With January’s close fast approaching, things are beginning to sort themselves out in a muddled Big Ten race. There are teams who are streaking in a good way (Purdue, Northwestern, and Indiana), while there are teams whose recent play means they’ll just be March spoilers (Minnesota, Nebraska, and Ohio State). Meanwhile, Michigan and Penn State are part of a major logjam in the middle of the league. Penn State finds itself 4-5 in conference play, just outside the field in many projected brackets, and having alternated wins and losses for most of the month. They’ll hope to get another win on Sunday against the Wolverines, who handed the Lions a 79-69 loss back while we were still all enjoying the Rose Bowl afterglow.
Penn State Aims to Close Month With a Win
