Shoddy quarterback play has Big Ten scrambling for answers

Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer (13) throws as Purdue offensive lineman Greg Long (69) blocks Illinois outside linebacker Seth Coleman (49) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in West Lafayette, Ind. (Nikos Frazier/Journal & Courier via AP)

Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters (18) throws against Purdue during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in West Lafayette, Ind. (Nikos Frazier/Journal & Courier via AP)

Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan (2) runs with the ball against Bowling Green linebacker Brock Horne (34) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne, center, scrambles against Nebraska's Garrett Nelson, left, and JoJo Domann (13) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz (5) makes a two-handed pass to avoid the pressure from Notre Dame defensive lineman Jacob Lacey after Lacey got past lineman Kayden Lyles during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara (12) throws a pass in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez celebrates his rushing touchdown against Michigan State during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)