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The best, worst and weirdest from the 2019 Big Ten football season: Wildest upset, dumbest quote and some ridiculous stats

Big Ten football gave us field stormings, weird math, shocking flameouts, Heisman Trophy candidates and the best team in the land, according to the College Football Playoff committee.

So with a tip of the hat to Marv Albert, here it is: The wild and the wacky from the 2019 season.

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Games of the year

Penn State 28, Michigan 21: When Jim Harbaugh said at halftime, "This will be our finest hour," it seemed he was hallucinating. But the Wolverines turned a beatdown into a thriller before a "whiteout" crowd. Michigan receiver Ronnie Bell wept after dropping the potential game-tying pass, reflecting

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