Sam McKewon's Big Ten football rankings, Week 7

Here are the latest Big Ten football rankings from Sam McKewon: Last game: Beat Iowa 35-7 Next game: at Oregon, 6:30 p.m., NBC Sam's take: The Buckeyes have embraced new-school methods (NIL) to produce an old-school team that plays suffocating defense and practices a balanced, pro-style offense.

It should be a durable program headed to Eugene this week.

Last game: Beat UCLA 27-11 Next game: at USC, 2:30 p.m., CBS Sam's take: Another body blows win at home against a weaker Big Ten foe with a so-so offense.

PSUs challenge gets tougher this week in Los Angeles, where James Franklin faces the team whose job he probably could have had, multiple times.

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6:30 p.m., NBC Sam's take: The Ducks defense is flexing its muscles in the Big Ten, mowing over UCLA and Michigan State in back-to-back weeks.

Ohio State rolls into town with an offense thatll put Oregon to a real test.

Last game: Beat Northwestern 41-24 Next game: Bye week Sam's take: The bowl-eligible Big Ten team has benefited from a relatively kind schedule UCLA, Northwestern and Maryland are among the leagues weaker teams and coach Curt Cignettis immediate talent infusion of the offense with the transfer portal.

Having backs and receivers who get what you do which Cignetti does is crucial.

Last game: Bye week Next game: vs.

Purdue, 2:30 p.m., FS1 Sam's take: The Illini get to follow one bye week with, well, another, in effect.

Purdues gone all the way in the tank.

Last game: Lost to Minnesota 24-17 Next game: vs.

Penn State, 2:30 p.m., CBS Sam's take: The Trojans have a crucible of a schedule, and it continues on Saturday against the Nittany Lions.

Dont take too much from close losses at Michigan and Minnesota.

USC is still finding its way in a physical league.

Last game: Beat Michigan 27-17 Next game: at Iowa, 11 a.m., Fox Sam's take: Yeah, this is a good team.

A good team that had a couple of red zone gaffes against Washington State and Rutgers, but plays aggressive defense and has nice run/pass balance on offense.

If the Huskies head into Iowa City and snag a win, watch out.

Even against a nasty tough schedule at Iowa, Indiana, Penn State and Oregon! Last game: Beat Rutgers 14-7 Next game: Bye week Sam's take: The Blackshirts are all the way back, and the source of their success is a secondary that, with each game, gets a little stingier.

Ceyair Wright keeps playing like this, he might be Big Ten newcomer of the year.

Last game: Lost to Nebraska 14-7 Next game: vs.

Wisconsin, 11 a.m., BTN Sam's take: If the Scarlet Knights had an elite quarterback ...

its been the lament in that program for many, many years.

Athan Kaliakmanis aint that guy, and it showed in the loss to NU.

Last game: Lost to Washington 27-17 Next game: Bye week Sam's take: The Wolverines hit the bye week with the record I expected and lucky to have that record.

UM could easily be 2-4, and will be 2-4 over the final half of its schedule if it cant manage to throw for more than 107 yards per game.

Last game: Lost to Ohio State 35-7 Next game: vs.

Washington, 11 a.m., Fox Sam's take: The Hawkeyes offense cratered in The Horseshoe, and if coach Kirk Ferentz plans to turtle some more and beat Washington 12-10, he may want to think again.

Last game: Beat USC 24-17 Next game: at UCLA, 8 p.m., BTN Sam's take: P.J.

Fleck doesnt have it in his DNA to quit on a team, and the Gophers didnt quit on him.

Heck of a win but why wasnt Fleck flagged for an over-the-top (though perhaps righteous) temper tantrum when officials didnt immediately grant Minnesota a late touchdown? Review took care of the Gophers fourth down gamble.

Last game: Beat Purdue 52-6 Next game: at Rutgers, 11 a.m., BTN Sam's take: The Badgers handily beat a team in a bad headspace by plowing out a season-best 228 yards on the ground.

A trip to Rutgers will tell a lot about where Wisconsin stands in Year 2 of Luke Fickells rocky tenure.

Last game: Lost to Oregon 31-10 Next game: Bye Week Sam's take: The Spartans havent pitched all the pennies in a fountain quite yet.

Easier tests await a team that just lost to the leagues No.

1 and No.

2 squads.

Last game: Bye week Next game: vs.

Northwestern, Friday at 7 p.m., Fox Sam's take: Will a week off resolve the Terrapins defensive struggle? Is Northwestern the kind of team to offer a sincere test of that question? Last game: Lost to Indiana 41-24 Next game: at Maryland, Friday at 7 p.m., Fox Sam's take: The Wildcats found a little extra offense against the Hoosiers.

Dual-threat quarterback Jack Lausch threw for a career-high 243 yards and ran for 34.

Last game: Lost to Penn State 27-11 Next game: vs.

Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN Sam's take: The Bruins hired Eric Bieniemy for this? UCLAs playcaller has led the offense to 14 points and 262 yards per game.

Both are the worst figures in the Big Ten.

Life is not likely to improve against Minnesotas terrific defense.

Last game: Lost to Wisconsin 52-6 Next game: at Illinois, 2:30 p.m., FS1 Sam's take: If the Boilermakers win again this season, consider me surprised.

The hope seems just about gone from that defense, fatigued from having to cover for a terrible offense.

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