The heart of the 2017 Big Ten football season is underway. This past weekend’s games were only games between conference rivals for the first time this year, and all did not go as the prognosticators predicted. Those results were interesting, to say the least. Let get to them...
Nebraska 28 Illinois 6
This game went as expected, with the Huskers rolling over the Illini. Nebraska surpassed the home team in every offensive and defensive category. Most tellingly, Nebraska gained an average of 6.6 yards per play, with Illinois averaging only 3.8 per play.
Wisconsin 33 Northwestern 24
Northwestern looked good in the first half, and Wisconsin did not seem like it wanted the ball, having trouble holding onto it.