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Around the Big Ten Week 13: Ohio State takes the East, West comes down to The Axe

Every Sunday, after an entire Saturday’s worth of college football, we’ll take a look around the Big Ten. As the conference as a whole fights for respectability in the non-conference, or as its power dynamics shift on a week-to-week basis this fall, we’ll follow every team and try to piece together the puzzle that is the 14-week-long season all the way up until Indianapolis.

Here are the top storylines from Week 13:

Ohio State clinches Big Ten East title

The Buckeyes topped Penn State 28-17, surviving their toughest test of the season and securing their spot in the Big Ten Championship game for a third consecutive year.