With the stroke of midnight and the calendar flipping over, the Buckeyes once-promising 2022 campaign ended instantly in 2023. Especially since the Nittany Lions have Ohio State at home (queue up whiteout conditions). It should be a good season, but can the Wolverines repeat? Will it be Tommy DeVito or Artur Sitkowski under center when Week 1 rolls around? The defense, however, struggled to defend against the pass. 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. The schedule is a bit more daunting for the Buckeyes. 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. Montee Ball (2012), Melvin Gordon (2014) and Jonathan Tayor (2018-19) all have won the Doak Walker Award since 2012. Stroud finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting and was a third-team AP All-America choice. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the result will flip in 2022. Will Cade McNamara comfortably retake his starting job or can former five-star talent J.J. McCarthy make a push? Ohio State is 7-3 in New Year's Day Six bowls, too. Wins: Notre Dame, Arkansas State, Toledo, Wisconsin, Rutgers, at Michigan State, Iowa, at Penn State, at Northwestern, Indiana, at Maryland, Michigan. This past season saw Ohio State not win the Big Ten for the first time in five years, withMichigan surprising everyone, finally acting like an American football team for once. Peter Skoronski, a two-year starter for the Wildcats, was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded left tackle in the conference last season. Palmer, who had 41 catches for 458 yards and three TDs with the Tigers the last three seasons, followed Joseph. But, in general, if the Terrapins cant stop anybody, it still is, at best, a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten team. 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. Breaking down the five best futures bets, picks, and predictions for the 2022 season. Penn State losing to Purdue is his upset pick of the year in the Big Ten. Share this story. 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. That stretch included some truly awful offensive days, something that may appear occasionally again in 2022. Its difficult seeing a path for the Hoosiers to get back onto the winning side of things, at least this year. In the history of the Big 12, 2023 will always stand as an outlier. 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. The RP Predictor calculates the final score of each game based on each team's offense, defense, Michigan State we had ranked 10th. Maryland does travel to Ann Arbor in Week 4, but it will face a rebuilding Michigan defense, which could help matters. This might not be giving Minnesota enough credit here. 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. This should be a bowl team, but we saw how the team fell apart last year in every single game. Wins: Illinois, Idaho, Western Kentucky,Maryland, Losses: at Cincinnati, at Nebraska, Michigan,at Rutgers, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Michigan State, Purdue. Notably, those struggles came against the top of the conference including C.J. Record prediction: 10-2. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 1: Michigan at IowaOct. MORE: Futures odds and best bets for Big Ten. In what could be USCs final game as a Pac-12 member, will the Trojans carry some bragging rights into the conference in year one? Smith-Njigba's last impression was a 15-catch, 347-yard, three-TD effort in the Rose Bowl against Utah. He also gets book-end big stage games at The Shoe against Notre Dame and Michigan. Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports. And while the Rose Bowl is hosting a College Football Playoff matchup next bowl season (more on that in a bit), the Badgers could be landing in the Orange Bowl for a New Years Six matchup with potential ACC champion Florida State. 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Although the West will continue lagging behind the East overall, both divisions should have a tense race into the final weekend. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports. Kaevon Merriweather is back at safety, so the only new starters are the Cash hybridlikely Cooper DeJeanand safety Quinn Schulte. No other Big Ten team has averaged 500 yards per game. Here's an early look at which teams from the SEC and Big Ten are in the mix to play in the Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 31, 2022. All 14 coaches returned to the Big Ten, but Nebraska's Scott Frost is on the hottest of hot seats. There are plenty of questions across the Big Ten Conference in the final season before USC and UCLA join the fray. Illinois will likely be leading the way with defense and run game, which Michigan showed can be a successful formula in 2021. The opener against Notre Dame could be worrisome as well. Once again, ESPN FPI is high on the Badgers as we enter the 2022 season. 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. Maryland will play arguably the five top teams in the conference this season which will mark a considerable challenge for Taulia Tagovailoa and company. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. The defense will still be feisty, but there still needs to be O-line improvement, as well as more consistency from quarterback Graham Mertz. 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. Michigan and Iowa square off Saturday in a Big Ten confrontation that sets up as a defensive struggle if the Hawkeyes have it their way. The Boilermakers are an interesting sleeper, but they have the Badgers and Gophers on the road this season. And their opponent being USC, who is set to join the Big Ten in 2024, is icing on the cake. 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. + Show More. He completed 63 percent of his passes in 10 games for 2,407 yards with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. We may be months away from the start of the 2023 season, but it is never too early to start making bowl projections, right? Four-star safety Kye Stokes (Armwood, Seffner, Fla.) also was impressive in the spring game. The Buckeyes have won 25 straight conference games at home by an average of 30.9 points per game. The questions on offense surround the quarterback position. 