early big ten football predictions 2022

Phil Steele predicts preseason AP college football top 10. Wins: Wyoming, Virginia,Chattanooga, Purdue,at Northwestern, Losses: at Indiana, at Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, at Nebraska, Michigan State, at Michigan. He completed 63 percent of his passes in 10 games for 2,407 yards with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. There are still question marks at quarterback, the defense was less than stellar, the offense stagnant, and key pieces will need to be replaced. They lost to both teams at home in 2021. 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. View 13 items Too-early 2023 Big Ten football game-by-game predictions by team. Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. February 22, 2023 12:24 pm ET. 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. 12: Wisconsin at IowaNov. Can Wisconsin get back to Indy? Luis Robert Jr., CF, White Sox. 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. 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 Michigan State Spartans. Apr 17, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback CJ Stroud (7) during the annual spring game at Ohio Stadium. MOST RECENT. 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. Look for Wisconsin to be a problem this season.

You'll now receive the top Buckeyes Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Last season, Ohio State lost to 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. USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. Look for the Spartans to take a wee bit of a step back in 2022. Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Nebraska also brought in a new passing game coordinator in Mickey Joseph from LSU. 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 Buckeyes won the conference's only titles in the CFP era (2014) and BCS era (2002). The Nittany Lions likely would have fared better overall had Sean Clifford not left the Iowa game with injury. Wisconsin opens Big Ten play at Ohio State on Sept. 24, and it has road games at Michigan State and Iowa. 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. Spring ball is kicking off for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. The opener in Dublin is a huge tone-setter for both teams. With the stroke of midnight and the calendar flipping over, the Buckeyes once-promising 2022 campaign ended instantly in 2023. HIGHEST RATED. Wisconsin was red hot after the loss to Michigan before the loss to Minnesota. 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You could use consensus thought, preseason polls and betting odds, but ESPN's Football Power Index giving the Buckeyes a 73.7 percent chance of winning the Big Ten is wild. Most notably, Zach VanValkenburg was the lone departure on the line. Stroud, and Ohio State has a favorable schedule with most of the tough games at home. They will have to if Scott Frost wants to stay in Lincoln. To get there, James Franklin's squad will need to beat Auburn and Minnesota, whom we consider to be the toughest matchups after Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State. Well, that could be entertaining. 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. Greg Schiano has improved this team greatly, but the schedule is brutal in 2022. Until last season, the Badgers hadn't had a drought longer than two seasons since the conference split in 2011. Pretty much everywhere youll look, Ohio State will be atop the early power rankings. Indiana we had ranked third. Fleck's team intends on toppling Iowa and Wisconsin down the stretch to advance to the Big Ten Championship Game. The Boilermakers are an interesting sleeper, but they have the Badgers and Gophers on the road this season. 8: Ohio State at Michigan StateOct. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said those schools can help "carry some weight" for the Big Ten. No other Big Ten team has averaged 500 yards per game. After an upstart 2020 campaign, Indiana fell flat in 2021 as the Hoosiers failed to win a conference game. 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. The offense has to show more explosion and the defense more consistency. Below is a look at the bowl projections and playoff picks before all the fun begins for the 2022 season. 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. Worst of all, the Huskers bottomed out in 2022. Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Knowles will bring a more aggressive defense, and sophomores Jack Sawyer and J.T. However, realistically, the Scarlet Knights are probably still a year or so away from making a significant jump in results on the field. 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. 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. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall in 2022. Sign up for the Badgers Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. The thing about college football is that its entirely impossible to pin down. Clifford returns, and a road game at Auburn is daunting, as is playing at Michigan. The 2021 Big Ten Football season had plenty of surprises. The defense, however, was as good as any unit in the country. Behind them, Michigan and Wisconsin are the prime contenders. How can the sophomore improve his chances? This might not be giving Minnesota enough credit here. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports. Be more involved in the big games. And can Matt Rhule finally get Nebraska back into the postseason? There is a good chance this is the next top-10 perhaps top-five showdown in the series. Son of former Michigan offensive lineman Mike Sullivan. Wisconsin should be the preseason favorite out west, but Iowas defense and Minnesotas offense will have legitimate questions to ask. 