Game Day Saturday: Happy Homecoming at Kinnick, the Big House, Columbus and Happy Valley

It is Homecoming Saturday at four Big Ten schools this weekend, as the #22 Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0, 1-0 B1G West) host Illinois (4-1, 1-0 B1G West), #18 Michigan (4-1, 1-0 B1G East) hosts #13 Northwestern (5-0, 1-0 B1G West), #1 Ohio State (5-0, 1-0 B1G East) hosts Maryland (2-3, 1-0 B1G East) and Penn State (4-1, 1-0 B1G East) hosts Indiana (4-1, 0-1 B1G East) in conference play.

The other undefeated B1G, #4 Michigan State (5-0, 1-0 B1G East) travels to Rutgers (2-2, 0-1 B1G East) in a prime-time game on the Big Ten Network. The Scarlet Knights are coming off their bye week, ahead of the showdown with the Spartans.

Iowa junior CB Desmond King has stepped up his game in 2015. The Hawkeyes
are looking to get to 6-0 today, with a Homecoming game against Illinois.

• Illinois at #22 Iowa 11:00 am on ESPN2 - The Hawkeyes won 30-14 last year, in this one. The last time the game was played at Kinnick was 2007, when the Hawkeyes won 10-6, which was Iowa's score last weekend at Wisconsin.
  Our pick for today's score: Iowa 31, Illinois 20

The Hawkeyes are 5-0 for just the third time since 1986 and the secret is that the new thing is the old thing.

"It's like everything you do and about anything that's important in life. You get back to the basics. We haven't split atoms or anything like that. It's just trying to do everything a little bit better." - Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz

Over the years, when you think of the Nittany Lions, defense often sets the
tone. It is Homecoming in Happy Valley, as the IU Hoosiers visiting ...

• Indiana at Penn State 1:00 am on ESPN - The Hoosiers lost the Big Ten opener at home last weekend, with 38-31 hard fought defeat to #1 Ohio State; so, the Nittany Lions need to be careful, to avoid second loss in series history.

The Big Ten Network has three B1G games today spotlighting OHIO,
Michigan-Northwestern and Michigan State: 11 am, 2:30 pm and 7 pm ...

• Maryland at #1 Ohio State 11:00 am on BTN - The final game for Randy Edsall at Maryland? What happens, if the Terrapins pull off the upset in Columbus?

How does this game play out in 2015?

• #13 Northwestern at #18 Michigan 2:30 pm on BTN - Twenty years ago, the rolls were reversed, as the Wolverines were undefeated ... the Wildcats won and went onto an 8-0 B1G record and title, with coach Pat Fitzgerald, then on the gridiron.
• Minnesota at Purdue 2:30 pm on ESPNU - The Golden Gophers face back to back road games to open Big Ten play, in a battle of 0-1 B1G teams in the West ...
• Wisconsin at Nebraska 2:30 pm on ESPN2 / ABC - The Badgers and Cornhuskers each opened Big Ten play at 0-1, so a big one in Lincoln, as each program looks to rebound, under new coaches.

Michigan State opened the 2015 season on the road; time to hit the road
in the Big Ten, with a first road opener @ Rutgers.

• #4 Michigan State at Rutgers 7:00 pm on BTN - some suggest this could be a trap game for the Spartans, but MSU begins back to back road games, with a date at Rutgers and even a bigger game in Ann Arbor next Saturday in the Big House ...

Other Games of Note in Week 6 of the College Football Season ...

• Baylor at Kansas 11:00 am on FS1 - Big 12 leaders ... 
• Oklahoma vs. Texas 11:00 am on ABC - Red River Shootout should be one sided this year!
• Virginia at Pittsburgh 11:30 am ESPN Extra / ACC Network - Panthers are off to good start under first year coach ...
• Northern Iowa at North Dakota State 1:00 pm ESPN Extra / CSNC  / espn3 / NBC ND (cable) - The Panthers appear to be off to an 0-2 start in Valley play ...
• Georgia at Tennessee 2:30 pm on on CBS - Who stays alive in the SEC East?
• Georgia Tech at Clemson 2:30 pm on ESPN2 / ABC - The ACC race ... can the Tigers lead?
• Iowa State at Texas Tech 2:30 pm on FSN Affiliates - The Cyclones hit the road in Big 12 ...
• LSU at South Carolina (Baton Rouge) 2:30 pm on ESPN - The Gamecocks try to play at home in Louisiana, after tragic flooding in South Carolina ...
• Navy at Notre Dame 2:30 pm on NBC - the series is more competitive than decades past!
• Oregon State at Arizona 3:00 pm on FS1 - The Wildcats seek to improve in the Pac 12.
• Washington State at Oregon 5:00 pm on PAC-12 Network - The Ducks have lost some feathers in early 2015 ...
• Arkansas at Alabama 6:00 pm on ESPN - Bama seeks to keep pace in the SEC West ...
• Boise State at Colorado State 6:00 pm on CBSSN - MWC showdown in the Springs! 
• Illinois State at Youngstown State 6:00 pm on ESPN Extra - Could this be a Valley upset?
• Oklahoma State at West Virginia 6:00 pm on ESPN2 - The Cowboys are undefeated right now!
• East Carolina at BYU 6:30 pm ESPNU / WatchESPN - The Cougars host a C-USA club ...
• Florida at Missouri 6:30 pm SEC Network / WatchESPN - another SEC East showdown for the Gators
• TCU at Kansas State 6:30 pm on FOX - Big 12 road test for Horned Frogs ...
• Miami-FL at Florida State 7:00 pm on ABC / espn3 - The battle of the Florida ACC ...
• California at Utah 9:00 pm on ESPN - Who is the Top Pac 12 team right now in 2015?
• Colorado at Arizona State 9:00 pm on PAC-12 Network

The Battle for Top Pac 12 team, as 5-0 Cal visits 4-0 Utah ...