Day repeatedly used the word "edgy" at Big Ten Media Days to describe the team's mindset in the offseason. Smith-Njigba's last impression was a 15-catch, 347-yard, three-TD effort in the Rose Bowl against Utah. Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. However, the reigning-champion Wolverinesalong with Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin in particularare aiming to keep the Buckeyes off the pedestal once again. Penn State Henderson averaged 87.6 yards with five rushing TDs in six games against ranked opponents last season. Well, well, well, another year of being high on the Cornhuskers in preseason predictions. Thompson replaces four-year starter Adrian Martinez, who transferred to Kansas State. The Vols are coming off a strong season in 2022 and could be in for another good season. The Big Ten conference will be fascinating once again in 2022. Ohio State and Wisconsin had down years by their standards and missed the Big Ten Championship game entirely. The opener against Notre Dame could be worrisome as well. You have to believe that hyped-up quarterback Gavit Wimsatt will be given the keys at some point, but itll take time to get everything in sync. February 22, 2023 12:24 pm ET. What PFF Says. Football. Singleton has good size at 6-0, 210 pounds, and the high-school highlight reel is predictably amazing. Sign up for the Buckeyes Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Let's get ready to cheer on the Lady Bucks this weekend. Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Teradja Mitchell (3) and Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste (8) come together to tackle Maryland Terrapins running back Challen Faamatau (29) during the second quarter of their NCAA college football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on October 9, 2021. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. Yes, MSU brought in former Wisconsin back Jalen Berger to replace Kenneth Walker III, but those are some mighty big shoes to fill. Any time you lose your far-and-away best offensive player, its not an ideal situation. The Huskers also have a new offensive coordinator in Mark Whipple, who worked with Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett at Pitt last season. The defense, however, was as good as any unit in the country. Grant Stec, a four-star tight end and class of 2024 Badger commit from Algonquin, Illinois was ranked as the fourth best at his position in the country by ESPN. Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports. Aug. 27: Nebraska vs. Northwestern (in Dublin). Ohio State's high-powered offense will be too much for Michiganand then Wisconsin in the conference championship gameto contain. The season opener against Penn State will set the tone, and thats the only top team from the East that Purdue faces. The season was one of chaos that no one predicted. 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 . Northwestern went 3-9 that season, then surged to 7-2 with a West Division crown in 2020. https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/lists/predicting-every-big-ten-football-teams-2022-record/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The word: Will Iowa get back to the Big Ten Championship Game in the black-and-blue division? Overall, this unit is stacked. That's the next step. The keys are still with quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa as the Terrapins look to build on a decisive Pinstripe Bowl victory over Virginia Tech in 2021. Nov 20, 2020; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan (2) drops back for a pass in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at TCF Bank Stadium. Penn State is the only other school to have a 40-point offense in the last five years with 41.1 ppg. The Buckeyes haven't had a Heisman Trophy winner since Troy Smith in 2006. If the third times the charm, then Michigan could be celebrating a national championship. Will Cade McNamara comfortably retake his starting job or can former five-star talent J.J. McCarthy make a push? Purdue played for the Big Ten championship this past season but the Boilermakers will have to settle for a bowl game in a baseball stadium according to 247Sports spring bowl projections. Is there more even-year magic in store? March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. He also gets book-end big stage games at The Shoe against Notre Dame and Michigan. The offense will reset the Big Ten record book in several areas. The Wildcats have no favors from the Big Ten schedule, as they have to head to Penn State and welcome Ohio State at home. Iowa will go as far as its offense can carry it. These Big Ten West rivals have traded three-score wins in each other's houses the last three years, and the series moves back to Kinnick Stadium in 2022. And if these projections prove to be accurate, there will be a good number of Big Ten teams taking part in a bowl game next season, and it could be another year with two