The 15th-ranked Buckeyes visit No. 11 Penn State, and coach JoPa, on Saturday. The legend of Joe Paterno is hard to quantify. Heck, his age is hard to quantify.

At Indiana, it comes down to this.

Winning is a great deodorant and Michigan needs a victory for its funk.

Much of the buzz surrounding No. 8 Iowa has been about its resume, and whether the Hawkeyes can truly be considered national title contenders when they keep sneaking past everyone.

The supposedly high-performance offenses at Illinois and Minnesota spent most of the first seven weeks of the season stuck in the shop, sputtering and struggling to get going.

Two teams, both looking for a signature win, and neither can afford a loss.

Don’t like the way Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is playing? Give it a little time.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio sees plenty of reasons to get ready for Western Michigan this week. His team has either three or four games left this season. And playing just three is unacceptable.

Purdue has had stretches of ineptitude this season, but nothing like the game’s worth of ugliness last Saturday.

JoePa vs. Jim Tressel. Daryll Clark vs. Terrelle Pryor. The best defense in the Big Ten against the league’s second-best unit.

Another Minnesota basketball recruit is in trouble: Freshman forward Royce White faces misdemeanor charges of theft and fifth-degree assault for allegedly shoplifting and shoving a security guard at the Mall of America.

Charles Woodson says “it’s hard to watch” Michigan play football.

Two numbers are scaring a lot of Ohio State fans. The two teams who have beaten the Buckeyes this season have a combined record of 9-8.

No. 25 Wisconsin cracked the Top 25 this week and have a remaining schedule that sets up nicely for a strong push to the finish - may.

Rich Rodriguez wants people to have patience with him and his program, even if he doesn’t.