Penn State escaped Minnesota with a win, continuing its College Football Playoff push. Ohio State beating Indiana also helped the Nittany Lions’ chances of playing for the Big Ten title. The race for a berth in the Big Ten championship is straightforward entering the final week of the season.

Michigan may not have a trip to the Big Ten title game or berth in the College Football Playoff on the line this year, but it does have momentum ahead of the annual rivalry game against Ohio State. Floundering for much of the season,