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. That all does not bode well for next season. By Sam Marsdale Aug 11, 8:56 AM. To beat the Buckeyes, you have to keep up as best you can. Allen is the top returning Big Ten rusher with numbers that are on par with Henderson. Now that the college football season is over, and Ohio State is basking in its Rose Bowl victory, its time to look ahead to 2022. Can Harbaugh erase the heartaches of 2016 and 2018 in The Shoe? The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports. Can they finish some of those close games in 2022? Michigan 3. December 27, 2023 12:00 am Mike Margittai. Michigan State had a rough 2022 season but the odds are probably pretty good that the Spartans will at least make a return to the postseason next bowl season. Five other schools in the conference have a winning percentage better than 60% in the CFP era. Michigan won the league last year, but Ohio State enters the 2022 college football season as the overwhelming Big Ten favorite. Highs will include a home win over Iowa while the lows could feature a road loss to Illinois for Jeff Brohm's group. That's Wisconsin (.745), Iowa (.693), Michigan (.680), Penn State (.643) and Michigan State (.643). Peter Skoronski, a two-year starter for the Wildcats, was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded left tackle in the conference last season. Taulia Tagovailoa returns as one of the best quarterbacks in the conference, and he should be getting some help back in Dontay Demus and Rakim Jarrett. Wisconsin should be the preseason favorite out west, but Iowas defense and Minnesotas offense will have legitimate questions to ask. Will Cade McNamara comfortably retake his starting job or can former five-star talent J.J. McCarthy make a push? Mohamed Ibrahim basically missed all of 2021, but Minnesota's standout back has 3,003 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns in his career. There is a good chance this is the next top-10 perhaps top-five showdown in the series. Following a 5-0 start last season, Penn State tumbled to six losses in the last eight games. The Illinois Fighting Illini look poised for another positive season that could lead to a spot in a bowl game. What about the Big Ten West? This might not be giving Minnesota enough credit here. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. Thompson replaces four-year starter Adrian Martinez, who transferred to Kansas State. Stroud and Ohio State having a field day against the Spartans secondary. List LOOK: Michigan football 2022 schedule officially set. The schedule is a bit more daunting for the Buckeyes. Jermari Harris will play opposite him at corner. 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. 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. Up front, OSU returns three starters plus Matthew Jonesa very regular player over the last two seasons. 4 days. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports. Over/under: 11. Stroud finished fourth in the Heisman voting last season after putting up 4,435 passing yards and 44 TDs as a first-year starter. This might be more of a tandem effort, but you know Mel Tucker is going to rely on that strong running game around quarterback Peyton Thorne. Michigan football might not go back to the playoff in 2022, but dont expect a big dropoff from the Wolverines. Wisconsin is the pick to win the division, but the Badgers are going to earn it. Michigan loses a ton of talent from a team that went to the College Football Playoff last season. Tuimoloau will revive the pass rush that was missing last season. Wins: at Purdue, Ohio, at Auburn, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Minnesota, at Indiana, Maryland, at Rutgers, Michigan State, Losses: at Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State. But the offense generally hasnt been the issue for the Terps its been the defense. Phil Steele predicts preseason AP college football top 10. UPDATE 12/27/22 Welcome to Football Alliance! Well, that could be entertaining. Maryland does travel to Ann Arbor in Week 4, but it will face a rebuilding Michigan defense, which could help matters. Oct 16, 2021; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Aidan OConnell (16) reacts with fans after a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. The hiring of Luke Fickell by Wisconsin is expected by many to lead the Badgers quickly back to the top of the Big Ten West. 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. Look for the Spartans to take a wee bit of a step back in 2022. MORE: Futures odds and best bets for Big Ten. 3. 2022 Summary Casey Thompson turned in a season-long performance worthy of mixed reviews. Palmer, who had 41 catches for 458 yards and three TDs with the Tigers the last three seasons, followed Joseph. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. That is what 247Sports has done with a spring edition of its way-too-early bowl projections for the 2023 season. 0:00-1:26 Introduction Over the next two weekends, Wisconsin, Penn State and MSU take on a seldom-seen power-conference opponent. Below is a look at the bowl projections and playoff picks before all the fun begins for the 2022 season. This is the other half of what should be a thrilling October day. 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team Big Ten Preseason Predictions: East Big Ten East Predicted Finish 1. 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. 