15 Northwestern’s defense made it stand up in a 35-19 victory over Auburn in the Citrus Bowl on Friday. Ramsey, a graduate transfer, totaled 291 yards passing and 50 yards rushing for Northwestern (7-2), which won its fourth straight bowl game. Auburn was led by interim coach Kevin Steele following the Dec. 13 firing of Gus Malzahn and was missing several key players. The Tigers got within 14-13 when Nix hit Elijah Canion for a 57-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter. Ramsey put Northwestern ahead 14-0 on first-quarter TD passes of 35 yards to Chiaokhiao-Brown and 6 yards to Raine.

3 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. It's the first time Ohio State has won four consecutive outright conference crowns. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was 12 of 27 with 114 yards and ran 12 times for 35 yards. Ohio State: Whatever happens in the polls this week, the Buckeyes really only care about one thing — making the playoff. Ohio State: Will wait to see if it has earned one of the precious four playoff spots.

LINE: Penn State -14.5However, a win over the 25th-ranked Hoosiers would send the Nittany Lions to Ohio State the following weekend with a chance to seize the division lead with an upset of the Buckeyes. We're one of the best teams in the country," Penn State coach James Franklin told reporters. ABOUT PENN STATE (8-1, 5-1)Cliffords three interceptions last week doubled his season total, but Franklin does not expect the sophomore to go into any kind of a slump. Penn State fell five spots to ninth in this week's College Football Playoff rankings. PREDICTION: Penn State 34, Indiana 20

Indiana brings a three-game win streak into the first November night game in Memorial Stadium history Saturday evening against struggling Big Ten opponent Northwestern in Bloomington, Ind. LINE: Indiana -11.5A win over Northwestern would give Indiana its fourth consecutive Big Ten victory, which the program hasn't achieved since that 1993 season. Indiana has experienced much more success on offense than Northwestern, which was shut out last week in a 20-0 home loss to Iowa. Northwestern has won five straight meetings, but the teams haven't faced off since 2016 or played in Bloomington since 2011. PREDICTION: Indiana 27, Northwestern 14

- Despite the large gap between the two teams historically, Indiana and Nebraska share more similarities than either program may want to admit halfway through the 2019 season. Coming off consecutive 4-8 campaigns, four-win Nebraska could not have asked for a much better time to get a week off after entering its Oct. 12 game at No. 16 Minnesota without starting quarterback Adrian Martinez (knee) and leaving the 34-7 loss without dynamic freshman receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (foot, ankle). Nebraska, which has not hosted Indiana since 1977, won 27-22 in the teams' only meeting since becoming conference rivals in 2016. PREDICTION: Nebraska 31, Indiana 27More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Despite the large gap between the two teams historically, Indiana and Nebraska share more similarities than either program may want to admit halfway through the 2019 season. Coming off consecutive 4-8 campaigns, four-win Nebraska could not have asked for a much better time to get a week off after entering its Oct. 12 game at No. 16 Minnesota without starting quarterback Adrian Martinez (knee) and leaving the 34-7 loss without dynamic freshman receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (foot, ankle). Nebraska, which has not hosted Indiana since 1977, won 27-22 in the teams' only meeting since becoming conference rivals in 2016. PREDICTION: Nebraska 31, Indiana 27More college football scores

- Indiana comes off a bye week looking for its first Big Ten victory Saturday at home against Rutgers. Indiana's 110.4 yards per game on the ground (70 yards in the loss at Michigan State) is second worst in the conference and top running back Stevie Scott III is averaging 56.2 yards per game. Philyor's 14 catches against Michigan State on Sept. 28 are tied for the most in a game this season in FBS and third on Indiana's career list. Rutgers' Raheem Blackshear is tied with Purdue's Rondale Moore for the Big Ten lead in catches per game (7.3), which is ninth nationally. PREDICTION: Indiana 52, Rutgers 10More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Michigan State Spartans players walk around the field with locked arms prior to the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Spartan Stadium on September 14, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State looks to win its second straight contest and remain unbeaten in Big Ten play when it hosts Indiana on Saturday. Not counting the debacle against Ohio State, Ramsey is 36-of-41 for 473 yards and an interception this year. Michigan State WR Darrell Stewart Jr. leads the Big Ten in receptions (30) and receiving yards (439). PREDICTION: Michigan State 31, Indiana 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

- Indiana returns to nonconference play Saturday with a home game against Connecticut after enduring a 41-point loss to Big Ten juggernaut Ohio State last week. LINE: Indiana -27Hoosiers coach Tom Allen stressed that Indiana needs to put the 51-10 loss to Ohio State in the rear-view mirror and not let the effects of the rout linger this week. Senior offensive tackle and captain Coy Cronk echoed the coach's thoughts and put it this way: "Don't let Ohio State beat us twice." ABOUT UCONN (1-1)Freshman quarterback Jack Zergiotis made his college debut against Illinois and passed for 275 yards and no touchdowns with two interceptions. PREDICTION: Indiana 42, Connecticut 7More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

(Photo by MarkINDIANAPOLIS - Indiana opens its 2019 season in the Kickoff Classic on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis against in-state opponent Ball State. The Hoosiers enter the matchup as solid favorites but mindful that the teams met in the same game in 2011 will Ball State pulling off a 27-20 upset. This season, Indiana is aiming for a rebound based on the strength of nine returning starters apiece on offense and defense. ABOUT INDIANA (2018: 5-7)All eyes heading into the opener were on quarterbacks Peyton Ramsey, redshirt freshman Michael Penix Jr. and Utah transfer Jack Tuttle. PREDICTION: Indiana 35, Ball State 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.