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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 12 • 28 IN THE OPPOSITE CORNER Comments from last week's and this week's opposing coaches Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald "I know the quarterback gets a lot of attention, but we had a new right tackle, a rookie starting at cor- ner, a rookie starting at linebacker, a rookie starting at safety. We lost one of our defensive tackles a week before that was in the rotation. A lot of guys stepped up, and I'm proud of those guys. We're probably playing the best football of our year right now." Indiana coach Kevin Wilson "(Purdue's) coaches do a great job with multiple personnel groupings and alignment for them to get them in the pe - rimeter, would be by designed run, misdirec- tion, pass plays. They've settled on a quar- terback here the last half of the season that's played well. I think they've had some injuries to a couple receiver spots that's got them a little inconsistent out there, kind of like we've been a little bit." They've improved a lot. I know the last couple weeks they've come up short in some contests, but their energy and effort has been there n both phases. They've been on the short end of some sticks but been very, very competitive. They've played a very, very tough schedule. We're going to have to play very, very well to get the victory this week." Tom Campbell Pat Fitzgerald was appy with the way his team stepped up against Purdue. It was his third victory against Purdue dating back to 2006. ON TAP Game Time (ET) TV Line FRIDAY Nebraska at Iowa Noon BTN Iowa -1 SATURDAY PURDUE at Indiana Noon BTN IU -2.5 Illinois at Northwestern Noon ESPNU NU -8 Michigan at Ohio State Noon ABC OSU -20 Rutgers at Maryland 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Maryland -8.5 Michigan State at Penn State 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN2 MSU -13.5 Minnesota at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. BTN Wisconsin -13.5 All times ET Source: DannySheridan.com BIG TEN STANDINGS EAST DIVISION Big Ten/Pct. Division/Pct. Overall/Pct. Ohio State^& 7-0/1.000 5-0/1.000 10-1/.909 Michigan State 6-1/.857 4-1/.800 9-2/.818 Maryland 4-3/.571 3-2/.600 7-4/.636 Michigan 3-4/.429 2-3/.400 5-6/.455 Penn State 2-5/.286 2-3/.400 6-5/.545 Rutgers 2-5/.286 2-3/.400 6-5/.545 Indiana 0-7/.000 0-6/.000 3-8/.273 WEST DIVISION Big Ten/Pct. Division/Pct. Overall/Pct. Wisconsin^ 6-1/.857 4-1/.800 9-2/.818 Minnesota 5-2/.714 4-1/.800 8-3/.727 Nebraska 4-3/.571 3-2/.600 8-3/.727 Iowa 4-3/.571 3-2/.600 7-4/.636 Northwestern 3-4/.333 2-3/.400 5-6/.455 Illinois 2-5/.286 1-4/.200 5-6/.455 PURDUE 1-6/.143 1-5/.167 3-8/.373 ^ Clinched at least a share of division title & Will play in Big Ten Championship game holiday gift guide The 2014 GOLD AND BLACK Great gift ideas for your Boilermaker fans! CLICK HERE