Ohio State has seemingly rescinded offer to star quarterback Dylan Raiola, Latest Mel Kiper NFL mock draft has three Ohio State players in first round, Top ten Ohio State rated quarterback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. Its time to predict the entire Big Ten, not just the Iowa Hawkeyes! Wins: Buffalo, at Charlotte, SMU, Purdue,at Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Losses: at Michigan, at Wisconsin, Michigan State,at Penn State, Ohio State. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports. All eyes are now out of the rearview mirror and on the horizon as 2023 approaches. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone Five other schools in the conference have a winning percentage better than 60% in the CFP era. They'll likely need to split those two contests and get help elsewhere to advance. They open with Notre Dame, play Wisconsin and Iowa, to go along with the rest of the schedule. What to expect: FPI gives Michigan a nearly 10 percent chance to take the Big Ten East and is a shade under 15 percent to get back to + Show More. Here are the way-too-early game-by-game predictions for Michigan in 2022. 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. This should be a bowl team, but we saw how the team fell apart last year in every single game. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Can they finish some of those close games 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. It's hard to say, but it's usually safe to pencil inthe Hawkeyes surpassing their preseason Vegas win total given Kirk Ferentz's track record at the program. 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. Sep. 24: Wisconsin at Ohio StateOct. Will Michigan defend their crown? The opener in Dublin is a huge tone-setter for both teams. Yes, MSU brought in former Wisconsin back Jalen Berger to replace Kenneth Walker III, but those are some mighty big shoes to fill. Nebraska was the best 3-9 football team in the history of the sport last season. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. 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. (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Projected finish: T-4th in Big Ten East. Knowles will bring a more aggressive defense, and sophomores Jack Sawyer and J.T. 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. Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. Iowa won the division in 2021 before being dumped 42-3 by the Wolverines at Lucas Oil Stadium. For more sports, news, and entertainment, follow us on Twitter @WBSNsports or like our page on Facebook. The offense will be one of the best in the country again with C.J. 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). They will have to if Scott Frost wants to stay in Lincoln. But, as always, its difficult to suddenly project that a young team will be good the following year. That is what 247Sports has done with a spring edition of its way-too-early bowl projections for the 2023 season. Ohio State has the makings of a potential national champion in 2022. 1. 18:12-36:45 Big Ten East Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports. However, realistically, the Scarlet Knights are probably still a year or so away from making a significant jump in results on the field. Here is a look at the spring way-too-early bowl projections for Big Ten teams from 247Sports. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall in 2022. 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. Up front, OSU returns three starters plus Matthew Jonesa very regular player over the last two seasons. Phil Steele predicts preseason AP college football top 10. Then in November, the main contenders in the West and East divisions, respectively, meet for potentially decisive games. 2022 Big Ten Football Predictions. Oct 9, 2021; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Michigan Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara (12) hugs head coach Jim Harbaugh after a 32-29 win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. WebAll that plus Josh revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason. There probably isn't much resistance to labeling them all top-10 talents, which is genuinely absurd for a single offense. 1: Michigan at IowaOct. Over the next two weekends, Wisconsin, Penn State and MSU take on a seldom-seen power-conference opponent. Nebraska lost nine games by nine points or less last season, and Northwestern is trying to bounce back after its own nine-loss season. 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. #GoBucks. 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. Stroud finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting and was a third-team AP All-America choice. You'll now receive the top Buckeyes Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Kaevon Merriweather is back at safety, so the only new starters are the Cash hybridlikely Cooper DeJeanand safety Quinn Schulte. Washington State quarterback Cam Ward has opted to return to school in 2023, and this should be a down-to-the-wire fight in Pac-12 country. Oct 23, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions offensive lineman Rasheed Walker (53) and linebacker Jesse Luketa (40) and safety Jaquan Brisker (1) and safety Jonathan Sutherland (0) walk on the field for the coin flip prior to the game Illinois Fighting Illini at Beaver Stadium. Isaiah Hole. The talent level still isnt where it needs to be for the Illini to jump up too far, and we can probably expect another season where Bret Bielema would be happy to squeak into a bowl. Wins: Western Michigan, Akron, at Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, at Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana. Aug 28, 2021; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Nebraska head coach Scott Frost watches his team in the first quarter with Illinois at Memorial Stadium. However, Penn State has a lot of returning talent and plays Ohio State, Michigan State, and cross-division Minnesota at home. There's incredible talent on Ohio State's offense. They'll have to go through arguably the league's toughest four opponents to get there and October is the most important month with battles against Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio State defining the month. Score Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Washington State 24. 