Thread on some notable trends and stats in the Big Ten with kickoff just six days away...

Nebraska has lost at least four games every year for 16 consecutive seasons.

Ohio State is vying to become the first team in conference history to win four consecutive undisputed Big Ten championships.

Michigan, which has most the Big Ten championships, is mired in its longest conference title drought in school history. 15 years and counting.

The Big Ten has had a Heisman Trophy finalist the past four consecutive seasons.

Minnesota and Indiana have gone the longest between Big Ten championships. Each sharing the title with Purdue in 1967.

Minnesota hasn't been to the Rose Bowl as the Big Ten champion since 1960. The longest ongoing drought in the conference.

Northwestern has 9 seasons of 9 or more wins in school history. Pat Fitzgerald either coached or played for 7 of them.

Remarkable consistency from Iowa, which had 7-9 wins in 7 of the last 10 seasons in the just concluded decade. The other 3 seasons the Hawkeyes had 4, 12, and 10 wins.

The decline of Michigan State's program in one stat. After winning 11 games or more 5 out of 6 seasons, the Spartans have now lost 6 or more games 3 of the last 4 seasons.

Covid-19 and the shortened season it caused probably stopped James Franklin from potentially accomplishing a feat not even Joe Paterno realized at Penn State -- reaching 11 wins in 4 out of 5 seasons.

Jonathan Taylor leaves big shoes to fill at Wisconsin, finishing in the top 10 in Big Ten history in rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns in just three seasons.

Purdue's Rondale Moore could become only the third player to lead the Big Ten in receiving yards twice in his career since Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard almost 30 years ago.

Ohio State quarterbacks have led the Big Ten in passer rating 3 consecutive seasons, and 5 of the last 7.

Justin Fields could be the 8th Big Ten quarterback in the last 40 years to lead the league in passer rating in consecutive seasons.

Since Brent Moss in 1993, Wisconsin has boasted the Big Ten's leading rusher 13 times. The most in the conference.

The late, great Beano Cook always used to say he never understood why Illinois didn't win more. Since we went to the 11/12-game schedule in 1971, the Illini have just 3 double-digit win seasons (1983, 1989, 2001).

Most current players on NFL rosters:
1. Ohio State (50)
2. Michigan (33)
3. Penn State (32)
These three rank in the top 7 in all college football.
4. Iowa (28)
5. Wisconsin (25)

Minnesota's Tanner Morgan posted the third-best passer rating in Big Ten history last season. He still finished behind Justin Fields.

Only twice in the last 15 years has the Big Ten not had a defensive player reach 20 tackles-for-loss or more in a season. But given the shortened season, this fall could be the third.