First and Ten – Week Six

Ten takeaways from the sixth weekend of Big Ten Football. You can follow along all season on SiriusXM Big Ten Radio (Ch. 372). HOOSIERS TESTED AGAIN Northwestern gave Indiana a run for their money a few weeks ago with the Hoosiers fending off the Wildcats in a tough matchup. Indiana had another battle on their hands last week in Lincoln and had to comeback late to beat a very solid Nebraska team looking for the upset. Indiana prevailed, barely, to stay undefeated. NEBRASKA NO PUSHOVER The Huskers came into the Indiana game undefeated and head coach Matt Ruhle had to like the effort his team gave against the reigning champions. But the defense wasn’t able to stand the test in the late going and Nebraska’s dream of an upset disappeared. It doesn’t get any easier for the Huskers with a trip out west to play Oregon this weekend. DUCKS DOWN Speaking of Oregon, things are not trending positively for the Ducks after loss number two of the season last week at the hands of UCLA. Nebraska and Illinois are next before Northwestern rolls around on the schedule. NORTHWESTERN NOT SLOWING DOWN As expected, the Wildcats had no problem with Ball State at home last week. As has been the case, coach ...