Big Ten Football Predictions for Each Conference Game in Week 2

With the first week of the 2010 college football season concluding Monday night in Landover, MD, the eyes of the fans will turn their attention to some marquee matchups on the docket for Week 2.

The biggest game in lights will be the Buckeyes and Hurricanes, after easily handling their opening games against Marshall and Florida A&M to set up their first meeting since their classic 2003 national championship game in Columbus Saturday night.

In Tide country, Nick Saban and Alabama will welcome Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 1990, when Penn State won 9-0 in a low-scoring affair.

To round out the trifecta of matchups, Jimbo Fisher and Florida State will pay a visit to Bob Stoops and his Sooners in Norman after their wild game with Utah State last Saturday night.

A few other story lines to watch would be the Michigan-Notre Dame game, how the USC defense bounces back after its game with Hawaii, and the Mountain State rivalry between West Virginia and Marshall Friday night.

Get ready Big Ten fans—Week 2 is coming at you!

Saturday, September 11th

12:00 PM: San Jose State at Wisconsin

PREDICTION: Wisconsin 35-10

12:00 PM: South Dakota at Minnesota

PREDICTION: Minnesota 24-10

12:00 PM: Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic

PREDICTION: Michigan State 38-14

12:00 PM: Illinois State at Northwestern

PREDICTION: Northwestern 31-10

12:00 PM: Western Illinois at Purdue

PREDICTION: Purdue 31-7

3:30 PM: Michigan at Notre Dame

PREDICTION: Michigan 31-24

3:30 PM: Iowa State at Iowa

PREDICTION: Iowa 42-21

3:40 PM: Miami (FL) at Ohio State

PREDICTION: Ohio State 38-21

7:00 PM: Penn State at Alabama

PREDICTION: Alabama 42-27