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. 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? The quarterback battle between Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy is ongoing and very likely makes its way into the regular season. These are just some of the questions that will be asked as the Big Ten enters a new season. There are plenty of questions across the Big Ten Conference in the final season before USC and UCLA join the fray. The questions on offense surround the quarterback position. Michigan won the league last year, but Ohio State enters the 2022 college football season as the overwhelming Big Ten favorite. Please check your email for a confirmation. 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 defense will still be feisty, but there still needs to be O-line improvement, as well as more consistency from quarterback Graham Mertz. This is a team and program hoping to get back to winning the Big Ten East and competing for playoff spots. Which teams can take a big step forward? The Wildcats did win the Big Ten West in 2018 and 2020. 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 road to Indianapolis and the Big Ten Championship Game goes through Columbuseven though it technically starts in Ireland. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Kaevon Merriweather is back at safety, so the only new starters are the Cash hybridlikely Cooper DeJeanand safety Quinn Schulte. Highs will include a home win over Iowa while the lows could feature a road loss to Illinois for Jeff Brohm's group. Big Ten football order of finish predictions for 2022 season from Phil Steele. 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. 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. Once again, ESPN FPI is high on the Badgers as we enter the 2022 season. 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. He started 35 games for Virginia the last three seasons and was a semifinalist for the Rimington Trophy. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. Will Michigan repeat as Big Ten champions or will Ohio State reclaim top dog status? The Buckeyes haven't lost to Michigan at Ohio Stadium since 2000, however. Michigan 3. It was part of a ridiculous season where Smith-Njigba had 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine TDs. Stroud could change that. They also lost at home to Rutgers and UTSA. Bret Bielema certainly improved the Illini in his first year in Champaign, and Illinois did somehow manage to beat Penn State on the road. Football. While the defense loses Jack Sanborn, Leo Chenal, and others to the NFL, Wisconsin has shown their ability to reload under defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard. By JPinIC @JPinIC_BHGP Aug 18, 2022, 11:50am CDT / new. But the 2022 schedule sets up quite nicely, with three breezy nonconference games before opening up the conference slate with Maryland at home. The word: The reigning Big Ten champions play four consecutive home games prior to their first road affair at Iowa and should be favored in 11 of 12 regular-season games in 2022. Ohio State is 93-11 in the College Football Playoff era, an .894 winning percentage. Will the trend of a true breakout team continue in 2022? Penn State losing to Purdue is his upset pick of the year in the Big Ten. Now that the Badgers know they have a workhorse in Braelon Allen, it changes things in Madison. The Buckeyes, however, are the prohibitive favorite to strike back in 2022. Will Nebraska finally go bowling? Michigan won the league last year, but Ohio State enters the 2022 college football season as the overwhelming Big Ten favorite. 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. It would somewhat surprising if Northwestern made a push in 2022, because it feels about another year away. Big Ten football predictions 2022: Conference standings, impact transfers, best games, Michigan restores rivalry with Ohio State with dominant win. + Show More. Quarterback Tanner Morgan and running back Mohamed Ibrahim are back in the Twin Cities as the offense will have familiar personnel. One key contract detail to know: Frost's buyout drops from $15 million to $7.5 million after Oct. 1. Alex Padilla and Spencer Petras both got time under center last season as the Iowa offense struggled to find consistency. The Boilermakers will have to find someone to replace the production of David Bell at the wide receiver position, and the defense has to get better, but this team will still make life difficult on the big boys of the conference and should be considered a dark horse for the West Division. Stroud and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Wins: Buffalo, at Charlotte, SMU, Purdue,at Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Losses: at Michigan, at Wisconsin, Michigan State,at Penn State, Ohio State. Wisconsin has a new offensive coordinator in Bobby Engram, as Graham Mertz looks to put it all together at quarterback. Here's a game-by-game look at every team's schedule in 2022 and final predictions for every program in the Big Ten. 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. The Wolverines do get Michigan State and Penn State at home, but Harbaugh is 3-4 against those schools at the Big House. Over the next two weekends, Wisconsin, Penn State and MSU take on a seldom-seen power-conference opponent. 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. 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. Montee Ball (2012), Melvin Gordon (2014) and Jonathan Tayor (2018-19) all have won the Doak Walker Award since 2012. That stretch included some truly awful offensive days, something that may appear occasionally again in 2022. The schedule is a bit more daunting for the Buckeyes. 