playoff bids. And Penn State has some good bowl history against the Vols. That weight is on the big stage, and Ohio State is all-but penciled in to get back to the CFP in 2022. The Spartans play at Washington, host Minnesota the next week, play at Maryland, host Ohio State and Wisconsin, have a bye week, and then go to Michigan. Wins: Western Michigan, Akron, at Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, at Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana. Stec is a multiple sport athlete, playing both football and basketball at Jacobs High School back home and his junior season was his first with the football team. Wins: South Dakota State, Iowa State, Nevada, at Rutgers,at Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, at Minnesota, Nebraska, Losses: Michigan, at Ohio State, at Purdue. Iowa has several key pieces to replace, but every unit of the defenseone that ranked seventh nationally in yards allowed per play last seasonreturns a couple of starters. And with Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State expected to rank as It was part of a ridiculous season where Smith-Njigba had 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine TDs. 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. Stroud, Henderson and Smith-Njigba are top-15 players nationallyand that's probably a conservative number. The word: Bowl hopes for Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights may come down to the regular-season finale at Maryland, unless Rutgers is able to beat a Big Ten rival as an underdog in the previous weeks. The Wolverines do get Michigan State and Penn State at home, but Harbaugh is 3-4 against those schools at the Big House. 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. Ohio State was as close to beating Georgia as anyone came last season but a missed field goal haunted the Buckeyes all offseason. Nebraska needs more consistency on both sides of the football next fall, but missing Penn State, Michigan State and Ohio State from the other side of the conference is a schedule blessing. It looks like there could be plenty of black and gold in the Bronx in this seasons Pinstripe Bowl with a matchup of Purdue and Wake Forest in a Big Ten-ACC clash. Sean Clifford returns for his fifth season in Happy Valley after he threw 21 touchdowns in 2021. Michigan will have a tough test there in the finale. Iowas defense could make for a scrappy game in this bowl matchup as neither team has had much of a dangerous offense. Big Ten Football B1G 2022 FULL Big Ten Record Predictions and 2022 Season Preview Who wins the West? really being the only question worth a damn here. Mel Tucker expects it. This article was gathered automatically by our news bot. Iowa won the division in 2021 before being dumped 42-3 by the Wolverines at Lucas Oil Stadium. View 13 items Too-early 2023 Big Ten football game-by-game predictions by team. HIGHEST RATED. The word: Purdue might be the conference's most difficult-to-project team in 2022. However, it did well in a similar stretch in 2021, so dont count the Spartans out. Mertz and Spencer Petras will be on the spot at quarterback. Wins: Duke, Southern Illinois, Miami (Ohio), Losses: Nebraska (Dublin, Ireland), at Penn State, Wisconsin, at Maryland, at Iowa, Ohio State, at Minnesota, at Purdue,Illinois. The Buckeyes haven't lost to Michigan at Ohio Stadium since 2000, however. Notably, those struggles came against the top of the conference including C.J. 8: Ohio State at Michigan StateOct. We may be months away from the start of the 2023 season, but it is never too early to start making bowl projections, right? Stroud could change that. We saw some improvement from Illinois during the season, but it was an inconsistent one at best. Michigan had a dominant offensive line last season, and Oluwatimi should help that trend continue. That's what it'll take for Minnesota to be a serious factor in the division, if P.J. The road to Indianapolis and the Big Ten Championship Game goes through Columbuseven though it technically starts in Ireland. While that was just our projections, we were pretty in-line with mainstream thought. He's the next elite back off the Wisconsin assembly line. August seems like a long way off, but well all be back where we want to be again soon, with the scarlet and gray putting the finishing touches on launching another football season on the banks of the Olentangy. Itll have to show that it can win big games before we can place the Cornhuskers higher. The Wolverines are the spring way-too-early pick to take on Georgia in the national championship on the 247Sports bowl projections. However, Penn State has a lot of returning talent and plays Ohio State, Michigan State, and cross-division Minnesota at home. It wouldnt be a surprise if there are some missteps along the way. Ohio State and Michigan each received a spot in the playoff field last season, and the Buckeyes and Wolverines could be set to make another playoff run in 2023 