Big Ten football schedule 2021: Dates and key matchups
The 2021 Big Ten college football schedule is out. Here's a complete look at each team's slate.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
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Big Ten rivalries return to traditional spot in '21
The Big Ten Conference released its revised football schedule for the 2021 season, and it will return its traditional rivalry games -- including Ohio State-Michigan -- to the final week of the regular season.
College football's February 2021 national signing day tracker
We will keep you updated with news, analysis, highlights, updated class rankings and more during national signing day.
Sources: Cincy to hire MSU's Mike Tressel as DC
Cincinnati is set to hire Michigan State assistant Mike Tressel as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Why this Alabama team is the best of the playoff era
Where do this year's College Football Playoff teams stand in comparison with the other 24 teams in the CFP era? And which are the 10 best teams to miss the playoff in the past seven years?
Michigan State wins 100th Rose Bowl (2:45)
QB Lombardi transfers to N. Illinois from MSU
QB Rocky Lombardi, who started six games for Michigan State this season, is transferring to Northern Illinois, he announced Sunday.
QB Lombardi opts to transfer out of Michigan St.
Quarterback Rocky Lombardi will have two seasons of eligibility left after transferring out of Michigan State.
Michigan State-Maryland canceled due to virus
The Michigan State-Maryland game scheduled for Saturday in College Park has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues with Maryland.
Temple QB Russo transferring to Michigan State
Michigan State is adding quarterback Anthony Russo, a record-setting passer at Temple, as a transfer. Russo will employ the NCAA's COVID-19 waiver that grants an extra year of eligibility to all fall-sport athletes.
The CFB Pod: Negandhi and Pollack look at the CFBP rankings; Finebaum previews the SEC championship; Adelson previews the ACC championship; Luginbill on National Signing Day
Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast discussing the latest head-scratching College Football Playoff rankings, no one mentioning Texas A&M, David’s Dude and their conference championship picks. Then, Paul Finebaum hops on to discuss Alabama-Florida, if this is Nick Saban’s best team, the favorite to land the Auburn job and if Hugh Freeze will return to the SEC (29:04). Next, Andrea Adelson stops by to talk about Clemson-Notre Dame, why this game will be very different from the first and the improvement the Irish have shown throughout the season (44:16). Finally Tom Luginbill talks National Signing Day, hitting on the toughest recruiting cycle ever in college football, Maryland and Ole Miss trending upward, Michigan and Texas trending downward, and the role the transfer portal will play this offseason (54:28).
Sarah Fuller's historic point, the Gators booted and more must-see moments and analysis
The last regular-season week is here -- kind of -- and many of the country's best teams are off or saw games canceled. Still, there is plenty to keep track of as conference championships approach, including icy handshakes, judicial orders and more.
Clifford leads Penn State past Michigan State 39-24
— Sean Clifford completed 17 of 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 39-24 win over Michigan State on Saturday.
Thorne drops another dime to Nailor for a TD (0:25)
Best of Week 14: Coastal Carolina downs BYU, Bama gets its revenge and more
BYU and Costal Carolina finally found high quality opponents ... each other ... while three of the teams fighting for the fourth playoff spot all hit the road on Saturday. All that plus taco orders, high quality photo editing and more ahead of Week 14.
Ohio State says Michigan State game on for Sat.
Ohio State says it plans to play Saturday's game at Michigan State one week after having to cancel its game against Illinois due to COVID-19 issues within the Buckeyes program.
2021 college football recruiting class rankings: Decommitments, flips shake up top 10
Clemson, Notre Dame and North Carolina all moved up in the top 10, while Tennessee, Auburn, USC and Florida State were notable fallers.
Sarah Fuller and Jaret Patterson lead history-making, record-breaking rivalry weekend
Vanderbilt's kicker and Buffalo's running back left their marks on an untraditional rivalry weekend in which Trevor Lawrence also played his final home game.
2021 college football recruiting class rankings: LSU, Georgia make push near top
After LSU and Georgia made big splashes in recruiting, the SEC owns three of the top four 2021 recruiting classes.
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With his team's 17-7 win vs Wisconsin Sat., Pat Fitzgerald has his first 5-0 Big Ten start & fifth 5-0 overall start as Northwestern head coach. Going into a game vs. Michigan State, its next opponent, NU has had a 5-0 or better record one previous time (5-0, 1-0) — a 2008 loss. NU will be seeking its third 6-0 Big Ten record (1936 & ‘95 - the latter with Fitzgerald at linebacker) & 5th overall 6-0 start (1930, ‘36, ‘59 & ‘62).
MSU-Maryland canceled; Locksley tests positive
With COVID-19 concerns at Maryland and coach Mike Locksley testing positive, the Michigan State-Maryland football game has been canceled and will be declared a no contest.
Introducing the potential Bottom 10 Hawk Bowl, the state of Michigan and more
A big welcome to the State of Michigan to the lineup, and are we seeing the makings of a new bowl game?
Kyle Trask's Heisman push, Lane Kiffin's clipboard toss and more Week 11 takeaways
Despite a wave of cancellations that resulted in four of the nation's top five teams being out of action, Week 11 has brought the entertainment, from Kyle Trask to Lane Kiffin to Sam Howell.
Iowa's defense pours it on with pick-six (0:39)
Hawkeyes take punt to the house for 54-yard TD (0:39)
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2020 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5-0 | 7-1 |
| Indiana | 6-1 | 6-2 |
| Penn State | 4-5 | 4-5 |
| Maryland | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Rutgers | 3-6 | 3-6 |
| Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Michigan State | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Northwestern | 6-1 | 7-2 |
| Iowa | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| Wisconsin | 3-3 | 4-3 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Nebraska | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Purdue | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Illinois | 2-6 | 2-6 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards238.954th
Rushing Yards91.4122nd
Points For21.0Tied-122nd
Points Against35.128th
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma'a Gaoteote | OLB | Signed | 84 |
| A.J. Kirk | S | Signed | 80 |
| Keon Coleman | WR | Signed | 80 |
| Geno VanDenmark | OG | Signed | 79 |
| Hampton Fay | QB-PP | Signed | 78 |