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. Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. Broussard (Colorado) and Berger (Wisconsin) are tasked with replacing the production from Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for 1,636 yards and 18 TDs last season. And why not take Bret Bielema out to Las Vegas for a bowl game matchup with the Pitt Panthers. The Buckeyes haven't had a Heisman Trophy winner since Troy Smith in 2006. 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 word: Perhaps one of the more surprising teams in the Big Ten next season could be the Nittany Lions, who underachieved in 2021, but will be on a mission to get to double-digit wins in 2022. Ohio State's high-powered offense will be too much for Michiganand then Wisconsin in the conference championship gameto contain. Although the West will continue lagging behind the East overall, both divisions should have a tense race into the final weekend. Nov 20, 2021; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks with quarterback Cade McNamara (12) after during the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. The offense should be really good with Tanner Morgan deciding to come back for one more season under center, and running back Mohamed Ibrahim back from injury, but there are still issues to address. Football. For good measure, Jestin Jacobs (53) finished fifth on the defense last season. The home game with Iowa and battle at Minnesotaare two potential spots for wins if the Scarlet Knights out-execute the opposition. He's the next elite back off the Wisconsin assembly line. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. The Huskers revamped the coaching staff this offseason, and the conference season kicks off Aug. 27 when Nebraska and Northwestern meet in Dublin, Ireland. 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. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports. Penn State opens the season on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Purdue. The Buckeyes won the conference's only titles in the CFP era (2014) and BCS era (2002). It opens at Boston College, goes to Temple, and plays Iowa and goes to Ohio State in back-to-back weeks. February 22, 2023 12:24 pm ET. 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. Ohio State has seemingly rescinded offer to star quarterback Dylan Raiola, Latest Mel Kiper NFL mock draft has three Ohio State players in first round, Top ten Ohio State rated quarterback recruits since 2000, Top-rated recruit from every state for Ohio State football since 2000, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. Losing Kenneth Walker III is going to be huge, but with Payton Thorned back and a talented wide receiving corps, the offense will still be able to move the ball. Michigan has to travel to Ohio State this season, so thats going to be an issue too. The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to get back into the College Football Playoff this season. Despite being the fourth team in the Day repeatedly used the word "edgy" at Big Ten Media Days to describe the team's mindset in the offseason. 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. And then, when it comes to the Michigan game, while OSU acolytes will act confidently, remember: the last time that Ohio State beat the Wolverines was in 2019. Losing the senior receivers wont help him, but at least we know that Wisconsin can get back to its formula and has the pieces to make that work. Ohio State The path to a Big Ten title should go through Columbus in 2022. Last year, Michigan State soared from 2-5 to a transfer-fueled 11-2. B/R's preview of the Big Ten includes star players, top storylines, key games and just about everything short of USC and UCLA. Whether the Iowa offense can score consistently is again a major question, but this defense should be fierce. However, this group will still be a tough out for anyone in the league. 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. Unique? Can the defense hold up alongside an offense that put together multiple massive games last season? Wisconsin is expected to bounce back, but the pressure is on veteran quarterback Graham Mertz to make that happen. Ohio State will be the most talented team in the Big Ten next year, it just depends on some breaks and being able to be better on defense. The road game at Iowa probably determines which one of those two squads reaches the conference championship game. Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. But, in general, if the Terrapins cant stop anybody, it still is, at best, a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten team. https://wolverineswire.usatoday.com/lists/too-early-big-ten-power-rankings-winter-2022-edition-college-football/, Notable Michigan football position switches under Jim Harbaugh, Who could be next? Michigan won the league last year, but Ohio State enters the 2022 college football season as the overwhelming Big Ten favorite. Will Michigan repeat as Big Ten champions or will Ohio State reclaim top dog status? ESPN FPI Predicted Record. Ohio State is the runaway favorite. However, realistically, the Scarlet Knights are probably still a year or so away from making a significant jump in results on the field. While that was just our projections, we were pretty in-line with mainstream thought. