Big Ten Saturday Night

The Penn State Nittany Lions, Rose Bowl winners this past winter, host West Virginia at Beaver Stadium in the schools' 50th meeting, but first since 1992. The Nittany Lions and Mountaineers played 31 times between 1960-92.

From Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Md. The Terps defeated Towson, 38-6, last week as quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa – the brother of Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa – passed for 260 yards and totaled four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing). Maryland's defense limited Towson to 276 total yards. The Charlotte 49ers opened their season with a 24-3 win over South Carolina State last week.

The Purdue Boilermakers, winners of the Big Ten West division last season, host the Syracuse Orange. The teams played a thriller last September at Syracuse, combining for four lead changes and 42 points in the fourth quarter of a three-point Orange victory.

The No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) host the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) in a primetime matchup of undefeated Top 10 teams from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

B1G Saturday Night travels to Iowa City this week as Iowa hosts Michigan State from Kinnick Stadium.

From Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and No. 10 USC (6-0) visit Sam Hartman and No. 21 Notre Dame (5-2) as the Fighting Irish and the Trojans renew "the greatest intersectional rivalry" in college football in a top-25 primetime showdown.

In a rivalry that dates back to 1926, the Fighting Irish hold the all-time series advantage over the Trojans, 50-38-5. Notre Dame has won four of the past five matchups, with USC topping the Fighting Irish, 38-27, last season (Nov. 26, 2022).

Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (7-0) visit the Michigan State Spartans (2-4), an in-state rivalry with the Paul Bunyan Trophy at stake, this weekend.

Michigan currently holds the Paul Bunyan Trophy after defeating Michigan State, 29-7, last season and leads the all-time series, 72-38-5. The Wolverines enter the weekend on a 19-game conference winning streak, with their last Big Ten defeat coming at Spartan Stadium as Michigan State beat Michigan, 37-33, on Oct. 30, 2021.

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) visit the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) this weekend live from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.   

Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the AP-ranked No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (8-0) host the Purdue Boilermakers this weekend. 

Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and the College Football Playoff-ranked No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) host the Michigan State Spartans this weekend.

From Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Quarterback Drew Allar and the College Football Playoff-ranked No. 11 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2) visit the Michigan State Spartans from Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.