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. 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. Michigan State beat Michigan and finished with an 11-2 record and a No.9 finish in the AP poll with a Peach Bowl victory. Even if Northwestern has another frustrating year, the program boasts one of the country's premier offensive linemen. The Vols are coming off a strong season in 2022 and could be in for another good season. 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. Sean Clifford returns for his fifth season in Happy Valley after he threw 21 touchdowns in 2021. 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. Here is a look at early team-by-team record predictions for Big Ten squads in 2022: Sep 3, 2021; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald reacts after a play against the Michigan State Spartans during the fourth quarter at Ryan Field. 0:00-1:26 Introduction A QB competition is the highlight of the offseason, as Noah Vedral brings experience while Gavin Wimsatt and Evan Simon await an opportunity. ESPN FPI Predicted Record. Ryan Day's team still finished 11-2 last year and returns All-American quarterback C.J. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 2022 Big Ten Football Predictions. Can Michigan [] Projected Big Ten Champion: Ohio State Buckeyes. 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 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. Can either Padilla or Petras develop into a consistent starter this season? 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. It was a strange 2021 campaign for Bret Bielema in his 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. Mel Tucker expects it. Spring ball is kicking off for most teams, and if it hasnt already, its on the horizon. Iowa will go as far as its offense can carry it. One key contract detail to know: Frost's buyout drops from $15 million to $7.5 million after Oct. 1. Oct 30, 2021; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Nick Herbig (19) strips the ball away from Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Spencer Petras (7) during the second quarter at Camp Randall Stadium. Michigan loses a ton of talent from a team that went to the College Football Playoff last season. Ohio State and Wisconsin had down years by their standards and missed the Big Ten Championship game entirely. Here is a look at the spring way-too-early bowl projections for Big Ten teams from 247Sports. Ohio State The path to a Big Ten title should go through Columbus in 2022. MORE:SEC predictions| Big 12 predictions |Bowl projections|2022 All-America team. 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. Everything sets up for the Wolverines to defend their crown, and ultimately, it will likely come down to Michigan and Ohio State, once again. 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? Score Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Washington State 24. The Buckeyes led the FBS in points and total yards, and Stroud is at the controls of what should be an elite offense again in 2022. Mertz and Spencer Petras will be on the spot at quarterback. The running back room will lead the way as Braelon Allen and Chez Mellusi return to form a duo with unlimited potential. Nebraska also brought in a new passing game coordinator in Mickey Joseph from LSU. That is what 247Sports has done with a spring edition of its way-too-early bowl projections for the 2023 season. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. That's when the campaignultimately swings in the wrong direction with a brutal stretch versus the Nittany Lions followed by road games against likely top-10 teams Ohio State and Michigan State. Phil Steele predicts preseason AP college football top 10. DECOURCY: Michigan restores rivalry with Ohio State with dominant win. But you try herding these You'll now receive the top Buckeyes Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. The Boilermakers lost their best overall player in defensive end George Karlaftis and wide receiver David Bell to the NFL draft. Thats the question that holds they key to Iowas potential in 2022. The Wolverines are the spring way-too-early pick to take on Georgia in the national championship on the 247Sports bowl projections. Last year, Michigan State soared from 2-5 to a transfer-fueled 11-2. Highs will include a home win over Iowa while the lows could feature a road loss to Illinois for Jeff Brohm's group. The quarterback battle between Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy is ongoing and very likely makes its way into the regular season. The Buckeyes haven't had a Heisman Trophy winner since Troy Smith in 2006. 2022 Maryland Prediction, Spring Football Version: 7-5 CFN 2021 Spring Prediction: 5-7 Maryland 2021 Final Record: 7-6 Maryland 2022 Schedule & Analysis 9 They could be mitigated by Payton Thorne and Jayden Reed returning, but the defense will need some major work to be able to stop the increasingly good passing attacks in the conference. Although the schedule is tough, the redemption-minded Buckeyes appear built for the challenge. It opens at Boston College, goes to Temple, and plays Iowa and goes to Ohio State in back-to-back weeks. They also lost at home to Rutgers and UTSA. Early Big Ten Football Predictions for 2022 East Division 1. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports. Palmer should thrive in a more pronounced role and will emerge as a breakout player for the Huskers. 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. Stroud will be near the top of preseason Heisman conversations, and despite losing star wide recievers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave in the NFL draft, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is back to torture Big Ten defenses. The Wolverines rushed for a league-best 214.4 yards per game last season. Please check your email for a confirmation. Heading into 2022, there are major questions for just about everybody not named Ohio State. USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. The goal for 2022 might just be to get into a bowl, this time with a winning record. It was part of a ridiculous season where Smith-Njigba had 95 catches for 1,606 yards and nine TDs. TRENDING. For good measure, Jestin Jacobs (53) finished fifth on the defense last season. Score Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Washington State 24. Despite being the fourth team in the 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. Here is a look at the spring way-too-early Last season, Ohio State lost to How it will unfold: Arguably the toughest team to project in 2023, Michigan and Michigan State shocked everyone and finished well above their projections. Crossovers against Nebraska and Minnesota certainly dont lessen the blow, either. 