Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference:

Game of the week

No. 23 Southern California (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) at Nebraska (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)

Each of these teams has at least a remote chance of earning a College Football Playoff berth by avoiding any more regular-season losses. This is Nebraska’s last remaining game against a current Top 25 team. USC’s lone upcoming matchup with a Top 25 team is Nov. 22 at No. 6 Oregon.

USC is throwing for a Bowl Subdivision-leading 326.1 yards per game, while Nebraska is allowing the second-fewest passing yards per game (127.5) of any FBS team. Nebraska has lost its last 28 games against Top 25 teams.

BetMGM Sportsbook has USC as a 6 1/2-point road favorite.

The undercard

Penn State (3-4, 0-4) at No. 1 Ohio State (7-0, 4

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