There is a Midwestern-based conference getting good football results. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, it is not them but the MAC who had four schools knock off teams from bigger conferences. Northern Illinois scored 17 in the 4th Q to knock off Kansas, Ball State knocked off South Florida on a late TD pass, Central Michigan upended Iowa by 1 on a last-second 47y FG by K David Harmon and Western Michigan beat UConn. The MAC has been rather quiet of late but this year they took more pelts than usual out of conference and should now receive attention for what promises to be a spirited conference race. So later in the season when the MAC takes over Tuesday and Wednesday night football you should pay attention.
Meanwhile the best win for the Big Ten this weekend was Minnesota beating Syracuse. Wisconsin and Ohio State struggled with lesser opponents, while Iowa and Illinois were knocked off by lesser lights although not lesser teams. Louisiana Tech, which routed the Illini on the road, is an excellent team and should be in the hunt for a top 20 spot.
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