For good measure, Jestin Jacobs (53) finished fifth on the defense last season. The Boilermakers lost their best overall player in defensive end George Karlaftis and wide receiver David Bell to the NFL draft. His 76.7 grade was a top-10 mark among Power Five guards this year while his nine big-time blocks were tied for sixth. Wisconsin is expected to bounce back, but the pressure is on veteran quarterback Graham Mertz to make that happen. The Hawkeyes play cross-over games against Ohio State and Michigan. It feels like a run the table year for Ohio State in 2022. After an upstart 2020 campaign, Indiana fell flat in 2021 as the Hoosiers failed to win a conference game. Stroud could change that. The Big Ten added USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 starting in the 2024; a blockbuster realignment move that could lead to further expansion for the soon-to-be 16-team conference. Dec 30, 2021; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz (5) warms up before facing the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium. PJ Mustipher made it clear who he things should be Penn State's next defensive line coach. The Huskers revamped the coaching staff this offseason, and the conference season kicks off Aug. 27 when Nebraska and Northwestern meet in Dublin, Ireland. With the 2022 season inching closer, it is only appropriate to begin discussing the schedules and characteristics of each Big Ten team. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports. Michigan won the league last year, but Ohio State enters the 2022 college football season as the overwhelming Big Ten favorite. The road to Indianapolis and the Big Ten Championship Game goes through Columbuseven though it technically starts in Ireland. Once again, ESPN FPI is high on the Badgers as we enter the 2022 season. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone two-plus seasons without standing atop the conference. Please check your email for a confirmation. Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. Since returning to his alma mater in 2018, the former Nebraska quarterback is 15-29 overall with a 10-25 conference record. Wins: Wyoming, Virginia,Chattanooga, Purdue,at Northwestern, Losses: at Indiana, at Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, at Nebraska, Michigan State, at Michigan. It was a strange 2021 campaign for Bret Bielema in his first year at Illinois. He completed 63 percent of his passes in 10 games for 2,407 yards with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to get back into the College Football Playoff this season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Stacy Revere / Contributor, Getty), (Photo: Matthew OHaren, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports), at Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, at Minnesota, Nebraska, (Photo: Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire, Getty), in our preseason bowl projections in the New Year's Six and Playoff. The Scarlet Knights will have to get through nonconference unscathed if it really wants to turn the corner, because the early conference schedule is no joke. Jermari Harris will play opposite him at corner. The featured image in this article is the thumbnail of the embedded video. Looking ahead to next season, there are a lot more question marks. What PFF Says. Wins: New Mexico State, Western Illinois, Colorado, Purdue, at Penn State,at Illinois, Rutgers, Northwestern, Losses: at Michigan State, at Nebraska, Iowa, at Wisconsin. It will be tough, but there is talent in Happy Valley. The opener against Notre Dame could be worrisome as well. It might be way too early for college football predictions, but before the rest of the country hits the field for spring ball, here are our early predictions for Power-5 Yes, the Buckeyes are still a shining star in the conference, but they do have some issues. Dont expect Michigan to get the fortune and results it got this past season. A new-look offense will be headlined by former Pitt offensive coordinator Mark Whipple and Texas transfer quarterback Casey Thompson.
In the history of the Big 12, 2023 will always stand as an outlier. Stroud finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting and was a third-team AP All-America choice. It's a safe bet to project next season's Big Ten champion back in the College Football Playoff, given the expectation the conference will produce several elite teams in 2022. It seems like Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald finds a way to get his team to rebound when it has a poor year, but that might be far too optimistic for 2022. February 22, 2023 12:24 pm ET. Spring ball is kicking off for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. The metric recently predicted the outcome of the 2022 Big Ten season, and the rest of the Big Ten West expectations may surprise some Badger fans. Alex Padilla and Spencer Petras both got time under center last season as the Iowa offense struggled to find consistency. After sending two teams to the College Football Playoff in the 2022 season, could the Big Ten be preparing to send a pair of teams back to the playoff next season? https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/lists/predicting-every-big-ten-football-teams-2022-record/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Yes, MSU brought in former Wisconsin back Jalen Berger to replace Kenneth Walker III, but those are some mighty big shoes to fill. Where is Ohio State? Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. That connection with Stroud will continue, and Alabama's DeVonta Smith opened the door for more receivers to win the Heisman two years ago. Montee Ball (2012), Melvin Gordon (2014) and Jonathan Tayor (2018-19) all have won the Doak Walker Award since 2012. Here are the 10 players I think are primed for breakout seasons in 2023. The word: Purdue might be the conference's most difficult-to-project team in 2022. Losing Tyler Linderbaum and Tyler Goodson hurts, but with Spencer Petras and Jack Campbell returning, the Hawkeyes are poised to continue their ascent in 2022. The lone remaining ranked team in the preseason AP poll, Michigan State is attempting to build on an impressive year. Will the trend of a true breakout team continue in 2022? Jackson was a top-15 recruit in the 2021 class according to On3 Sports consensus. Wisconsin Badgers running back Braelon Allen (0) runs for a long first down in the third quarter against Nebraska Cornhuskers safety Myles Farmer (4) during their football game Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Camp Randall in Madison, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. The offense will reset the Big Ten record book in several areas. Wins: at Boston College, Wagner, at Temple, Nebraska, Indiana, Losses: Iowa, at Ohio State, at Minnesota, Michigan, at Michigan State, Penn State, at Maryland. 0:00-1:26 Introduction According to the 247Sports bowl projections, Wisconsin just barely gets into the Orange Bowl ahead of Penn State. Palmer, who had 41 catches for 458 yards and three TDs with the Tigers the last three seasons, followed Joseph. Here's a game-by-game look at every team's schedule in 2022 and final predictions for every program in the Big Ten. They miss Penn State and Ohio State but have to play Wisconsin, Nebraska and Michigan on the road along with home dates versus Iowa and Michigan State. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports. After a 7-6 season in 2018, Minnesota climbed as high as seventh in the AP poll and finished 11-2 in 2019. In our 2021 too-early power rankings, eventual Big Ten champion, the hometown Michigan March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. However, realistically, the Scarlet Knights are probably still a year or so away from making a significant jump in results on the field. It's a new QB for Frost, and it might just work this time. Factor in Ryan Day's proven offensive system, and the Buckeyes seem destined for another powerful year. Score Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Washington State 24. Greg Schiano has improved this team greatly, but the schedule is brutal in 2022. Not to mention two elite defensive pieces in linebacker Harold Perkins and edge rusher Maason Smith, who will be back after his injury-shortened 2022 effort. That's when the campaignultimately swings in the wrong direction with a brutal stretch versus the Nittany Lions followed by road games against likely top-10 teams Ohio State and Michigan State. Its time to predict the entire Big Ten, not just the Iowa Hawkeyes! With Walker headed to the NFL, quarterback Payton Thorne returns to lead the offense. But Ohio State could be right back in the playoff mix and paired up with the two-time defending national champions in the Sugar Bowl. But if the Huskers start poorly, Frost's fate may be just about sealed as the calendar flips to October. Dec 29, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) runs the ball as Virginia Tech Hokies linebacker Dax Hollifield (4) pursues during the second half of the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Michigan State beat Michigan and finished with an 11-2 record and a No.9 finish in the AP poll with a Peach Bowl victory. But Artur Sitkowski isnt exactly the ideal quarterback, and this is a roster mostly bereft of talent. Well, well, well, another year of being high on the Cornhuskers in preseason predictions. Singleton has good size at 6-0, 210 pounds, and the high-school highlight reel is predictably amazing. TRENDING. Thompson replaces four-year starter Adrian Martinez, who transferred to Kansas State. Last season was a dream campaign for Mel Tucker and Michigan State. The Buckeyes won the conference's only titles in the CFP era (2014) and BCS era (2002). Singleton, a five-star running back from Governor Mifflin High School (Reading, Pa.), gives the Nittany Lions an exciting backup option for junior Keyvone Lee. The season was one of chaos that no one predicted. Gone is quarterback Adrian Martinez, but hell be replaced by former Texas QB Casey Thompson. Wisconsin was red hot after the loss to Michigan before the loss to Minnesota. Wisconsin is the pick to win the division, but the Badgers are going to earn it. The Wolverines finally broke through under coach Jim Harbaugh for the program's first Big Ten championship since 2004, and that snapped Ohio State's run of four straight conference titles. Ohio State got punched in the mouth a few times last year, and while itll try to respond better in 2022, its not so easy as to say that it will. Wins: Illinois State, Washington State, New Mexico State, Illinois, at Northwestern, Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota, Losses: at Ohio State, at Michigan State, at Iowa, at Nebraska. MORE: Futures odds and best bets for Big Ten. Maryland will play arguably the five top teams in the conference this season which will mark a considerable challenge for Taulia Tagovailoa and company. HIGHEST RATED. The offense has to show more explosion and the defense more consistency. The Wildcats have several possible quarterbacks, but dont necessarily have an obvious starter. Iowas defense could make for a scrappy game in this bowl matchup as neither team has had much of a dangerous offense. Will Michigan defend their crown? Allen is the top returning Big Ten rusher with numbers that are on par with Henderson. The defense will still be feisty, but there still needs to be O-line improvement, as well as more consistency from quarterback Graham Mertz. Stroud finished fourth in the Heisman voting last season after putting up 4,435 passing yards and 44 TDs as a first-year starter. The defense is good enough, but losing George Karlaftis will certainly set it back. The other side of the ball is a question mark. All eyes are now off the rearview mirror and onto the horizon with 2023 approaching. In his first year as a starter, C.J. Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) runs the ball against the Maryland Terrapins during the first half of action Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Spartan Stadium. There probably isn't much resistance to labeling them all top-10 talents, which is genuinely absurd for a single offense. Ibrahim and Henderson will be sharing the spotlight with Wisconsin bruiser Braelon Allen, who powered his way to 1,268 yards and 12 scores in his first college season. Win or lose that first game, the Boilermakers could be in a good spot in 2022. Nebraska also brought in a new passing game coordinator in Mickey Joseph from LSU. It should be enough to keep things at the level they were last season, but you have to believe that some of those close games will actually go in the win column in 2022. Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports. Stroud is big news (he still had to come back, obviously) for an offense that was firing on all cylinders and the team in Columbus certainly hopes the coaching revamp, led by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, pays big dividends. If MSU is going to contend, itll need to really excel during that brutal stretch. Stroud and the offense have sensational upside, but a highly inconsistent defense has much to prove under new coordinator Jim Knowles. The defense, however, struggled to defend against the pass. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound cornerback has the versatility to play either in the slot or safety think Dax Hill and that could lead to early playing time for new defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. If you've followed the sport recently, you knew Scott Frost would be prominently featured in this section. Spring ball is on for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. The Big Ten sent two teams to the CFB Playoff in 2022 for the first time in conference history. The word: Bret Bielema expects a much-improved team after a 5-7 finish last fall, but unfortunately for the Fighting Illini, that may not show up in the win-loss column, given the brutality of the slate. 29: Ohio State at Penn State. If they can get to a 6-3 finish in league play, that should be enough to win the division if two of those victories include Wisconsin and Nebraska. Is there more even-year magic in store? #GoBlue, Cant wait to see what he does in his first year at #Michigan! Theres no doubt Greg Schiano has shifted the culture in a good way at Rutgers. The word: No team in the Big Ten faces a more brutal four-game stretch in November to close out the regular season than the Terrapins, who take on a likely nationally-ranked Wisconsin, Penn State and Ohio State over three consecutive weeks before the finale versus Rutgers. Michigan State Spartans. Add the typical defense we usually see in Madison, and this looks like the best team in the West, with the game against Ohio State early in the year having huge implications nationally or so we think. Wolverines' fans always get excited about five-star cornerbacks, and Johnson (Grosse Pointe South, Mich.) is the next in line. Clifford returns, and a road game at Auburn is daunting, as is playing at Michigan. Three Big Ten teams appeared earlier this month in our preseason bowl projections in the New Year's Six and Playoff, so we expect another banner year from the nation's most competitive league. Running back TreVeyon Henderson totaled 1,567 scrimmage yards and 19 scores as a true freshman. This team could surprise some people. The Wolverines do get Michigan State and Penn State at home, but Harbaugh is 3-4 against those schools at the Big House. If the third times the charm, then Michigan could be celebrating a national championship. https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/lists/big-ten-football-way-too-early-power-rankings-for-2022-ohio-state-buckeyes/, All of Ohio State football's historical, unanimous first-team All-Americans, Way-too-early Big Ten bowl projections and College Football Playoff predictions. The 6-foot-6, 220 pound athlete committed to Wisconsin in late January, becoming the first pass-catcher to join the program for 2024. 26: Michigan at Ohio State. Notably, those struggles came against the top of the conference including C.J. Will Allen break through for the Heisman like Ron Dayne did in 1999? The secondary and a thorny schedule are major obstacles, but Mel Tucker proved us wrong in 2021. Quarterback Tanner Morgan and running back Mohamed Ibrahim are back in the Twin Cities as the offense will have familiar personnel. Everything sets up for the Wolverines to defend their crown, and ultimately, it will likely come down to Michigan and Ohio State, once again. Still, this is a team that will be struggling to make a bowl game, especially with another game against Virginia to go along with cross-divisional games against Michigan and MSU. The word: Can the Spartans get back to the New Year's Six as one of the hunted at the top of the Big Ten next season? 