The Big Ten Conference is arguably the best in the country with Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon all leading the way. With the College Football Playoff expanding

At this point, four teams are either 7-0 or 6-1: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and Texas Tech. The number of instances in which those four play each other down the stretch is smaller than you might expect, which limits the onset of eat-your-own syndrome.

The Wolverines and Hoosiers remain undefeated, but there are seven teams behind them with 3-1 records in conference play.

One of the main reasons to have another playoff expansion is the increase in automatic qualifiers for the Power 4 conferences.Though the 24-team playoff may not happen anytime soon, Fox Sports’ RJ Young revealed what the bracket would look like ahead of week 9 of the college football season.

Michigan joins Matt Painter 's Purdue in the top 10 from the Big Ten Conference, while UCLA, Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the other teams from the conference in the top 25 to start the season. Led by Braden Smith, the Boilermakers are the early favorite for not only the national championship but also for the Big Ten Conference.

Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday. Boston, who entered the game 10th in the Big Ten in receiving yards,

The upcoming College Football Playoff has a small change from the 2024 postseason format, with conference champions no longer being guaranteed a first-round bye

As Chris McIntosh promises more resources for Wisconsin football, here's how the Badgers' budget has compared to others in the Big Ten.

While Oregon got back on track, Wisconsin continued its slide with a 34-0 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. The Badgers began the season 2-0 but have lost five consecutive games, including a 0-4 stretch in Big Ten play. Wisconsin is one of five teams in the conference that haven't won a game against Big Ten competition thus far.

The final non-conference series before Big Ten play for the No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers gets underway Friday night in Madison when Alaska Fairbanks comes to town. The Badgers can head into league play on a high note with a couple of wins after splitting a hard-fought series with No. 20 Minnesota State last weekend.