Back to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Newsfeed

Big Ten picks Week 9: Why Penn State will beat Ohio State and head to Big Ten Championship Game

Related Topics: Big Ten Conference

Penn State beat Ohio State last year and won the Big Ten Championship Game ... but still Ohio State represented the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff.

Penn State looked dominant last week against Michigan. And will be motivated by last year's slight to keep rolling.

So who wins? NJ Advance Media's Ryan Dunleavy offers all his picks for Week 9 below. Review Week 8 here.

The spread: Wisconsin by 27.

The pick: Wisconsin 54, Illinois 10

Why?