Week four is (nearly) in the books and we had our first truly jaw-dropping result of the Big Ten season in the nightcap.

Indiana -- setting out to prove last year was no fluke -- murdered Illinois and then threw them through the wood chipper, en route to a 63-10 (as of episode recording) advantage. Fernando Mendoza tossed 5 TD passes, and the IU defense had Illinois QB Luke Altmyer running for his life most of the evening. Does this result say more about IU in their pursuit for a repeat playoff berth, or more about Illinois?

Elsewhere in Big Ten play, Michigan scored a passive conference-opening win against Nebraska by rushing for nearly 300 yards while stiffling Nebraska's rushing attack and sacking Dylan Raiola seven times. Is Michigan for real or was this an exposure of Nebraska?

On Friday night, Iowa showed some offensive pop but Athan Kaliakmanis was excellent in a loss. Notre Dame could have scored 90 against Purdue but also still cannot cover receivers. Washington followed a similar "all O no D" plan. Oregon played with its food. And Luke Fickell might be cooked.

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