You stay classy, Bill Belichick. We're definitely in the era of the drive-by handshake.
- Ohio State has already wrapped up a Rose Bowl bid, but the Buckeyes always have something to play for against Michigan, Ken Gordon writes in The Columbus Dispatch. Even in beating Iowa, Ohio State's national rep took a beating, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- The Des Moines Register's Sean Keeler is spot on in writing that Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz didn't go for the glory when he had the chance against Ohio State.
- Penn State junior linebacker Navorro Bowman is ready to move on to the NFL, Jim Seip writes in the York Daily Record.
- South Dakota State running back Kyle Minett provided some motivation for Minnesota after Saturday's game, saying, "They’re no better than Northern Iowa. They’re no better than Southern Illinois and other [FCS] teams that we’ve played this year."
- Michigan AD Bill Martin affirms his support for Rich Rodriguez one more time, annarbor.com's Dave Birkett writes.
- Quarterback Juice Williams will start Illinois' final two games if healthy, Bob Asmussen writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette
- Wisconsin has put a disappointing 2008 season to bed with its rebound this fall, Michael Hunt writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Michigan State can clinch a warm bowl with a victory this weekend, Shannon Shelton writes in the Detroit Free Press.
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