after being tossed in the semifinals last season. NCAA F January 27, 2022 News Bot The 2021 Big Ten Football season had plenty of surprises. Ryan Day's team still finished 11-2 last year and returns All-American quarterback C.J. Predicting every team's final record this far out is next to impossible, but peeking at matchups this early is whatevery staff does this time of year in prep for the new season. Jim Harbaugh peeked into an NFL position but decided to stay. They get Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin at home, have the best offense in college football, and are coming off of a Rose Bowl victory in 2021. Maryland is coming off a bowl win in 2021, but the Terps are 4-21 against the Big Four in the division since joining the Big Ten in 2014. The thing about college football is that its entirely impossible to pin down. With the stroke of midnight and the calendar flipping over, the Buckeyes once-promising 2022 campaign ended instantly in 2023. Michigan State Spartans. Look for the Spartans to take a wee bit of a step back in 2022. Kaevon Merriweather is back at safety, so the only new starters are the Cash hybridlikely Cooper DeJeanand safety Quinn Schulte. The Buckeyes will get preseason Heisman hopeful CJ Stroud back after an impressive first campaign as a starter and should comfortably be the preseason favorite in the Big Ten East. The defense has the potential to be in the upper half of the conference, but solving an offensive that sputtered last season will be the question. That is what 247Sports has done with a spring edition of its way-too-early bowl projections for the 2023 season. In his first year as a starter, C.J. Montee Ball (2012), Melvin Gordon (2014) and Jonathan Tayor (2018-19) all have won the Doak Walker Award since 2012. Michigan is the pick from 247Sports to win the Big Ten and claim a spot in the Rose Bowl in the College Football Playoff. Other than it being the first conference matchup of the season, probably not. That stretch included some truly awful offensive days, something that may appear occasionally again in 2022. There is still news were waiting on with NFL decisions, transfers and all of that, but were taking a stab at what we believe the landscape of the conference will look like once all the games are gloriously shown on a television or streaming device near you next fall. Here is a look at the spring way-too-early A new-look offense will be headlined by former Pitt offensive coordinator Mark Whipple and Texas transfer quarterback Casey Thompson. It opens at Boston College, goes to Temple, and plays Iowa and goes to Ohio State in back-to-back weeks. This is a team hit hard by personnel losses, with Penix, Ty Fryfogle, Stephen Carr, and Peyton Hendershot all moving on. Win or lose that first game, the Boilermakers could be in a good spot in 2022. After a brutal 2021 campaign followed a miraculous 2020 season, Tom Allen and the Hoosiers retooled by adding Missouri transfer quarterback Connor Bazelak. The giant-killers now know what they have at quarterback, with Aidan OConnell leading the charge. Spring ball is on for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen walks along the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NCAA Division I football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The schedule is brutal, with Western Kentucky and Cincinnati again on the nonconference. With the 2022 season inching closer, it is only appropriate to begin discussing the schedules and characteristics of each Big Ten team. Penn State may not be making the New Years Six cut on these bowl projections, but getting a chance to end the year in a matchup with Tennessee could make for an entertaining end to the year. Ferentz just re-upped his contract and will have a talented, veteran team this upcoming season. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall in 2022. Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports. 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. The word: With a much-improved defense and one of the nation's most explosive units offensively, an extremely hungry Ohio State team should be able to get through the regular season unscathed if the Buckeyes are able to avoid road losses to Michigan State or Penn State entering the rivalry showdown versus Michigan at the end of November. USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. Getting one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the country back is going to make a huge difference for Purdue. It would be incredible to see four teams from a single Power Five division to hit at least 10 victories, but it could happen given the overall strength at the top of the Big Ten. Way-too-early Big Ten football power rankings for 2022 Share this article 3.9k shares Phil Harrison January 14, 2022 2:53 pm ET Now that the college football This is a team that lost to Bowling Green at home yet beat Wisconsin to take the Big Ten West crown away from the Badgers (and give it to Iowa). Please check your email for a confirmation. Palmer should thrive in a more pronounced role and will emerge as a breakout player for the Huskers. 