Big Ten Football Power Rankings Week 11: Michigan State falls
Nov 7, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium. The Cornhuskers won 39-38. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
The Big Ten football season is nearing a finish line, and not without controversy.
As the season finished its tenth week of play, the No. 7 undefeated Michigan State Spartans were shafted by a late no-call against Nebraska that helped aid a Cornhuskers victory. Although sloppy play-calling and poor defense were the real reason the Spartans lost, those kind of calls that help decide games are something this conference needs to limit.
That means there are two unbeaten teams left in the Big Ten and they may just come in as our top two in this week’s edition of the conference power rankings.
Do we have a new No. 1? Where do the Spartans fall to? How high does Nebraska rise? All those questions will be answered in the week 11 edition of Big Ten Football power rankings.
Rutgers was blown out for the third straight week, this time by a hungry Michigan Wolverines team looking to stay relevant in the Big Ten title and national title race. The Scarlet Knights have been an absolute dumpster fire this season and it looks like there’s no end in sight.
Chris Laviano is clearly not the answer at quarterback — at least right now — and the defense struggled mightily against a very average Michigan offense. One more loss and it’s no bowl game this year for the Big Ten bottom dweller.
Maryland and Rutgers are duking it out for last place in our power rankings every week and this week it happens to be the Terrapins who come in at No. 13. If it hadn’t been for the nature of Rutgers’ losses for the past month, Maryland’s 2-7 record would be good enough to put them in last, but they did just play a tough Wisconsin team relatively close.
The Terrapins have a tough matchup against Michigan State on the road this week, so we will find out just how good — or bad — this team really is.
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