It was an eventful weekend of college football around the nation, but things around the Big Ten felt relatively stabilized by comparison. Penn State went 0-5 last season starting with a loss at the hands of Indiana, so it was only fitting that this season saw the Nittany Lions jump out to a 5-0 record by coming full circle with a win over Indiana. Penn State blanked the Hoosiers, 24-0, in Beaver Stadium on Saturday night to hold up their end of the bargain of setting the stage for a big game coming up in Week 6.
Penn State will now head into a massive matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes next week in Kinnick Stadium in what could potentially be a preview of the Big Ten championship game.
Next week’s game between Iowa and Penn State is a pretty big one, you guys. pic.twitter.com/Y8WMHNRaHm
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) October 3, 2021
Indiana, now 0-2 in the Big Ten, gets a week off before returning home to play Michigan State in two weeks.
Here’s a look at everything else that went down around the Big Ten in week 5.