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Best of Week 5: All eyes will be on two Big Ten West tilts
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network
Conference play begins in earnest, with six Big Ten games. And all eyes will be on two Big Ten West tilts that will go a long way in shaping what looks like a wide-open race: Iowa at Wisconsin and Minnesota at Northwestern. The perfect Hawkeyes are an early-season surprise, while the Badgers look to be coming together after opening with a loss to Alabama in Arlington, Texas. The road team has won the last four games in the series, in which the winner earns the Heartland Trophy. Minnesota’s recent rise has coincided with Northwestern’s slide, as the Golden Gophers have
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Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network
Conference play begins in earnest, with six Big Ten games. And all eyes will be on two Big Ten West tilts that will go a long way in shaping what looks like a wide-open race: Iowa at Wisconsin and Minnesota at Northwestern. The perfect Hawkeyes are an early-season surprise, while the Badgers look to be coming together after opening with a loss to Alabama in Arlington, Texas. The road team has won the last four games in the series, in which the winner earns the Heartland Trophy. Minnesota’s recent rise has coincided with Northwestern’s slide, as the Golden Gophers have
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