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall in 2022. Dec 30, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) celebrates after a victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second half during the 2021 Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Theres no doubt Greg Schiano has shifted the culture in a good way at Rutgers. It starts with taking full advantage of a slate that misses Penn State and Michigan from the other side of the conference and taking care of business in the 50-50 games. But overhauls are never sure things, even with the collection of talent that OSU has. 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. 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. Wins: Buffalo, at Charlotte, SMU, Purdue,at Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Losses: at Michigan, at Wisconsin, Michigan State,at Penn State, Ohio State. Wisconsin at Iowa (Nov. 12) These Big Ten West rivals have traded three-score wins in each 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. The Wildcats did win the Big Ten West in 2018 and 2020. Ferentz just re-upped his contract and will have a talented, veteran team this upcoming season. This team could surprise some people. 18:12-36:45 Big Ten East With the 2022 season inching closer, it is only appropriate to begin discussing the schedules and characteristics of each Big Ten team. For the first time in nearly a year, Penn State adds another commitment to the board for the Class of 2024. With the stroke of midnight and the calendar flipping over, the Buckeyes once-promising 2022 campaign ended instantly in 2023. Quarterback Aidan OConnell is back in the fold as the Boilers try and fill holes at receiver. How can the sophomore improve his chances? Athlon Sports Early Big Ten Predictions: Like and subscribe for more amazing content! There is always an above-average squad, but there's rarely a national contender. 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 . Wins: Indiana State, at Syracuse, Florida Atlantic, Iowa,Northwestern, at Indiana, Losses: Penn State, at Minnesota, at Maryland,Nebraska, at Wisconsin,at Illinois. Graham Mertz might finally put everything together, and the running attack is going to be fantastic again with Braelon Allen and a physical offensive line. Ohio State is 7-3 in New Year's Day Six bowls, too. Wisconsin had the Big Ten West trophy all but in their hands, yet fell short at Minnesota. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone two-plus seasons without standing atop the conference. Given the brutal cross-over schedule both teams have, this is a gotta-have-it-game if you want to make it to Indianapolis. It will be difficult to repeat last years magic. While Wisconsin fans can often count on a game that is too close for comfort when the Badgers meet the Wildcats, this Northwestern team is going to once again have a difficult time generating offense. This should be a bowl team, but we saw how the team fell apart last year in every single game. Four-star running back Kaytron Allen (IMG Academy) also will be in the mix for carries. 1: Michigan at IowaOct. In our 2021 too-early power rankings, eventual Big Ten champion, the hometown Michigan Wolverines, were slated at No. 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? (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Projected finish: T-4th in Big Ten East. Indiana severely underperformed in 2021 despite having a lot of key pieces back. Spring ball is kicking off for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. Breaking down the five best futures bets, picks, and predictions for the 2022 season. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. Please check your email for a confirmation. Here is a look at the spring way-too-early bowl projections for Big Ten teams from 247Sports. If new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles can do anything with the defense, we could be talking about national title aspirations again. 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. Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano walks on the field during pregame warmups before an NCAA Division I football game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. However, Penn State has a lot of returning talent and plays Ohio State, Michigan State, and cross-division Minnesota at home. Wins: Illinois, Idaho, Western Kentucky,Maryland, Losses: at Cincinnati, at Nebraska, Michigan,at Rutgers, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Michigan State, Purdue. The offense has to show more explosion and the defense more consistency. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The word: Purdue might be the conference's most difficult-to-project team in 2022. The Gophers could take on an interesting South Carolina team in the ReliaQuest Bowl, the new namesake of the old Outback Bowl. Honestly, if everything clicks, the Gophers have what it takes to be in Indy in December. 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. To close October, Michigan aims for revenge on rival Michigan State. Please check your email for a confirmation. The Wolverines rushed for a league-best 214.4 yards per game last season. Here are the 10 players I think are primed for breakout seasons in 2023. The Huskers also have a new offensive coordinator in Mark Whipple, who worked with Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett at Pitt last season. 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. Michigan State had a rough 2022 season but the odds are probably pretty good that the Spartans will at least make a return to the postseason next bowl season. Four-star safety Kye Stokes (Armwood, Seffner, Fla.) also was impressive in the spring game. Early Big Ten Football Predictions for 2022 East Division 1. PSU wasnt the same team after that, and still has loads of talent. Mel Tucker expects it. Can Wisconsin get back to Indy?
