In 2023, the Huskies rode four first-team All-Pac-12 players to the forever Pac-12 Championship and the National Championship game. The Dawgs had another four players on the All-Conference second team. Even without so much attrition, it was always going to be difficult to replicate those levels of honor in 2024. With a conference that is 50% larger, the pool of players vying for the awards has already grown (although the Big 10 does include a third All-Conference Team). Moreover, the top-end talent at Ohio State and Michigan tends to disproportionately occupy places on the team. Last year, for example, 11 of the 26 players came from those two schools (oddly, 9/13 offensive honorees came from those two schools and only 2/13 on defense).
30 Day Countdown, Day 5: All-Conference Huskies
