Big Ten Week 11 Roundup: Penn State stumbles out of Big Ten East race

Michigan and Ohio State have now left Penn State in the rearview mirror on their collision course for the Big Ten East. Here is your Week 11 Big Ten recap.

As the Big Ten football season begins to turn the final corner of the regular season, the Big Ten championship picture has become pretty clear. The East is now officially a two-team race between Michigan and Ohio State after Penn State blew another tire by going 0-2 against each this season with this weekend’s loss to a Jim Harbaugh-less Michigan. And out in the West, Iowa has put itself in the best position possible to have the division all wrapped up with one week to spare following another stellar defensive performance.

Michigan had the most interesting week, of course, by making a trip to Happy Valley for its biggest test of the season to date and learning upon arrival that Harbaugh had been suspended by the Big Ten for the remainder of the season. That ultimately led to plenty of emotions from the Wolverines following a hard-fought victory against Penn State. Maryland won on a last-second field goal at Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana came through with a surprise shootout and Purdue suddenly found its offense!

Here is a look at everything that happened around the Big Ten in Week 11.

Around the Big Ten in Week 5: Michigan hype builds, Buckeyes figuring it out

Around the Big Ten in Week 5: Penn State and Iowa set stage for massive Week 6 matchup, Michigan and Ohio State looked good too

It was an eventful weekend of college football around the nation, but things around the Big Ten felt relatively stabilized by comparison. Penn State went 0-5 last season starting with a loss at the hands of Indiana, so it was only fitting that this season saw the Nittany Lions jump out to a 5-0 record by coming full circle with a win over Indiana. Penn State blanked the Hoosiers, 24-0, in Beaver Stadium on Saturday night to hold up their end of the bargain of setting the stage for a big game coming up in Week 6.

Penn State will now head into a massive matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes next week in Kinnick Stadium in what could potentially be a preview of the Big Ten championship game.

Indiana, now 0-2 in the Big Ten, gets a week off before returning home to play Michigan State in two weeks.

Here’s a look at everything else that went down around the Big Ten in week 5.