The league is looking at some interesting backfield battles.
The Big Ten has been doing quite well at running back, and that's certainly translated to the next level. Two of the NFL's best backs hail from the conference in Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley. Jonathan Taylor was the league's third-leading rusher as a rookie in 2020, and he already looks like a star in the making.
This time around, there are plenty of familiar faces mixed in with some youngsters and new names from the transfer portal. The star power isn't quite what we've seen in some recent years, but the Big Ten has its share of backfield storylines heading into the spring.