• Iowa has to move on without leading rusher Adam Robinson, Marc Morehouse writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. The coaches' poll isn't too high on the Hawkeyes, but Kirk Ferentz doesn't mind, Teddy Greenstein writes in the Chicago Tribune.
• Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi will be patient with third-year head coach Tim Brewster, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press.

"In the end, when you're the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, you have to win," Maturi said. "I'm going to be patient with a first-time collegiate head coach. It might be to the chagrin of some, but at the same time I believe I know the learning curve. I do believe that he is a better head coach today than he was yesterday."

• Michigan State's Mark Dantonio outlines the seven stages of grief after a crushing loss, Joe Rexrode writes in the Lansing State Journal.
• Rich Rodriguez and his staffers are cooperating with the NCAA's investigation into alleged violations with Michigan's program, annarbor.com's Dave Birkett writes.
• Indiana head coach Bill Lynch doesn't second guess his decisions in the Northwestern loss, Dustin Dopirak writes in The (Bloomington) Herald-Times (subscription required).
• A confident Purdue team tries to end its road losing streak at Wisconsin, Stacy Clardie writes in The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.