2022 Maryland Prediction, Spring Football Version: 7-5 CFN 2021 Spring Prediction: 5-7 Maryland 2021 Final Record: 7-6 Maryland 2022 Schedule & Analysis 9 However, the appeal isn't solely about the Buckeyes' superstar trio. Out east, the usual suspects lead the way in the projections. The Spartans have won the last two in the Paul Bunyan Trophy series, and Tucker hasn't backed down from the Wolverines at all. Heres our too-early 2022 game predictions now that the schedule is set. But will Penn State have what it takes to make another New Years Six berth after winning the Rose Bowl last season? Sign up for the WolverinesWire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, #Michigan has an incredible track record with edge rushers under Jim Harbaugh. The name may have changed, but that doesnt mean you dont have to order a bloomin onion for the game. Stroud and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Will that allow a school such as Purdue or Minnesota to sneak up the standings this year? USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. Minnesota head football coach P.J. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall in 2022. The giant-killers now know what they have at quarterback, with Aidan OConnell leading the charge. A closer look at the Big Ten, with predictions, big games, Heisman contenders and more: Ohio State plays most of its tough Big Ten games in the comforts of home this season with Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan all coming to Ohio Stadium (not to mention the non-con blockbuster with Notre Dame). Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. With the staffs comfort recruiting in the Sunshine State, it makes sense they would be right back there for the class of 2024.The Class of 2023 gave the Sooners CB Makari Vickers (early enrollee), DL Derrick LeBlanc (early . The best-worst team in the country, Nebraska lost all of its games, except for Ohio State, by just one score, and its loss against the Buckeyes is another one it should have won. The Spartans defeated their crosstown rivals, won 11 games, and had one of the best running backs in the country in Kenneth Walker III. Now that the Badgers know they have a workhorse in Braelon Allen, it changes things in Madison. Stroud (7) throws a pass during the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl against the Utah Utes in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2022. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. It was part of a ridiculous season where Smith-Njigba had 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine TDs. Henderson grabbed national attention as a freshman with a 277-yard outburst against Tulsa last season, and he's yet another home-run hitter in Ohio State's loaded offense. Will Michigan repeat as Big Ten champions or will Ohio State reclaim top dog status? 36:46-38:23 Conclusion, #collegefootball #ohiostatefootball #michiganfootball #nebraskafootball #michiganstatefootball #pennstatefootball #wisconsinfootball #collegefootballrecruiting #football. The offensive line led the way last year, and while there will be some losses, it still should provide enough push for whoever ends up carrying the ball, given what we saw last year. That all does not bode well for next season. The schedule is no breeze. It helps that Iowa gets Michigan at home, but facing the Wolverines and Buckeyes in one season isnt exactly cause for celebration. Important tilts against Michigan State and Penn State come at home with the possible division-deciding game against Ohio State happening in Columbus this time around. Without knowing how two-deep depth charts are going to shake out, we'll take a stab anyway at way-too-early final record predictions for every team in the conference entering the offseason with a caveat these will be amended after spring practice and just before games kickoff in the fall. The schedule sees the Scarlet Knights land Minnesota, Oct 2, 2021; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Brandon Peters (18) hands the ball off to running back Chase Brown (2) in the second half against the Charlotte 49ers at Memorial Stadium. follow. This is a team and program hoping to get back to winning the Big Ten East and competing for playoff spots. If the Nittany Lions create one break and catch a fortunate bounce, they'll be in the picture. Nebraska makes a bowl this year and gains some much-needed momentum. This is the other half of what should be a thrilling October day. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. Wins: Buffalo, at Charlotte, SMU, Purdue,at Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Losses: at Michigan, at Wisconsin, Michigan State,at Penn State, Ohio State. This will no doubt be a Big Noon Kickoff Game and it could be a conference championship preview. MORE:SEC predictions| Big 12 predictions |Bowl projections|2022 All-America team. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. The maize and blue will be relying heavily on the offense, which returns eight starters, including quarterback Cade McNamara. The word: For the first time in Scott Frost's tenure, the Huskers will appear in a bowl game in 2022 with the collective backs against the wall in the Big Ten. He started 35 games for Virginia the last three seasons and was a semifinalist for the Rimington Trophy. That's the game that turns the Spartans' season one way or the other. Rutgers was on the wrong end of lopsided losses to the Big Tens best a year ago, although the Scarlet Knights found themselves in a last-minute bowl game against Wake Forest. And their opponent being USC, who is set to join the Big Ten in 2024, is icing on the cake. With plenty of time to change our minds, as were currently in the thick of winter conditioning, here are our far-too-early Big Ten power rankings. Still, a return to Indianapolis would be a welcomed sign for Wisconsin. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. 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