USC enters must-win scenario in Big Ten play against Iowa originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 17 USC returns to the Coliseum on Saturday needing another win to stay on course in the Big Ten race. Lincoln Riley's team hosts an Iowa team built on a punishing ground game.

Those modest rankings for the Trojans, Hawkeyes, Wolverines and Huskies make their paths to the playoff fairly clear; they will likely need to win out and finish the regular season at 10-2 in order to clinch a berth.

The Iowa State Cyclones were finally able to get back into the win column last weekend against the TCU Horned Frogs. It was their first victory since Sept. 27 a

When the Big Ten added former Pac-12 schools Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC to the conference last fall, there was belief those programs would struggle to adjust to the run.

SEATTLE - Eight Huskies claimed nine Big Ten end of season awards on Thursday, the second most of any team in the conference. Richie Aman headlined the list, taking home the Big Ten Midfielder of the award while also collecting All-Big Ten First Team honors.

Indiana is coming off of a blowout 100-77 win over fellow Milwaukee program Marquette, a game that happened in Chicago. The Hoosiers return to the friendly confines of Assembly Hall for this matchup against a Milwaukee team that’ll pose more of a challenge than Alabama A&M did in the opener but less of one than the Eagles.

Ohio State and Indiana stay on top, but Nebraska's rise and Washington's stumble shake up Michael Cohen's latest Big Ten Power Rankings.

Two top contenders needed late-game heroics to pull off victories, while an upset loss ended another ranked team’s playoff hopes. Undefeated Ohio State and Indiana seem to be on a collision course to meet in the Big Ten championship game but three other teams remain in the CFP hunt.