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. Fourth-year coach Ryan Day brings back a loaded offense that features Heisman Trophy finalist C.J. PJ Mustipher made it clear who he things should be Penn State's next defensive line coach. Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports. It helps that Iowa gets Michigan at home, but facing the Wolverines and Buckeyes in one season isnt exactly cause for celebration. Will there be another shakeup this season? After a 7-6 season in 2018, Minnesota climbed as high as seventh in the AP poll and finished 11-2 in 2019. 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). Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! Which teams can take a big step forward? Football. It's a new QB for Frost, and it might just work this time. That connection with Stroud will continue, and Alabama's DeVonta Smith opened the door for more receivers to win the Heisman two years ago. They open with Notre Dame, play Wisconsin and Iowa, to go along with the rest of the schedule. Wins: Colorado State, Hawaii, UConn, Maryland, at Iowa, at Indiana, Penn State, at Rutgers, Nebraska, Illinois. 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. Ohio State has the makings of a potential national champion in 2022. 2022 Summary Casey Thompson turned in a season-long performance worthy of mixed reviews. 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 Wildcats have several possible quarterbacks, but dont necessarily have an obvious starter. C.J. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. Stroud could change that. Wisconsin had the Big Ten West trophy all but in their hands, yet fell short at Minnesota. Stroud and his weapons abounding. 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. 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. The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to get back into the College Football Playoff this season. Please check your email for a confirmation. Where is Ohio State? The Huskers revamped the coaching staff this offseason, and the conference season kicks off Aug. 27 when Nebraska and Northwestern meet in Dublin, Ireland. Stroud will likely be heading back to New York as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, too. Here's a game-by-game look at every team's schedule in 2022 and final predictions for every program in the Big Ten. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. That means there are few Buckeyes who have actually experienced beating their rival on this 2022 team. The Buckeyes haven't lost to Michigan at Ohio Stadium since 2000, however. 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. 2 overall to the hometown Detroit Lions headlines the losses in the 2022 NFL draft. Tuimoloau will revive the pass rush that was missing last season. 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. Not since 2010-13 has OSU gone Dont expect Michigan to get the fortune and results it got this past season. And can Matt Rhule finally get Nebraska back into the postseason? Can Wisconsin get back to Indy? 1:27-18:11 Big Ten West The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Can the defense hold up alongside an offense that put together multiple massive games last season? The season opener against Penn State will set the tone, and thats the only top team from the East that Purdue faces. This is a major chance at redemption after the Cougars took down the Badgers at Camp Randall 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. The 6-foot-6, 220 pound athlete committed to Wisconsin in late January, becoming the first pass-catcher to join the program for 2024. The Buckeyes won the conference's only titles in the CFP era (2014) and BCS era (2002). They'll figure it out. While we are still a few months away from the 2022 Can any of those other schools disrupt that? USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. 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. Aidan Hutchinson going No. Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Last season was a dream campaign for Mel Tucker and Michigan State. (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Projected finish: T-4th in Big Ten East. 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. Wisconsin at Iowa (Nov. 12) These Big Ten West rivals have traded three-score wins in each Michigan has to travel to Ohio State this season, so thats going to be an issue too. Credit: USA TODAY Sports. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. The home game with Iowa and battle at Minnesotaare two potential spots for wins if the Scarlet Knights out-execute the opposition. If new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles can do anything with the defense, we could be talking about national title aspirations again. Athlon Sports Early Big Ten Predictions: Like and subscribe for more amazing content! Iowas defense could make for a scrappy game in this bowl matchup as neither team has had much of a dangerous offense. 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. With the 2022 season inching closer, it is only appropriate to begin discussing the schedules and characteristics of each Big Ten team. 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. The secondary and a thorny schedule are major obstacles, but Mel Tucker proved us wrong in 2021. Florida was very lucrative to the Oklahoma Sooners in the class of 2023. The 2021 Big Ten season was filled with surprises based on preseason expectations. USA TODAY - Bryant Crews 1h. Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. 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