A former Michigan State top assistant is getting an unexpected midseason shot at a different Big Ten school. Oregon coach Dan Lanning fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer on Sunday and on Monday announced analyst and assistant quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson will take over playcalling duties.

Michigan State football’s first season under head coach Pat Fitzgerald has not gone according to plan so far, and another concern has emerged ahead of the team’s next game. Spartans quarterback Alessio Milivojevic remains a significant question mark heading into Saturday’s Big Ten matchup against the No.

Updated Big Ten football standings after Week 8 as UCLA and Ohio State lead the conference while Indiana, USC and Iowa face mounting pressure.

How will the Big Ten's showing in Week 8 be reflected in the updated Week 9 Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings? Here's what to know.

CBS also has four Pac-12 games including the conference title game, Army vs. Navy and the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

As a reminder, MLive’s college football writers make their picks against the spread for each Big Ten game week each. There are a season-low six games this week. Maybe our pickers can really focus and post some good records?

The Big Ten will continue to utilize a nine-game conference schedule as it moves into the 18-team era. Every conference team will play one another, home and away, within a five-year period. There are 12 protected rivalries that will be played annually, including MSU-Michigan.

Ranking the top teams in the Big Ten entering Week 8 in college football.

Yet another wild weekend of football altered the makeup of the Big Ten, especially from the Wolverines' perspective.