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. Much of that will be due to a 4-1 start prior to wins over Minnesota and Iowa during the final month of the campaign. The goal for 2022 might just be to get into a bowl, this time with a winning record. The Buckeyes have won eight straight in the series, and the Badgers haven't won in Columbus since a 24-13 shocker in 2004. Yes, the Buckeyes are still a shining star in the conference, but they do have some issues. That defense returns much of the same personnel and will once again be near the top of the Big Ten. Ohio State's high-powered offense will be too much for Michiganand then Wisconsin in the conference championship gameto contain. 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. (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Projected finish: T-4th in Big Ten East. They are 6-7 in New Year's Day Six Bowls, and the Spartans and Wolverines were routed in their lone CFP appearances. 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. WebAll that plus Josh revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason. For more sports, news, and entertainment, follow us on Twitter @WBSNsports or like our page on Facebook. Please check your email for a confirmation. Wins: at Boston College, Wagner, at Temple, Nebraska, Indiana, Losses: Iowa, at Ohio State, at Minnesota, Michigan, at Michigan State, Penn State, at Maryland. Its time to predict the entire Big Ten, not just the Iowa Hawkeyes! 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. The home game with Iowa and battle at Minnesotaare two potential spots for wins if the Scarlet Knights out-execute the opposition. Given the brutal cross-over schedule both teams have, this is a gotta-have-it-game if you want to make it to Indianapolis. The Scarlet Knights went bowling for the first time in forever, and while it didnt go well against Wake Forest, things are shaping up for improvement in Piscataway and New Brunswick. 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. 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. Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern are 0-8 in the Big Ten championship game since the conference switched to the East and West division setup. Though the frontline talent is at a level that Maryland can win games against some quality teams, Im still not sold on the depth and physicality the program will need to be consistently competitive in the Big Ten. Well, well, well, another year of being high on the Cornhuskers in preseason predictions. The Gophers could take on an interesting South Carolina team in the ReliaQuest Bowl, the new namesake of the old Outback Bowl. Four-star safety Kye Stokes (Armwood, Seffner, Fla.) also was impressive in the spring game. After a 7-6 season in 2018, Minnesota climbed as high as seventh in the AP poll and finished 11-2 in 2019. MORE: Futures odds and best bets for Big Ten. Any time you lose your far-and-away best offensive player, its not an ideal situation. How we are betting the Michigan Wolverines as they look to oust the Iowa Hawkeyes. That connection with Stroud will continue, and Alabama's DeVonta Smith opened the door for more receivers to win the Heisman two years ago. So, though college football media tends to be quite reactionary (we include ourselves in that estimation) were taking yet another too-early stab at the complexion of the Big Ten conference, now taking into account personnel losses, the schedule, and overall trajectory for each team. Ohio State and Wisconsin had down years by their standards and missed the Big Ten Championship game entirely. 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. It's not going to be easy in 2022. 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. 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. Here are the 10 players I think are primed for breakout seasons in 2023. It opens at Boston College, goes to Temple, and plays Iowa and goes to Ohio State in back-to-back weeks. Sep. 24: Wisconsin at Ohio StateOct. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. If MSU is going to contend, itll need to really excel during that brutal stretch. 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. Overall, this unit is stacked. 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. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. With Walker headed to the NFL, quarterback Payton Thorne returns to lead the offense. Running back TreVeyon Henderson totaled 1,567 scrimmage yards and 19 scores as a true freshman. 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. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone 36:46-38:23 Conclusion, #collegefootball #ohiostatefootball #michiganfootball #nebraskafootball #michiganstatefootball #pennstatefootball #wisconsinfootball #collegefootballrecruiting #football. Although the schedule is tough, the redemption-minded Buckeyes appear built for the challenge. 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. Minnesota should be competitive, but none of Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois and Nebraska are particularly inspiring. The Boilermakers lost their best overall player in defensive end George Karlaftis and wide receiver David Bell to the NFL draft. The Hawkeyes play cross-over games against Ohio State and Michigan. The RP Predictor calculates the final score of each game based on each team's offense, defense, 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. 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. 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