Week 9 Games of the Week/Big Ten Rundown

#6 Stanford (7-0) @ USC (6-1)
- Gameday will be in Los Angeles for this big-time Pac 12 showdown, almost as if there is something on the line for the Trojans. Sure, for pride and bragging rights this would constitute as a big game, however there is the issue of USC not being bowl eligible this season due to NCAA sanctions. I think it will be a fun atmosphere and the Trojan offense isn't anything to sneeze at, but Stanford is looking to play for both a Pac 12 and national championship and this shouldn't stop them from getting one step closer. It will be close at first, but I like Andrew Luck and Stanford to blow out USC when it is all said and done.

Stanford- 41
S. Cal- 20

#9 Oklahoma (6-1) @ #8 Kansas State (7-0)
- Coming off of a shocking loss to Texas Tech, Bob Stoops and the Sooners should be hell bent on proving that it was merely a tiny blip in the radar on their way to a Big 12 championship. I definitely envision that being the case, as Kansas State is due for a loss in what has otherwise been an incredible season for the ageless wonder Bill Synder and the Wildcats of Manhattan. Too much offensive firepower on Oklahoma's end will be the undoing of another undefeated Big 12 team in October.

Oklahoma- 37
Kansas St- 21

#11 Michigan State (6-1) @ #14 Nebraska (6-1)
- I have been going back and forth on this one all week, and quite frankly I am not too sure what will happen. On one hand, I see an MSU team that has been there, done that after winning the Big Ten championship last season and being in the hunt yet against this year. On the other hand, Nebraska is a force to be reckoned with at home and the team looked confident and refreshed after their bye week and thumping of Minnesota. The big factors in this game will be which defense plays the best and whether Sparty has a hangover from last week's incredible last-second victory over Wisconsin. My answers: MSU will play better defensively, yet will suffer fromt he hangover syndrome. I'll just go with the home team to hop into the driver's seat of the Legends division.

MSU- 23
Neb- 28

Big Ten Rundown:

# 11 MSU @ #14 Nebraska: See Above
#15 Wisconsin @ Ohio State: TBA
Purdue @ #18 Michigan: Boilermakers are confident, but a rested Michigan will win.
Illinois @ #19 Penn State: PSU has the edge at home mainly due to Illinois' faltering psyche.
Iowa @ Minnesota: Hawkeyes = silent killers. Watch out for them the rest of the way.
Northwestern @ Indiana: I like the disappointing 'Cats to finally tally a Big Ten victory.