The Big Ten is a bit more wide open this year than in other years in relative terms. Sure, there are teams that don’t necessarily have a true shot at it, but both the East and West have multiple teams that can win their respective divisions and have been predicted to do so.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are in a bit of an arms race in the West against Wisconsin. Each has a new quarterback and a strong defense. All signs point to one of these two heading to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship.
The East appears to be a three-horse race of defending Big Ten champion Michigan followed by Ohio State and Penn State each playing catch up. Should one of them dethrone Michigan during the regular season, the East could see a new face in Indy this year.
Nonetheless, ESPN provided their 2023 Big Ten Outlook and one common theme that stuck out throughout all of it was the constant mentioning of the Iowa Hawkeyes. ESPN is high on the Hawkeyes headed into 2023.