Buckeyes and wolverines take care of business on the road

It may have been an eventful weekend with college football across the country, but it was mostly business as usual in the Big Ten. The Big Ten West race continues with some interesting turns as Nebraska rises from the dead and is in the midst of a division hunt.

In the East, however, the top two teams in the conference met for the first time this season and won comfortably. However, his two teams in the division lost at home to Western opponents.

Here’s a quick rundown of all the scores and results for Week 6 of the Big Ten schedule, as well as the updated conference standings. Penn State and Minnesota were each off in Week 6, but will resume activity in Week 7.

No. 3 Ohio 49, Michigan 20

October 8, 2022; East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) for the Ohio Buckeyes breaks out the Spartans on a first down against the Michigan Spartans at his stadium. Required Credit: Dale Young-USA TODAY Sports

CJ Stroud made one mistake in the first quarter when he returned 32 yards from an interception on a Michigan State touchdown, but he spent the rest of the afternoon near-perfect as the Big Ten’s best quarterback. . Stroud passed for 361 yards and 6 touchdowns as the Buckeyes dominated Michigan State in East Lansing. Michigan State has gone 2-4 this season, making it a team in jeopardy of not reaching the postseason with games still to play against Michigan State and Penn State. Michigan State, as a team, only held him to 7 rushing yards, Payton his Thorn down for his 23-yard loss, and against the Buckeyes he had over 9 rushing yards. None of the players were

With Marvin Harrison Jr. having 131 receiving yards for three touchdowns and Emeka Egbuka for 143 yards, Ohio State’s dynamic receiving duo continues to impress.

Ohio is next. vs. Iowa (Week 8)

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Michigan is next. vs Wisconsin

3. Michigan 31, Indiana 10

October 8, 2022; Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Malachi Holt Bennett (19) missed a pass from Michigan Wolverines defensive his back DJ Turner (5) in the second half at Memorial Stadium. The Wolverines he won 31-10. Mandatory credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

Indiana played halftime with Michigan, but the Hoosiers were blanked at home by Michigan after halftime as the Wolverines took a 21-point victory over Bloomington. Indiana rushed for just 19 yards as a team with quarterback Conor Bazerac sacked seven times. Blake his Colm stole his 124 yards and a touchdown, and J.J. McCarthy passed his 304 yards for his three touchdowns to keep Michigan State at bay as they prepare to host Penn State next week. It helped us stay undefeated.

Then to Michigan. vs Pennsylvania State University

Then to Indiana. vs Maryland

Purdue 31, Maryland 29

October 8, 2022; College Park, Maryland, USA. Purdue Boilermakers tight end Pain Durham, 87, catches a pass for a touchdown against Maryland’s Terrapins in the second half at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Purdue and Maryland went back and forth in a battle between two of the Big Ten’s top passers. Maryland’s Taulia Tagovailoa scored his three touchdown passes and 315 yards, while Purdue’s Aidan O’Connell scored his two touchdown passes and his 360 yards. Purdue found a way to win despite three turnovers.

Purdue next: vs Nebraska

Then to Maryland. Indiana

Wisconsin 42. Northwestern 7

October 8, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA. Wisconsin Badgers running back Braylon Allen (0) will cut back Northwestern Wildcats defensive his back Seran Johnson (10) in the fourth quarter at Ryan Field. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern University, where he scored 42-7. Required Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

In their first game since the dismissal of Paul Christ, Wisconsin certainly looked like a clean slate and ready team. The Badgers beat Evanston’s Northwestern from start to finish, giving interim head coach Jim Leonhardt his first win as head coach for the Badgers.

Graham Martz had a career-high 299 yards and five touchdowns, while BRaelon Allen rushed for 135 yards. Wisconsin converted 10 of their 15 third-down plays to first downs and racked up more than 500 yards of offense.

Then on to Wisconsin. in Michigan

Next is the Northwest. Maryland (Week 8)

Illinois 9, Iowa 6

October 8, 2022; Champaign, Illinois, USA. Illinois Fighting Illini running back Chase Brown (2) runs the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Required Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Iowa’s offensive woes continued on the road with a defensive slagfest against Illinois. Iowa managed 22 total yards of offense and was unable to capitalize on three Illini turnovers, and Illinois running back Chase Brown will continue to lead Big His Ten in rushing yards this season. For he had 146 yards.

Iowa has been held below 10 points in one game three times in its first six games this season. yes.

Iowa is next. Ohio (week 8)

Next is Illinois. vs Minnesota

Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13

October 7, 2022; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back his Brandon Moore, 24, celebrates an interception with his teammate late in his Scarlett Rutgers game against the Knights at SHI Stadium. Required credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Rutgers were leading 13-0 at halftime, but their offense cooled off in the second half. Nebraska was able to wiggle its way out of New Jersey on Friday night with his 14-13 victory over the Rutgers. Nebraska’s running his game was held back by Scarlett his Knights, but Casey Thompson did well in the second half, with Trey going ahead to his Palmer midway through the fourth quarter for a touchdown on his pass. raised.

Then to Nebraska. at Purdue

Rutgers next: vs. Indiana (Week 8)

Updated Big Ten standings

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