The start of conference play shakes things up a little.
It would have been funnier if both had lost, because then Rutgers and Purdue would be atop the conference. If you fell into a coma in 2021 after Purdue won the Music City Bowl and woke up today you wouldn't believe me if I told you: USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon are all in the Big Ten.
That's just Big Ten football, let alone the rest of the world. In week 2 the Big Ten really struggled.
Indiana is the defending National Champion in football Here are your power rankings with a brief look at each game.
Ohio State (Last week: 2) – 2-1, Beat Kent State 59-3 – As expected, the Bucks were in no danger this week in what amounted to a light scrimmage. Penn State (Last Week: 4) – 3-0, Beat Buffalo 55-13 – Penn State and Indiana might be on equal footing, as they have produced near equal results against the same type of competition.
KEY POINTS
- The start of conference play shakes things up a little.
- Indiana is the defending National Champion in football Purdue has played in a Big Ten title game It has won fewer games (7) in the three years since that season when it won eight games.
- UCLA and USC already have a conference win and lead the Big Ten (a phrase I cannot believe I have to say in the Year of Our Lord 2026).
- Indiana (Last Week: 1) – 3-0, Beat Western Kentucky 38-0 – Champs stay the champs and the non-conference season is over, but the Hoosiers have given zero indication there is much of a fall off.