Michigan State Spartans host UCLA Bruins in a Big Ten football game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Saturday. Follow live updates, highlights.

Former Alabama and LSU coach Nick Saban is clearly on the side of the Southeastern Conference in this argument, and made his case on The Pat McAfee Show in a debate with former Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk. (The discussion begins around 1:30:00 into the video below).

If the Big Ten accepts a $2 billion cash infusion, the groundbreaking move would immediately kill a possible super league.

Ohio State is a 14.5-point favorite at Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday. According to the AP, Illinois is the 17th-best football team in the country. The Fighting Illini are home. And they are two weeks removed from a rollicking 34-32 win over a very trendy USC team. And yet, they are getting 14.5 points against Ohio State.

It’s back to work after a bit of time off for Oregon and Indiana. The No. 3 Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) host the No. 7 Hoosiers (5-0, 2-0) with both teams coming off byes.

What's the best rivalry trophy in Big Ten football? Here are the top 10, from the Old Oaken Bucket to the Floyd of Rosedale:

Legendary coach Nick Saban, now retired but never shy, unleashed a scathing critique of the Big Ten conference's talent pool during a Friday appearance on

The Big Ten is approaching a vote on a capital agreement and the formation of Big Ten Enterprises, which would infuse league schools with more than $2 billion, according to sources.