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. It almost always comes down to The Game, and the Wolverines revived the rivalry with a 42-27 victory last season. Can Wisconsin get back to Indy? Big Ten football predictions 2022: Conference standings, impact transfers, best games, Michigan restores rivalry with Ohio State with dominant win. Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/lists/big-ten-spring-football-bowl-projections-from-247sports/, Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech, ReliaQuest Bowl: Minnesota vs. South Carolina, Sugar Bowl, College Football Playoff: Ohio State vs. Georgia, Rose Bowl (College Football Playoff): Michigan vs. USC, College Football Playoff National Championship: Michigan vs. Georgia, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. But, as always, its difficult to suddenly project that a young team will be good the following year. Losing Adrian Martinez via transfer to Kansas State wont help matters in 2022, but perhaps Scott Frost has the pieces outside the quarterback position that could help the Huskers get over that hump. Will Luke Fickell have tremendous success in his first year at Wisconsin? Once again, ESPN FPI is high on the Badgers as we enter the 2022 season. The word: What are the outside expectations for the Badgers in 2022? Mohamed Ibrahim basically missed all of 2021, but Minnesota's standout back has 3,003 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns in his career. And if these projections prove to be accurate, there will be a good number of Big Ten teams taking part in a bowl game next season, and it could be another year with two playoff bids. Iowa was ranked No.2 at some point in the season but finished with a 10-4 record. The Big Ten sent two teams to the CFB Playoff in 2022 for the first time in conference history. If new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles can do anything with the defense, we could be talking about national title aspirations again. Here are the 10 players I think are primed for breakout seasons in 2023. Late Kick Live Ep. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Greg Schiano has improved this team greatly, but the schedule is brutal in 2022. Stroud finished fourth in the Heisman voting last season after putting up 4,435 passing yards and 44 TDs as a first-year starter. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports. Fleck waves to the University of Iowa Childrens Hospital after the first quarter against Iowa during the NCAA Big 10 conference football game on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. The question is: can the Boilermakers sustain that success in 2022? Following a tremendous start to 2021 spurred by beating Wisconsin in Week 1, the Nittany Lions faltered down the stretch. Ohio State is 93-11 in the College Football Playoff era, an .894 winning percentage. But Artur Sitkowski isnt exactly the ideal quarterback, and this is a roster mostly bereft of talent. There's incredible talent on Ohio State's offense. That's the game that turns the Spartans' season one way or the other. Nebraska also brought in a new passing game coordinator in Mickey Joseph from LSU. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 95 passes for 1,606 yards, the third-highest mark nationally. It helps that Iowa gets Michigan at home, but facing the Wolverines and Buckeyes in one season isnt exactly cause for celebration. Be more involved in the big games. Nov 6, 2021; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost (right) looks onto the field during the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin is the pick to win the division, but the Badgers are going to earn it. Favorites. 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. Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) April 21, 2022, Nov 28, 2020; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen looks on from the sideline in the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Memorial Stadium. 0:00-1:26 Introduction Wins: at Purdue, Ohio, at Auburn, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Minnesota, at Indiana, Maryland, at Rutgers, Michigan State, Losses: at Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State. You can view the entire list of bowl projections here. Purdue was one of the bigger surprises in 2021, and looked more like what people thought it would when Jeff Brohm turned down his alma mater in Louisville a few years back. Sep 17, 2021; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema walks off the field after the loss against the Maryland Terrapins at Memorial Stadium. 29: Michigan State at MichiganNov. 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team Big Ten Preseason Predictions: East Big Ten East Predicted Finish 1. 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