Week 4 of the 2023 college football season is complete and there is one clear takeaway: The Big Ten West absolutely stinks.
Nobody is a bigger fan of the West than myself, and nobody looked forward more to the division’s final year. But in its swan song, the division is hilariously on-brand.
Wisconsin is having growing pains under new head coach Luke Fickell, Purdue is 1-3, Iowa just lost 31-0 at Penn State, Minnesota lost to Northwestern, Illinois has taken a step back after last season and Nebraska will need a few years before it is a contender.
There is no better way for the division to go out. For how bad it is, here are my Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 4: