Week 3 Preview: Washington vs Michigan State highlight Week 3 matchups

College Sports Wire looks at the top games in the Big Ten in week 3

After a relatively uneventful week two of college football action in the Big Ten, the week three schedule appears to offer much of the same.

In what will be the last week that features a heavy dosage of non-conference matchups, the Big Ten week three schedule is acting as an appetizer to what should be a terrific week four slate.

Notably, all four of the Big Ten’s ranked programs are active in week three, though three of four are set to face off against Group of Five opponents. Michigan faces Bowling Green, Ohio State will battle Western Kentucky, and Iowa will match up against Western Michigan.

While not an overly exciting week of games, there are still several intriguing matchups in the conference. The matchups that did not make the cut include Virginia traveling to Maryland, Louisville facing Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and Northwestern looking to upset No. 21 Duke in Durham.

While those games didn’t make the cut for College Sports Wire’s top five games in the Big Ten for week three, the games below did.

Week 2 Preview: Nebraska vs Colorado headlines top Big Ten matchups

What are the top Big Ten matchups in week 2 of the season?

Week two of the college football season gets underway on Thursday night, and for the Big Ten, the action begins Friday night with a pair of matchups.

Week one of the college football season in the Big Ten provided much of a status quo. There was only one upset, that being Fresno State over Purdue, and outside of Illinois surviving a scare from Toledo, the Big Ten’s other 12 teams took care of their opponent rather quietly.

Week two in the Big Ten will likely present much of the same. Four Big Ten teams match up against FCS opponents and five more face Group of Five opponents. That being said, the five remaining matchups outside those nine are intriguing and present plenty of storylines to discuss heading into the weekend.

College Sports Wire looks at those five remaining matchups below.