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Around the Big Ten, Week 5: Northwestern and Ohio State distance themselves, Purdue falls in heartbreaking fashion

Sippin' On Purple | November 23, 2020

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After a Saturday full of college football, we’ll take a look at some of the top story lines around the Big Ten. We’ll follow every team throughout the bizarre eight-week season all the way up until Champions Week.

Here are the top story lines from Week Five:

Minnesota outlasts Purdue in controversial fashion

Refball (noun)

1. (In American football) A referee botching a clear call (or no call) that disproportionately helps/hurts a certain team. (ex. “That pass interference call on Payne Durham was complete refball and handed Minnesota the game.

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