If you haven’t learned by now not to take any week for granted in the sport of college football, may Week 12 be your latest example of why you should embrace the opportunities available every single week. It was a tense week for the top teams in the College Football Playoff hunt, including the top two playoff contenders from the Big Ten. But to their credit, Ohio State and Michigan answered the call and set the table for a monster matchup in their historic rivalry next weekend with a spot in the Big Ten championship game on the line, and playoff positioning still being sorted.
But the Big Ten West is also still to be decided, and that picture became a little more clear in Week 12. Iowa could wrap up things in the west while most of us are enjoying our Thanksgiving leftovers on Friday, but Purdue is hoping to still have a shot by the time they play next week after the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers did what was needed this weekend.
Here is a brief rundown of everything that happened in the Big Ten in Week 12 with final scores, quick thoughts, a few highlights, and a look at the updated Big Ten standings and bowl eligibility tracker.
Rankings referenced are College Football Playoff rankings.