Five best college football futures bets to make, including our Syracuse Orange, who return 80% of their starters this season. Its time to predict the entire Big Ten, not just the Iowa Hawkeyes! These are just some of the questions that will be asked as the Big Ten enters a new season. It was part of a ridiculous season where Smith-Njigba had 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine TDs. No team is probably more anxious to get the season started than the Ohio State Buckeyes. Late Kick Live Ep. Is there more even-year magic in store? 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. Wisconsin opens Big Ten play at Ohio State on Sept. 24, and it has road games at Michigan State and Iowa. That weight is on the big stage, and Ohio State is all-but penciled in to get back to the CFP in 2022. 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. The Buckeyes return quarterback C.J. Wins: Wyoming, Virginia,Chattanooga, Purdue,at Northwestern, Losses: at Indiana, at Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, at Nebraska, Michigan State, at Michigan. Illinois will likely be leading the way with defense and run game, which Michigan showed can be a successful formula in 2021. 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. Nebraska was the best 3-9 football team in the history of the sport last season. Sign up for the Badgers Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Mertz and Spencer Petras will be on the spot at quarterback. No other Big Ten team has averaged 500 yards per game. With the stroke of midnight and the calendar flipping over, the Buckeyes once-promising 2022 campaign ended instantly in 2023. HIGHEST RATED. Be more involved in the big games. Penn State losing to Purdue is his upset pick of the year in the Big Ten. 2022 College Football Game Result (Winner and Score) Predictions (RP predictor): - predictions of the winner, score, margin of victory, probability of victory of each game in the season. The new receivers include Marvin Harrison Jr, who caught three touchdowns in the Rose Bowl, and former top prospects Julian Fleming and Emeka Egbuka. Wins: Western Michigan, Akron, at Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, at Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana. 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. 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. Isaiah Hole. 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? While the Hoosiers have some young talent, and running back GiBran Payne certainly could be a beast, with oft-injured quarterback Michael Penix Jr. having departed for Washington, its hard to envision things turning around in a hurry for IU. 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. 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. New defensive coordinator Jim Knowles will bring a more aggressive scheme to Ohio State, and Hicks (Archbishop Alter, Dayton, Ohio) is a five-star linebacker that could work into the middle two-linebacker rotation with Steele Chambers and Tommy Eichenberg. 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. An early-midseason road game at Iowa and midseason home games against Penn State and MSU could provide trouble, but the Wolverines could, if not should, enter the Week 13 game in Columbus with maybe one loss, if not undefeated, provided the defense finds a way to retool after offseason losses. We saw in the Big Ten Championship Game how far away the Hawkeyes were from the Wolverines, so itll be interesting to see if they can even the scales a bit this upcoming year. NCAA F January 27, 2022 News Bot The 2021 Big Ten Football season had plenty of surprises. It wouldnt be a surprise if there are some missteps along the way. The goal for 2022 might just be to get into a bowl, this time with a winning record. Wins: at Boston College, Wagner, at Temple, Nebraska, Indiana, Losses: Iowa, at Ohio State, at Minnesota, Michigan, at Michigan State, Penn State, at Maryland. Running back TreVeyon Henderson totaled 1,567 scrimmage yards and 19 scores as a true freshman. Kaevon Merriweather is back at safety, so the only new starters are the Cash hybridlikely Cooper DeJeanand safety Quinn Schulte. Its difficult seeing a path for the Hoosiers to get back onto the winning side of things, at least this year. 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. Thank you for visiting Win Big Sports Network and wbsnsports.com. DECOURCY: Michigan restores rivalry with Ohio State with dominant win. Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. Will it be Tommy DeVito or Artur Sitkowski under center when Week 1 rolls around? The lone remaining ranked team in the preseason AP poll, Michigan State is attempting to build on an impressive year. Will Luke Fickell have tremendous success in his first year at Wisconsin? Granted, he was a major one (15 tackles for loss), but the Hawkeyes have unleashed a different player with 10-plus TFLs in every season since 2013. 7566. Wisconsin has a new offensive coordinator in Bobby Engram, as Graham Mertz looks to put it all together at quarterback. 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