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The Whistlestop Tour: Week 5 of Big Ten Football

Week 5 of college football brought major shifts across the Big Ten as Purdue secured its first conference victory by defeating Illinois 24-17 at Gies Memorial Stadium. Elsewhere, top-tier matchups saw Indiana roll past Rutgers 47-15, Ohio State defeat Iowa 31-14 in Iowa City, and Nebraska top Maryland 48-23.

Additional conference action featured Northwestern defeating Penn State 34-13 in their new stadium, Minnesota edging Michigan 20-14, USC holding off Washington 25-21, and Wisconsin defeating Michigan State 31-3, while Oregon and UCLA spent the weekend on a bye.

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