The Big Ten won the ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the first time ever, a 6-5 victory thanks to a second half meltdown by the Clemson Tigers which allowed Illinois to rally from 23 down to win. The Tigers, for as good as they looked in the first half, went ice cold from the field in the second half and turned the ball over too much. It was a big win for the Illini, but a bigger statement for the conference, which had lost to the ACC 12 straight years before winning the 2009 version. Other big wins included Wisconsin upsetting Duke and Penn State escaping Virginia.
Here are this week’s picks from the staff:
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