340 in Hattiesburg. He's gone for more than 300 in all but one game this season. Just a sophomore, Cato is the NCAA leader in passing, at 378.71 yards per game.
Big Ten title game.
Michigan, which beat Purdue in its Big Ten opener, is posi- tioning itself for a run at the
After beating rival Michigan State for the first time since 2007 — it took a last- second field goal to score the 12-10 vic- tory — the Wolverines are 3-0 in the league headed to Nebraska this weekend.
The Purdue game was the start of something big for Wis- consin's previously middling
running game. After the Badgers rolled up 467 rushing
yards against the Boilermakers, they did much of the same to Minnesota, running for 337 yards. Montee Ball, fresh off a 247-yard, three-
White. He rushed for 175 yards and three scores against the Boilermakers' upcoming opponent.
touchdown eruption against Purdue, ran for 166 and two scores against the Gophers. Yet, he was outdone by backup James
far off as they're stuck in a five-game los- ing streak, the most recent setback being this weekend's 31-30 non-conference loss at Navy. In five losses, IU has been outscored by
Indiana just can't seem to win. A look at the scoreboard shows the Hoosiers aren't that
a total of just 25 points. Four of those five losses have come by four or fewer points. Indiana has its best chance yet, though,
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to get back in the win column as it visits struggling Illinois, which is coming off a bye week. Indiana's offense is keeping it in games. The Hoosiers are averaging nearly 35
points per game; rank second in the Big Ten behind just Nebraska in total offense; and have turned the ball over only four times all season. The Hoosiers have not lost a fumble in 2012. The issue, of course, is defense, where
Indiana is giving up more points and yards than anyone in the league.
this past weekend. Does that mean anything to Purdue? No, but at least no one can say, "includ- ing a win over winless …" anymore. j
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Eastern Michigan, which Purdue beat 54-16 in Week 3, won't go winless this season.
