It's always a long road to Indy.
The Big Ten football season kicks off on Thursday Aug. 30th when Minnesota hosts New Mexico State and Northwestern heads south to square off against the Boilermakers. Conference play will culminate on Dec. 1st when the division champions meet up at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Most everyone is aware that the conference's east division is shaping up to be one of the best in America with Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, and Michigan all expected to contend. In the West, it's again looking like Wisconsin's to lose, but the Hawkeyes and Wildcats won't make things easy.