CBS, FOX and NBC all banked on Big Ten football driving enough viewership to warrant a combined $7 billion in broadcasting rights. The networks’ ROI may still be determined, but Week 7 underscored that for sheer entertainment value, the Big Ten is surpassing expectations.

Underdog stories, thrillers and feel-good buddy adventures make up just a portion of the must-see B1G lineup on a given Saturday. Here’s what aired in Week 7 on the coast-to-coast conference.

“Unhappy Halley”

College football has no soap opera more packed with jaw-dropping twists than the drama at Penn State. The Nittany Lions are at a crossroads after Week 7 with an injured quarterback and increasingly embattled head coach.

For every marquee game Penn State lost under James Franklin , there was an assurance that ca

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