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. With Walker headed to the NFL, quarterback Payton Thorne returns to lead the offense. That means there are few Buckeyes who have actually experienced beating their rival on this 2022 team. The first showdown on the listonly the seventh all-time meeting of Notre Dame and OSUdoubles as the best nonconference game of the 2022 season. Mertz and Spencer Petras will be on the spot at quarterback. 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. But the 2022 schedule sets up quite nicely, with three breezy nonconference games before opening up the conference slate with Maryland at home. 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. 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. The other side of the ball is a question mark. 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. 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. And crossovers against Penn State and Ohio State certainly dont help matters. 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. Well this would be a dream scenario for the Big Ten. 2022 Summary Casey Thompson turned in a season-long performance worthy of mixed reviews. Stroud will likely be heading back to New York as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, too. The thing about college football is that its entirely impossible to pin down. Until last season, the Badgers hadn't had a drought longer than two seasons since the conference split in 2011. Sept. 3: Notre Dame at Ohio StateSept. The 6-foot-6, 220 pound athlete committed to Wisconsin in late January, becoming the first pass-catcher to join the program for 2024. Alex Padilla and Spencer Petras both got time under center last season as the Iowa offense struggled to find consistency. With the staffs comfort recruiting in the Sunshine State, it 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. And Penn State has some good bowl history against the Vols. Heading into 2022, there are major questions for just about everybody not named Ohio State. Nebraska also brought in a new passing game coordinator in Mickey Joseph from LSU. The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to get back into the College Football Playoff this season. Penn State 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? Last year, Michigan State soared from 2-5 to a transfer-fueled 11-2. This is the other half of what should be a thrilling October day. Especially since the Nittany Lions have Ohio State at home (queue up whiteout conditions). But if the Huskers start poorly, Frost's fate may be just about sealed as the calendar flips to October. Michigans third consecutive playoff appearance and Big Ten title could finally be capped with a national title for Jim Harbaugh, although a matchup with Georgia going for the first national title three-peat in nearly 90 years is no easy hurdle to clear (Minnesotas run from 1934-1936 is the last three-peat national title run in the FBS). PSU wasnt the same team after that, and still has loads of talent. PJ Mustipher made it clear who he things should be Penn State's next defensive line coach. Behind them, Michigan and Wisconsin are the prime contenders. That's Wisconsin (.745), Iowa (.693), Michigan (.680), Penn State (.643) and Michigan State (.643). Montee Ball (2012), Melvin Gordon (2014) and Jonathan Tayor (2018-19) all have won the Doak Walker Award since 2012. Ohio State has averaged at least 40 points and 500 yards in each of the last five seasons since Day arrived in Columbus as an assistant coach under Urban Meyer. Indiana severely underperformed in 2021 despite having a lot of key pieces back. There are plenty of questions across the Big Ten Conference in the final season before USC and UCLA join the fray. It was a strange 2021 campaign for Bret Bielema in his Will Michigan repeat as Big Ten champions or will Ohio State reclaim top dog status? 12: Wisconsin at IowaNov. It wouldnt be a surprise if there are some missteps along the way. 1. 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? Apr 17, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback CJ Stroud (7) during the annual spring game at Ohio Stadium. 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. It would somewhat surprising if Northwestern made a push in 2022, because it feels about another year away. Maryland does travel to Ann Arbor in Week 4, but it will face a rebuilding Michigan defense, which could help matters. To beat the Buckeyes, you have to keep up as best you can. Wins: Colorado State, Hawaii, UConn, Maryland, at Iowa, at Indiana, Penn State, at Rutgers, Nebraska, Illinois. The Fighting Illini were led by Chase Brown on the ground and pulled off one of the weirdest wins of the college football season by taking down Penn State in nine, yes nine, overtimes. 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. The thing about college football is that its entirely impossible to pin down. Kicking off the Big Ten bowl season could be Iowa, who is paired up with the Florida Gators in the Music City Bowl in a Big Ten vs. SEC bowl matchup. But the offense generally hasnt been the issue for the Terps its been the defense. 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. 29: Ohio State at Penn State. The maize and blue will be relying heavily on the offense, which returns eight starters, including quarterback Cade McNamara. How we are betting the Michigan Wolverines as they look to oust the Iowa Hawkeyes. Can Harbaugh erase the heartaches of 2016 and 2018 in The Shoe? 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. The Nittany Lions came up short against Indiana in 2020 but edged Wisconsin The giant-killers now know what they have at quarterback, with Aidan OConnell leading the charge. The Nittany Lions lost a lot of talent in the NFL draft, and will have to restructure a defense that was in the bottom third of the conference last season. No other Big Ten coach that begins the season is in imminent danger, though a nine-loss record certainly could change that. Score Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Washington State 24. Everything sets up for the Wolverines to defend their crown, and ultimately, it will likely come down to Michigan and Ohio State, once again. Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports. Both coordinators exited for new opportunities, while Michigan lost five draft picks and a half-dozen more pro signings. Based on our own way-too-early top 25 at 247Sports, it appears Michigan will take on four nationally-ranked teams in its quest to return to the College Football Playoff. Washington State quarterback Cam Ward has opted to return to school in 2023, and this should be a down-to-the-wire fight in Pac-12 country. Wins: New Mexico State, Western Illinois, Colorado, Purdue, at Penn State,at Illinois, Rutgers, Northwestern, Losses: at Michigan State, at Nebraska, Iowa, at Wisconsin. 3. Notably, those struggles came against the top of the conference including C.J. Michigan has a solid roster, but a reasonably soft schedule will boost the Wolverines along the way. MORE:SEC predictions| Big 12 predictions |Bowl projections|2022 All-America team. Illinois won't be favored in any of those and the see-saw non-league battle versus Virginia will be a considerable challenge given the strength of quarterback Brennan Armstrong. Bielema vs. Pat Narduzzi? Fleck's team intends on toppling Iowa and Wisconsin down the stretch to advance to the Big Ten Championship Game. That's going to be tough. Jackson was a top-15 recruit in the 2021 class according to On3 Sports consensus. Out east, the usual suspects lead the way in the projections. Michigan will have a tough test there in the finale. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Stroud, Henderson and Smith-Njigba are top-15 players nationallyand that's probably a conservative number. The Boilermakers lost their best overall player in defensive end George Karlaftis and wide receiver David Bell to the NFL draft. That stretch included some truly awful offensive days, something that may appear occasionally again in 2022. The word: The Hoosiers play eight straight games before their late-season open week prior to a home showdown with Penn State and by that time, they should be hovering near the .500 mark. That's the game that turns the Spartans' season one way or the other. Will it be Tommy DeVito or Artur Sitkowski under center when Week 1 rolls around? Here's a game-by-game look at every team's schedule in 2022 and final predictions for every program in the Big Ten. Ohio State is 93-11 in the College Football Playoff era, an .894 winning percentage. Are you ready for a playoff rematch? Here is a look at the spring way-too-early This is a team and program hoping to get back to winning the Big Ten East and competing for playoff spots. Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Nov 6, 2021; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Aidan OConnell (16) drops back to pass the ball in the second half against the Michigan State Spartans at Ross-Ade Stadium. Jermari Harris will play opposite him at corner. 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. Still, a return to Indianapolis would be a welcomed sign for Wisconsin. 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. How can the sophomore improve his chances? 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. Iowa will be Iowa and beat teams it shouldnt, yet play with teams it should be better than. Wisconsin should be the preseason favorite out west, but Iowas defense and Minnesotas offense will have legitimate questions to ask. What the Hoosiers get out of the quarterback position and how they develop a lot of the youth that will be stepping up for a veteran team last season will determine if this team can sniff a bowl appearance or not. This will not be a "White Out" game for some reason; perhaps because Ohio State has won the last five meetings since the 2016 loss at Happy Valley. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. For the first time in nearly a year, Penn State adds another commitment to the board for the Class of 2024. It was a strange 2021 campaign for Bret Bielema in his first year at Illinois. Well, that could be entertaining. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the result will flip in 2022. Oct 30, 2021; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano in the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. The defense, however, struggled to defend against the pass. Favorites. 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. You bet. 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). Please check your email for a confirmation. 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. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. 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 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. 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. Please check your email for a confirmation. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone two-plus seasons without standing atop the conference. It will be difficult to repeat last years magic. On the opposite side of the coin, Michigan redeemed themselves after a difficult 2020 season and outlasted Ohio State to take the Big Ten East crown. Wolverines' fans always get excited about five-star cornerbacks, and Johnson (Grosse Pointe South, Mich.) is the next in line. 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. Michigan loses a ton of talent from a team that went to the College Football Playoff last season. He completed 63 percent of his passes in 10 games for 2,407 yards with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Starting off the New Years Day bowl lineup could be the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who are expected to have a solid season once again in the Big Ten West. However, the appeal isn't solely about the Buckeyes' superstar trio. follow. Luis Robert Jr., CF, White Sox. Greg Schiano has improved this team greatly, but the schedule is brutal in 2022. 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. 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. That hopeful rise starts with a September victory in East Lansing. 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. 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. Bill Bender is a national college football writer for The Sporting News. Michigan and Michigan State shocked everyone and finished well above their projections. Minnesota was another team that made a big jump from 2020 to 2021, and with Tanner Morgan returning, yet again, theres an opportunity for the Gophers to continue that ascent. WebThe Mormon Mom TikToker Who Went Viral For Soft Swinging Was Arrested On Suspicion Of Domestic Violence If you've followed the sport recently, you knew Scott Frost would be prominently featured in this section. (soft launch) Air Force Falcons. February 22, 2023 12:24 pm ET. Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports. Iowa was ranked No.2 at some point in the season but finished with a 10-4 record. Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. That's what it'll take for Minnesota to be a serious factor in the division, if P.J. 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 . If MSU is going to contend, itll need to really excel during that brutal stretch. The schedule doesn't let up at any point once the non-conference slate is over and there are a few 50-50 games that may not going in the Wildcats' direction. If quarterback Sean Clifford remains healthy and can be the star he was at the beginning of the year, the rest of the roster is talented enough to surprise and contend for the Big Ten championship. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. We saw some improvement from Illinois during the season, but it was an inconsistent one at best. Itll have to show that it can win big games before we can place the Cornhuskers higher. 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. These are just some of the questions that will be asked as the Big Ten enters a new season. The Huskers revamped the coaching staff this offseason, and the conference season kicks off Aug. 27 when Nebraska and Northwestern meet in Dublin, Ireland. 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. They also lost at home to Rutgers and UTSA. Illinois Fighting Illini: 5-7, 2-7 BIG. Ryan Day's team still finished 11-2 last year and returns All-American quarterback C.J. The Wildcats have no favors from the Big Ten schedule, as they have to head to Penn State and welcome Ohio State at home. All 14 coaches returned to the Big Ten, but Nebraska's Scott Frost is on the hottest of hot seats. Michigan State rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit in 2021, and Harbaugh who is 3-4 against the Spartans can't lose another one at the Big House. 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. Sean Clifford returns for his fifth season in Happy Valley after he threw 21 touchdowns in 2021. Luis Robert Jr., CF, White Sox. The schedule is a bit more daunting for the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes haven't lost to Michigan at Ohio Stadium since 2000, however. Will the trend of a true breakout team continue in 2022? The rest of the slate is treacherous. With the 2022 season inching closer, it is only appropriate to begin discussing the schedules and characteristics of each Big Ten team. For good measure, Jestin Jacobs (53) finished fifth on the defense last season. Wins: Wyoming, Virginia,Chattanooga, Purdue,at Northwestern, Losses: at Indiana, at Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, at Nebraska, Michigan State, at Michigan. The sophomore began to live up to the hype this year in his first season as a starter. C.J. The Wolverines rushed for a league-best 214.4 yards per game last season. The Nittany Lions likely would have fared better overall had Sean Clifford not left the Iowa game with injury. 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. In the history of the Big 12, 2023 will always stand as an outlier. Where is Ohio State? 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