Big Ten Week 10 created even more opportunities for USC to rise
The UCLA Bruins ran away with another victory, moving to 9-0, while the Ohio State Buckeyes are melting down. The USC Trojans and the Indiana Hoosiers know their game contains even more meaning now, following a week of more chaos in the Big Ten. Here are the scores from this weekend in Big Ten football, plus my breakdown for each team: Illinois 24-13 vs Nebraska (Friday) Katin Houser gave the Illinois Fighting Illini great quarterback play, and he saved his best performance of the season for this game. Illinois ' offense was efficient and mistake-free. The same could not be said for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a whole; they had 11 penalties. Games like this are a stain on what Matt Rhule has built. Things have gone off the rails, but suffering a loss like this to end the season is telling. UCLA 34-20 vs Minnesota The Minnesota Gophers put up a fight for another week, but the UCLA Bruins are looking more and more like a new version of the Curt Cignetti Indiana Hoosiers. Bob Chesney has the Bruins at the top of the Big Ten in just 1 season. Hope is not lost for the Gophers, as they