5 key takeaways from Big Ten football after Week 6

The Iowa Hawkeyes have a chance to reach greater heights this season, as do the UCLA Bruins . Both teams are legitimate Big Ten contenders. The Big Ten is proving that what happens in one season doesn't easily get replicated in the next. The 2026 season is different from 2025 on multiple levels. With the win against Penn State, the USC Trojans are being taken more seriously as a contender in the Big Ten. The Bruins won a physical game that gave both teams a ton of adversity.