2. Big Ten
We all know that Ohio State is going to be Ohio State, and Penn State should be solid, and Michigan will be just fine – even if just fine isn’t good enough – and then … what?
Michigan State is likely going to be more of a rebuild job for Mel Tucker than it might appear. Indiana is going to be okay, but it’s still Indiana. Rutgers is going to need a while under Greg Schiano, and good luck trying to figure out what Maryland is.
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We know what Wisconsin is and will be.
Great defense – GREAT defense this year – efficient offense, and then problems whenever it has to face someone truly nasty. Notre Dame might qualify as one of those teams out of conference, and the date at Michigan might mean everything in the Big Ten chase.
The rest of the West is fine, but nothing amazing.
All six teams besides Bucky should be good enough to hope for a bowl slot, and that includes Illinois, Purdue, Northwestern, and yeah, Nebraska.
It should be one of the more competitive seasons in a while for the division, all to see who gets steamrolled by the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship.