We’re almost halfway through the college football regular season, and we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what each team in the conference is.
Clearer, but not clear.
Some teams are what we expected: Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Maryland. Others are surprises in a good way: Minnesota, Illinois; and in a bad way: Michigan State, Wisconsin, Nebraska. Others are still finding their way.
Now that each team has five games under its belt, we’re distilling what each is into just one word that describes what we’ve seen thus far. Here is how we view every Big Ten team through Week 5.