Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: No. 19 Illinois (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 9 Penn State (3-0, 0-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.
m. ET (NBC) This is the best of Bret Bielema's four Illinois teams, and it's motivated to knock off a third ranked opponent. Last Friday's visit to Nebraska was good preparation for what awaits in Happy Valley.
QB Luke Altmeyer is playing with confidence with 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions. Through four games last year, Altmeyer had four TD passes and seven interceptions, including four picks in a loss to Penn State. Penn State is coming off two wins over Mid-American Conference opponents.
A week after struggling with Bowling Green deep into the second half, the Nittany Lions set a school record with 718 total yards in a 56-0 win over Kent State . Drew Allar has the second-highest passer rating in the Bowl Subdivision. He'll be going against a ball-hawking defense that already has 10 takeaways.
Penn State is a 17 1/2-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook . Washington (3-1, 1-0) visits Rutgers (3-0, 0-0) on Friday night for its longest road trip of the season. Rutgers is trying to go 4-0 for the first time since 2012 and will put its 256-yard-per-game rushing attack against a defense allowing 10.
3 points per game. The Huskies' Will Rogers III, who has eight TD passes and no interceptions, goes against a veteran secondary that has allowed one touchdown and is holding opponents to 51% passing. Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0) heads to No.
