The University of Illinois fired Bill Cubit as head football coach on Saturday, and Lovie Smith will reportedly replace him.
Northwestern will likely enter 10-win status once this game comes to an end.
Ohio State has one "easy" game left before taking on two Big 10 powerhouses to finish off the regular season.
The Nittany Lions and Illini are about as evenly matched up front as two teams can be, and that battle could ultimately decide the weekend's matchup.
It's a lackluster weekend for the conference, but Penn State and Illinois present many intriguing playmakers in the Big Ten's top matchup.
Iowa's momentum is getting stronger and stronger.
The University of Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman one week prior to the start of the regular season due to some unsettling allegations.
Illinois has improved under Tim Beckman, and that will continue in 2015, but will it be good enough?