Week 12 of the college football season is upon us and, boy, do we have some things to figure out in the Big Ten conference. There are two games left and both sides of the conference are up for grabs. With some games having massive implications, this week will be a critical chapter in the story of the 2022 Big Ten.
The Big Ten East is seemingly a collision course of the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State meeting each other with undefeated records and a pseudo-play-in game to the College Football Playoff.
The Big Ten West is not quite so clear cut. Technically, there are four teams tied in first place with a 4-3 conference record. Some have a clearer path to Indianapolis than others, but each team needs another team to lose as none have full control of their destiny.
The simplest path for any team is Iowa winning out and having Michigan take care of Illinois. Beyond that, each team needs wins and multiple scenarios to give them the tiebreaker.
With only reviewing five games, it leaves us with two left out. Unfortunately, these matchups just don’t have much intrigue or impact on things. They still earned a prediction.
No. 11 Penn State (8-2) at Rutgers (4-6)
Prediction: Penn State 34, Rutgers 13
Indiana (3-7) at Michigan State (5-5)
Prediction: Michigan State 24, Indiana 13