Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Iowa Hawkeyes look to slow the Illini running game and take advantage of one of the nation’s worst defenses to end a three-game skid. The Hawkeyes (6-4, 3-4 Big Ten) travel to Champaign on Saturday. Illinois (4-6, 2-5) will depend on tailback Reggie Corbin has rushed for 1,011 yards this season, averaging 8.9 yards per carry, and has nine touchdowns. He left last week’s game against Nebraska with a foot injury, but is expected to play Saturday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Texas Tech seems to relish playing on the road, and the Red Raiders have a visit to Kansas State looming on Saturday. They need to win at least one of their final two games to reach six wins and qualify for a bowl game. The Wildcats also need to win and then beat Iowa State in their regular-season finale to become bowl eligible.

UNDATED (AP) — The four teams fighting for two spots in the Big 12 championship game are led by quarterbacks who’ve proven they can take over a game. Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, West Virginia’s Will Grier, Iowa State’s Brock Purdy and Sam Ehlinger of Texas have been impressive this season. They could determine which teams make it to the Dec. 1 title game in Arlington, Texas.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s offense has generated more than 450 yards in seven straight games. If the Cornhuskers put up the same numbers against Michigan State’s stout defense, it will be another sign first-year coach Scott Frost’s up-tempo spread option is a force in the Big Ten just as it was when he was at Central Florida in the American Athletic Conference. The Spartans rank first in the nation in rushing defense and allow fewer than 20 points per game.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Chiefs are visiting the Rams in one of the biggest games of the NFL season and a possible Super Bowl preview. The game was originally scheduled for Mexico City before poor field conditions at Azteca Stadium prompted the NFL to move the game to California on six days’ notice. Two offenses averaging 33 points per game have never met this late in a regular season, and the game is only the fifth meeting since 1970 between two one-loss or unbeaten teams in Week 11 or later.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ defense has been maligned all season, but one area that has stood out has been their ability to pressure the quarterback. Dee Ford has nine sacks, and the Chiefs have 31 as a team, helping to take some pressure off a mishmash defensive backfield.