The spotlight shined bright on the conference this weekend, and the conference did not disappoint.
For the first time in years, the Big Ten owned its moment in the primetime sun of college football. And what a moment it was.
Michigan vs Michigan State
This was it. The biggest game of the conference's big games (shush, Ohio State, you'll get your turn), a game so big that even College Gameday could not ignore it (Nick Schwartz, For the Win).
This game began with the most B1G feat ever. Michigan's Blake O'Neill punted the ball rugby style for 80 yards, the second-longest punt in school history.