{
  "id": 11429594,
  "title": "Picking every Big Ten game in college football Week 5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/picking-every-big-ten-game-in-college-football-week-5",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:41:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/picking-every-big-ten-game-114116705.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 5 of the college football season has arrived in the Big Ten, with eight conference matchups scheduled for the weekend. Here are my predictions for the Big Ten games this week:\n\n1. Penn State is set to host Northwestern, the Wildcats making their debut at their new stadium. The game is expected to start with a Northwestern loss.\n\n2. Michigan will take on Minnesota in what could be a nail-biting finish, perhaps decided with just one second left on the clock.\n\n3. Wisconsin may be improving as a team, facing off against Michigan State, which seems to be struggling significantly.\n\n4. Ohio State is seen as a clear favorite over Iowa, with a notable talent gap between the two teams.\n\n5. Nebraska is expected to face off against Maryland, with the expectation that Nebraska's talent will overcome any adversity presented by Maryland.\n\n6. Illinois looks average, while Purdue appears to be a poor team, with Illinois having the upper hand.\n\n7. USC will look to maintain their winning streak with a game against Washington, as Lincoln Riley aims to continue his success.\n\n8. Indiana is set to face off against Rutgers, with the defending national champions looking to extend their perfect record to 5-0.",
  "summary": "What can we expect to see happen in the Big Ten this week? Here are our picks for Week 5:",
  "key_points": [
    "Penn State hosts Northwestern in their debut at new stadium",
    "Michigan vs Minnesota could be decided with one second left",
    "Ohio State favored over Iowa with significant talent gap"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}