Ohio State's Opponent Roundup: Week 10

Marshall Thundering Herd vs. UAB Blazers - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
Brian Anderson threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns to lead Marshall to a 31-17 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday. Anderson, who completed 25 of 41 passes with one interception for the Thundering Herd (3-6, 2/3 Conference USA), threw two first-quarter touchdown passes. UAB quarterback Bryan Ellis also had two scoring passes in the first half, the second a 43-yarder to Patrick Hearn to tie the game at 14 with 1:03 to go until halftime. Marshall then went seven plays in 58 seconds, culminating in Tyler Warner's 41-yard field goal.

Marshall's Record: 3-6

Maryland Terrapins vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
True freshman Stephen Morris threw for 286 yards in his first college start and hit Leonard Hankerson for a 35-yard score with 37 seconds left Saturday, rallying Miami past Maryland 26-20. The touchdown capped an 82-yard drive that began with 3:06 left and Miami trailing 20-18. The Hurricanes overcame 10 penalties, including one that negated a defensive score, and two blown extra-points. Morris had an interception returned for a touchdown but finished 18 for 30 and led an offense that outgained Maryland 504-254. He was filling in for Jacory Harris, sidelined last week by a concussion. The Hurricanes (6-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept alive their slim hopes in the league race and became bowl-eligible by beating the Terrapins (6-3, 3-2). Maryland drove to Miami's 30 before Danny O'Brien's pass into the end zone was incomplete on the final play.

Miami's Record: 6-3

Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Recap - November 04, 2010 - ESPN
Boo Jackson threw two touchdown passes, caught a scoring pass and also ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Buffalo 34-17 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory. Jackson opened the scoring for Ohio (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) with a 1-yard run and caught a 26-yard scoring pass from Phil Bates on the Bobcats' next drive.

Ohio's Record: 7-3

EMU was off this week; they are 1-8.

Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan Wolverines - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
Never in 131 years have so many points been scored in a Michigan game. And rarely has a victory against Illinois meant so much to the Wolverines. In the highest-scoring game in the storied history of Michigan football, the Wolverines' defense provided the game-winning play, stopping a 2-point conversion attempt in the third overtime for a 67-65 victory on Saturday. Michael Shaw scored on a 1-yard run, Tate Forcier threw a 2-point conversion to Junior Hemingway to put Michigan up 67-59. Mikel Leshoure ran for a touchdown to draw the Illini within two. On the conversion try, Michigan blitzed Nathan Scheelhaase and he could only flip a desperation pass incomplete.

Illinois' Record: 5-4

Michigan's Record: 6-3

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Indiana Hoosiers - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
Ricky Stanzi spent most of Saturday trying to figure out Indiana's defense. He made Iowa's late rally look as easy as 1-2-3. Stanzi took the Hawkeyes (No. 16 BCS, No. 15 AP) 88 yards in three plays, the last a 52-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt with 2:50 left for an 18-13 victory at Indiana.

Indiana's Record: 4-5

Iowa's Record: 7-2

Wisconsin Badgers vs. Purdue Boilermakers - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
Wisconsin wasn't worried when it trailed at halftime against upstart Purdue. After all, the Badgers were in a similar situation at Iowa two weeks earlier and came out with a win. So the Badgers skipped the motivational speech some teams might use. "We knew we were going to come out and play Wisconsin football and play smashmouth football, and that's what we do," running back Montee Ball said. "We had a chance to come in, sit down and talk about what the goals were and our mistakes and we got a chance to correct them, and we came out and performed."

Wisconsin's Record: 8-1

Purdue's Record: 4-5

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
This was exactly what Michigan State needed after last weekend's blowout loss: an early lead, a revitalized running game and an easy victory against an overmatched opponent. Edwin Baker ran for 179 yards and four touchdowns, and the Spartans (No. 14 BCS, No. 16 AP) bounced back from their first defeat of the season with a 31-8 win over Minnesota on Saturday.

Minnesota's Record: 1-9

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions - Recap - November 06, 2010 - ESPN
As camera flashes lit up Beaver Stadium, Joe Paterno got a ride to a victory celebration atop the broad arms and shoulders of two burly offensive linemen. Career win No. 400 for Penn State's beloved coach will be remembered around Happy Valley for a long time. Backup quarterback Matt McGloin threw for four scores, the defense pitched a second-half shutout and the Nittany Lions (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten) rallied from a three-touchdown deficit Saturday night to defeat Northwestern 35-21 and get the 83-year-old Paterno his latest milestone.

With backup tailback Stephfon Green proudly holding up a sign that read, "400. The Paterno Way," the coach ended his brief post-game speech to the blue-and-white denizens with remarks that got them even more fired up.

"People ask me why I've stayed here so long, and you know what, look around, look around," he said as the crowd roared. "Now that the celebration's over, let's go beat Ohio State!"

Penn State's Record: 6-3

Opponents' Record: 60-52 (54%)

The out of conference opponents had a clean sweep this weekend with Eastern Michigan on an off week. It jumped the winning percentage up a full point, from 53% to 54%.