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Some things to watch in Week 4 in the Big Ten:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 8 Michigan State opens its Big Ten championship defense at home against No. 11 Wisconsin. The Spartans are looking for a second straight win over a ranked opponent after beating Notre Dame 36-28 on the road last week. The Badgers struggled to win at home against Georgia State, and Alex Hornibrook will replace Bart Houston as starting quarterback. These teams have played close games in recent years, and this one might come down to who runs the ball best. The Spartans and Badgers are 1-2 in rush defense in the Big Ten. Michigan States LJ Scott is running for 101.5 yards a game; Wisconsins Corey Clement averaged 98.5 through two games but missed last weeks game and remains questionable with an ankle injury.BEST MATCHUPNebraska at Northwestern. This matchup doesnt look that great on paper, but four of the last five meetings have been decided by three or fewer points. The No. 20 Cornhuskers are coming off a big win over Oregon, and Tommy Armstrong Jr. is playing the best football of his career during a 3-0 start. Northwestern opened with losses to Western Michigan and FCS Illinois State before beating Duke last week. The Wildcats are last in the Big Ten in total offense and scoring and have given up a league-high 11 sacks.INSIDE THE NUMBERSRutgers, which hosts Iowa, is 0-4 against the West Division since joining the Big Ten. ... Iowa has a Big Ten-best eight-game regular season conference winning streak. Iowa hasnt won nine Big Ten games in a row since a 10-game streak from 2001-02. ... Michigan, which hosts Penn State, went 10-plus quarters before committing its first penalty on offense. ... Saquon Barkleys seven combined offensive touchdowns (6 rushing, 1 receiving) are the most through three games by a Penn State player since Lydell Mitchell had eight in 1971. ... Minnesota enters its home game against Colorado State 9 for 9 in the red zone, all touchdowns. The Gophers were 31 of 36 when moving inside the opponents 20-yard line, but scored only 19 touchdowns. ... Indiana, which hosts Wake Forest, is on its first eight-game non-conference win streak since 1992-95.LONG SHOTNevada, a 5 +-point underdog at Purdue, is coming off its best offensive performance in coach Brian Polians four seasons. James Butler ran for 174 yards and three TDs against Buffalo, and the Mountain Wests Wolf Pack will be going against the 104th-ranked run defense in the Boilermakers. Purdue leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game, but its six interceptions are twice as many as anyone else in the conference, and the Boilers have lost 28 of 31 against FBS opponents under Darrell Hazell.PLAYER TO WATCHWR Janarion Grant of Rutgers is one of the most dynamic players in the country and the one Iowa must keep under control. Through three games Grant has scored touchdowns on punt and kick returns and has thrown for a TD and rushed for three. Hes yet to catch a TD pass, but he leads the Scarlet Knights with 15 receptions. He also has a team-leading nine plays gaining at least 20 yards.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.orgNike Shox Outlet Cheap . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Cheap Nike Shox China . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. http://www.cheapnikeshox.us/ .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Cheap Nike Shox Online .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. Cheap Nike Shox Shoes . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half.AUSTIN, Texas -- Charlie Strong promised changes on Monday. He put the blame for a 50-43 road loss to Cal on coaches, not players. He used the word accountability repeatedly.The message was clear, even if he wouldnt say it: Strong is going to take over Texas defense. Hes going to devote more of his time over the next two weeks to repairing that unit than anything else. The man was hired at Texas for his reputation as a defensive guru. Texas needs that defensive guru right now.Had Golden Bears running back?Vic Enwere not dropped the ball on his last-minute touchdown run, Cal wouldve dropped 57 points on the Longhorns. That wouldve been the most Strong had ever allowed in his 18 years as a head coach or defensive coordinator.Strong isnt blaming the players. He rarely does. He instead argues his coaches have to do a better job preparing those players.That was on us, Strong said. It was on us, big time.But lets be clear about Strongs best approach going forward: Demoting or firing defensive coordinator Vance Bedford wont accomplish much. Thats essentially just a public reprimand, and one that doesnt help his players much. No matter who holds the DC title, this is supposed to be Strongs defense.And he must know how that would look. A year ago, he responded to his first loss by demoting his offensive coordinators one game into the season. Making that same change a year later with the defense would be viewed by many as a panic move.The problem with Texas defense isnt the talent. Players say its not the scheme or plan, either. They know they executed that plan poorly with too much miscommunication, and Cal quarterback?Davis Webb made them pay for it with nearly 400 passing yards.We all watch film together. We just didnt show that, Texas cornerback?Sheroid Evans?said. We didnt show that we?put in the extra hours of studying our opponent, and we gotta get back to it next week.Strong stayed vague about his renovation plans on Monday, saying multiple times that hes going to use the bye week to evaluate everything. He acknowledged more young players will play. He pointed out that the defensive line isnt getting enough pressure. He said the busts on big plays need to stop.Hes right to be concerned about what Cal did to his defense, because most Bigg 12 offenses will do the same thing.ddddddddddddTake the absence of a consistent pass rush, for example. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Webb was only pressured on seven of 40 attempts and faced just four blitzes. Texas defensive line could not get to him in time, and its secondary wasnt playing tight enough to permit risky pressures.That will be a familiar story in Big 12 play if Texas cant clean up its play on the back end, especially because Big 12 teams will run the ball the way Cal couldnt.Texas biggest problem now is the fact there are five more quarterbacks just as dangerous as Webb on the schedule.?Patrick Mahomes II, Baker Mayfield, Seth Russell, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Hill can do all the things Webb did -- and more.If Strong hopes to win eight games this year, hell have to come up with a way to beat two or three of those five passers. Texas defense only survived against one of them, Mayfield, a year ago.Youre going to play some outstanding offenses, Strong said. Theyre going to make some plays. The thing about it is, you just cant give up the plays we gave up and expect to go win, and especially on the road.Youd think by now Strong is starting to take these defensive lapses personally. He built his career and reputation on playing dominant defense. Hes a head coach today because of his dominant defenses.In his 92 games as defensive coordinator at Florida, his defense gave up 40 points three times. In 52 games at Louisville, his defense gave up 40 once.In 28 games at Texas, his defense has given up 40 points eight times.Sure, he finally has an offense at Texas that can score 40 points, as well. And the Big 12 is a different beast than what he used to face in the SEC and Big East/AAC. But the number of points that the Texas defense is yielding still has to bother Strong.As he put it Monday: If I can get 24 to 30 points on offense, I should go win the football game.Well find out soon enough whether hell put himself in charge of making that happen. He can tinker with his staff and his blueprint all he wants, but no matter what, this is Strongs defense and its Strongs responsibility. ' ' '