As the Big Ten season rapidly approaches, our writers were asked about their predictions for the season. There appears to be a consensus that the Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the two best teams in the conference, but after that there is a lot of discussion.
B1G West champion
Tyler: Wisconsin
Owen: Wisconsin
Ryan: Wisconsin
Bob: Wisconsin
Matt: Wisconsin
Drew: Wisconsin
Neal: Wisconsin - going for the sweep
B1G East champion
Owen: Ohio State
Ryan: Ohio State
Bob: Penn State
Matt: Ohio State
Drew: Ohio State
Neal: Ohio State
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B1G Champion
Tyler: Ohio State
Owen: Ohio State
Ryan: Ohio State
Bob: Wisconsin
Matt: Ohio State
Drew: Ohio State
Neal: Wisconsin
Player of the Year
Tyler: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Owen: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Ryan: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Bob: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State (but I’ll add that Graham Mertz has a great shot as FOTY)
Matt: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Drew: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Neal: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
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Offensive Player of the Year
Tyler: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Owen: Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
Ryan: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Bob: uhhhh Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Matt: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Drew: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Neal: Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue - dangit Owen!