
The crown jewel of the Big Ten Conference college football slate was scheduled for Halloween: Ohio State vs. Penn State.
LB Allen, son of Indiana coach, out for season
Indiana reserve linebacker Thomas Allen, son of head coach Tom Allen, will have season-ending hip surgery.
College football conference power rankings
Who were the movers and shakers in this week's college football conference power rankings?
A mind-boggling Big Ten, QB drama and fake spikes are all we needed in Week 11
There have been Saturdays with more drama and bigger games. But this week still gave us surprises in the Big Ten, wild finishes and a fake spike for the win.
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2020 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Indiana | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Maryland | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Michigan | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Michigan State | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Rutgers | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Penn State | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Northwestern | 5-0 | 5-0 |
| Wisconsin | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Iowa | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Purdue | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Minnesota | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Illinois | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Nebraska | 1-3 | 1-3 |
2020 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards312.218th
Rushing Yards76.0123rd
Points For34.035th
Points Against23.895th
2020 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 12 | 12 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaquez Smith | WR | Committed | 84 |
| Jordyn Williams | WR | Committed | 80 |
| Cooper Jones | DE | Committed | 79 |
| Larry Smith | CB | Committed | 78 |
| Donaven McCulley | QB-DT | Committed | 77 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A. Q. Thompson | Maxwell Award |
| 1989 | A. Q. Thompson | Walter Camp Award |