Finis

And so the Big Ten season ends with a whimper not a bang, as the Wildcats looked flat and outclassed as they lost to the Illini, 41-22. NU's multi-year win streak over the Illini was broken and the Tomahawk returns to Champaign.

Iowa played itself out of bowl contention by losing a shocker to Western Michigan, and Purdue left itself on the bubble by losing to in-state rival Indiana. Indiana will go to its first bowl game in many years, living up to the Gipper hype after the tragic death of Coach Hoeppner.

While the Big Ten season is over, thankfully action continues in the other conferences. The best game for Turkey day will be watching the Sun Devils pummel Southern Cal. For Saturday, be sure to tune in to watch the resurgent Irish try to beat Jim Harbaugh's Cardinal. As you may be aware, the admission standards at Notre Dame are not up to Stanford's snuff.