Last week’s battle between Ohio State and Wisconsin was one for the ages. But a week after the thriller proved both teams are championship-caliber, both hit the road for in-division tests that will certainly keep them on their toes. If we’re going to get a Buckeyes-Badgers rematch for the Big Ten title in Indy, Ohio State will first need to fend off Penn State in Happy Valley and Wisconsin will have to avoid a third loss at Iowa. Check out previews of those games and the full Week 8 Big Ten slate below. All games are played on Saturday, Oct. 22, and all times are Central. Rutgers at Minnesota, 11 a.m., ESPN U Whether Mitch Leidner will be back under center or not for the Gophers remains a mystery, but it surely will be a fresh face at quarterback for the Scarlet Knights after Chris Ash made a switch at the position this week, elevating Giovanni Rescigno to replace Chris Laviano. Rutgers could use any and every method to try and get its stumbling offense off the ground. The Knights were shut out, of course, by a combined 136-0 score in two games against top-three teams Ohio State and Michigan.…
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