Another week of the 2023 college football season has passed in the Big Ten. Last week, the Big Ten saw five games played throughout the conference, with three being decided by one score.
In Piscataway, Rutgers gave Ohio State all they could handle, but the Buckeyes were able to pull away late on Saturday en route to a 35-16 victory. In College Park, Penn State routed Maryland thanks to a big fourth-quarter effort, giving the Nittany Lions a 51-15 win and handing the Terrapins their fourth straight loss.
Iowa and Northwestern lived up to the hype of two terrible offenses going at it at Wrigley Field. The Hawkeyes were able to win 10-7 on a Drew Sanders field goal in the final seconds.
The Illinois Fighting Illini rallied in the final minutes of their matchup against Minnesota to win 27-26 in Minneapolis, while the Cornhuskers were beaten by Michigan State in East Lansing 20-17.
| HOME | HOME SCORE | AWAY | AWAY SCORE |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 35 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 51 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 7 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 10 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 26 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 27 |
| Michigan State Spartans | 20 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 17 |
With the scores out of the way, here is how the Big Ten standings look after week nine, which players took home the conference’s weekly awards, how ESPN’s FPI views each program in the conference, how the conference’s quarterbacks stack up in terms of QBR and look ahead to the schedule for Week 11.