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In week 3, the Big Ten fell on its collective face. Ohio State looked good in a marquee matchup against TCU, and a handful of teams won games as intended. But seven teams—literally half of the conference—somehow managed to lose to an assortment of non-conference opponents ranging from Missouri in the SEC to Troy in the Sun Belt and finally to Akron, a MAC team that had not beaten a Big Ten team since before there was a Big Ten (or an Akron, for that matter).

EAST

Rutgers began the day by losing to Kansas 55-14.