USC is not ready to contend at the highest levels of the Big Ten yet. And it won’t until it’s built to properly withstand the grind.

Lincoln Riley believes USC has the "makings of a really good team" despite a loss to Minnesota that critically compromises their playoff chances.

The sun crept beneath the city-line, a natural glow painting a gold-coated crowd of thousands, the Minnesota fans taking up their rallying cry a half-mile from the roar of the Mississippi. And the Golden Gophers swayed to P.

The Big Ten pecking order is beginning to come into focus, and – hello – the conference matchup every college football observer with a pulse has been waiting for is merely a handful of days away. Let’s take it from the bottom (all game times Central).

Looking at the schools in the Big 12, who are the top teams in the conference entering Week 7 of the college football schedule? In this week's power rankings, which can be found below, we take a look at each team and how they stack up.