Your open week . . . game notes?

Hey, if Iowa is going to send it out, why not post it?

From @Lucasentric on Twitter: How big will the legend of RB Jordan Canzeri grow by the time the PSU game kicks off?

And we're off . . .

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Open Week Notes

Big Ten Mobile Tour: The Big Ten's Honoring Legends. Building Leaders. Mobile Tour will make a stop at each campus this football season. This weekend, it will be in Ann Arbor for the Michigan vs. Minnesota game. Visit www.bigten.org/blog/mobile-tour and follow along on Twitter @B1GMobileTour for more information.

Let Conference Games Begin: The 116th season of Big Ten football begins Saturday with five conference matchups kicking off the chase to earn a spot in the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game. Since 2000, nine different teams have earned at least a share of the Big Ten title, a group that includes Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin.

Divisional Play Underway: Saturday's games also mark the beginning of the first season of divisional play in Big Ten history . . .

The Value of a Division Win: With the beginning of divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a new tiebreaker to determine the Big Ten Football Championship Game participants, if necessary. After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes winning divisional games an important part of the Big Ten title chase . . .

Nebraska Begins Inaugural Big Ten Season: After officially becoming a Big Ten member in July, Nebraska will take part in its first Big Ten football game Saturday when it plays at Wisconsin . . .

Four-for-Four: Four Big Ten remain undefeated through four weeks of play and head into conference play with unblemished marks . . .

First Time Around: Five conference coaches will see their first action in Big Ten competition this week . . .

Rivalry Trophies on the Line: In a conference of 16 traditional trophy games, three will be on the line this weekend, including two intraconference matchups . . .

Defensive Standouts: According to the latest NCAA national statistics, released Sunday, Big Ten defenses rank as some of the stingiest in the country. The conference boasts seven of the nation's 25 stingiest defenses . . .

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