Deadlines for the winter transfer portal and NFL Draft declarations are behind us, so all 18 college football programs have a good idea of what their rosters will look like heading into 2025. There were a couple of surprises for returning players for a few teams in the Big Ten, who many expected to potentially enter the NFL Draft.
Here is each Big Ten team’s most important returning player for the 2025 season in no particular order.
Penn State Nittany Lions: QB Drew Allar
Say what you will about Allar’s postseason performances, but he got his team within a field goal of the National Championship.