I should have had this out by last Friday but this is a power ranking of current Big Ten Rosters. This is not measuring resume, I basically looked at the last five recruiting classes from a couple different sources and then looked at PFF's Preseason All Big Ten Team. Then mashed 'em all together in a magic spreadsheet.
1. Ohio St - according to Rivals they had more 5 stars (18) than ten B1G teams had 4 stars
2. Michigan - more stacked than I realized
3. Penn St - they've out-recruited Michigan but Michigan has developed better (and won quite a few more games)
4. Wisconsin - Wisconsin gon' Wisconsin
5. Iowa - Iowa football
6. Maryland - The Terps are a problem through the air
7. Michigan St - Nothing about their roster makes me say, "Oh no, they are beasts!"
8. Nebraska - 37 4 stars (Rivals) but not many wins to show for it, only Illinois has less representation on PFF's Preseason All Big Ten Team
9. Minnesota - P.J. Fleck
10. Purdue - Indiana and Purdue pretty even
11. Indiana - Goooo Hoosiers!
12. Northwestern - Seven 4 stars in the last five years but they still beat Nebraska (37 4 stars)
13. Rutgers - Schiano is a great coach, they play hard, they're moving in the right direction. At some point this is a lazy take. They have improved but they're still a work in progress.
14. Illinois - They were 14th on all three of my lists. No disrespect though I think they are a decent football team.
1. Ohio St - according to Rivals they had more 5 stars (18) than ten B1G teams had 4 stars
2. Michigan - more stacked than I realized
3. Penn St - they've out-recruited Michigan but Michigan has developed better (and won quite a few more games)
4. Wisconsin - Wisconsin gon' Wisconsin
5. Iowa - Iowa football
6. Maryland - The Terps are a problem through the air
7. Michigan St - Nothing about their roster makes me say, "Oh no, they are beasts!"
8. Nebraska - 37 4 stars (Rivals) but not many wins to show for it, only Illinois has less representation on PFF's Preseason All Big Ten Team
9. Minnesota - P.J. Fleck
10. Purdue - Indiana and Purdue pretty even
11. Indiana - Goooo Hoosiers!
12. Northwestern - Seven 4 stars in the last five years but they still beat Nebraska (37 4 stars)
13. Rutgers - Schiano is a great coach, they play hard, they're moving in the right direction. At some point this is a lazy take. They have improved but they're still a work in progress.
14. Illinois - They were 14th on all three of my lists. No disrespect though I think they are a decent football team.