It’s been a wild season of college football and that has a lot to do with the Big Ten. Through 10 weeks, it would’ve been hard to imagine Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State not having much of a shot at winning the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are technically still alive, but Ohio State would need a lot to go its way to win the conference.

Right now, UCLA remains unbeaten and Indiana is in second with one loss. The Hoosiers have looked mortal in recent weeks, but the playoff committee might’ve made the mistake by dropping Indiana on its bye week — Curt Cignetti has found his bulletin board material.

The Hoosiers will host USC, which is the big game of the week. Oregon is still fully alive, despite having three total losses. With two Big Ten losses, the Ducks could win out and have a couple of things go their way and make the Big Ten Championship Game.

Here’s how all the games could go down.

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No. 18 USC vs. No. 9 Indiana

Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during the Indiana versus Northwestern football game at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25,
Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during the Indiana versus Northwestern football game at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Just when USC was starting to figure something out, it had to take a bye week, but that isn’t the worst part for Lincoln Riley. It’s that the Trojans have to play Indiana, which got slighted in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after also having a bye week.

Curt Cignetti will use the Hoosiers dropping four spots after not playing as motivation for his team. It’s no secret that Indiana hasn’t played well. The Hoosiers could very easily have more than one loss. Teams like Northwestern, Michigan, Nebraska, and Minnesota all had chances to beat IU.

But Indiana had a week to get healthy and Cignetti will be ready. If USC has any shot here, the Trojans have to play good defense and hope Jayden Maiava doesn’t turn the ball over.

Final score: Indiana 31, USC 21

The rest of the games will be quick-hitter style:

  • No. 4 UCLA 27, Illinois 20
  • No. 20 Ohio State 24, Northwestern 14
  • Wisconsin 34, Maryland 27
  • Nebraska 31, Rutgers 13
  • No. 16 Oregon 24, Michigan 10
  • Washington 24, Michigan State 14
  • Penn State 31, Minnesota 24
  • No. 15 Iowa 31, Purdue 13

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Source: Yahoo Sports