by Sean Szymczak College football is so close you can almost taste it. So it is time to reveal our official predictions for the 2024 Big Ten season. We predict the final 2024 Big Ten football standings 1-18 as well as their record and how they should shake out on both sides of the ball….
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One Giant Leap
Zach Edey’s colossal impact on Purdue, the Big Ten and College Basketball will be felt forever. Relive the journey of recruit no. 436 to be a two-time National Player of the Year. by Jordan Beckley Zach Edey stares unblinkingly ahead. The whistle blows. He walks to the line and his focus is unbroken. From players…
Big Ten 2024 Rankings: Line of Scrimmage
by Sean Szymczak Big Ten football games are won along the line of scrimmage. It isn’t sexy in the trenches, but it’s the most important aspect of the game. Deficiencies in the back-end of defenses or at quarterback can easily be masked by dominating up-front. Many of the best offensive and defensive lines reside in…
Big Ten 2024 Team Rankings: Offensive Skill Positions
by Sean Szymczak While Big Ten football is still won and lost in the trenches, the modern game continues to put an emphasis on running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. They are the ones that can exploit miss-matches. They are the ones who score the points. They are the ones that make all the…
Big Ten Basketball Optimism Power Rankings
In July it’s about to be anybody and everybody’s year unless it really isn’t going to be your year. We are here to power rank all EIGHTEEN Big Ten teams’ optimism heading into the 2024-25 Basketball season. All of a sudden it is July and it has been three months since Purdue lost in the…
Grading the Fits for All the Big Ten Players Drafted
Dreams became reality as four Big Ten players heard their name called at the NBA Draft last night. Unfortunately, odds are this won’t work out for all of them and the fit is a major reason. Here is my grade for the fit of all the Big Ten players drafted. by Jordan Beckley A couple…
Big Ten 2024 Team Rankings: Quarterbacks
by Sean Szymczak Only three Big Ten teams have last year’s full-time starting QB returning in 2024. In the newly expanded 18-team conference, that means there is more reshuffling and new faces at the quarterback position than the conference has ever seen. And in typical Big Ten fashion, many of the teams are built on…
The Ultimate 2024 Big Ten Football Road Trip
by Sean Szymczak We mapped out the best possible season-long Big Ten road trip in order to see as many teams play in as many different venues as possible. 18 games in 18 different stadiums in 15 weeks. Week 1 Thursday August 29th: UNC vs Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN We have a…
Wisconsin 2024 Projected Depth Chart
by Sean Szymczak Download the PDF below to check out the most thorough & accurate depth chart out there! The depth chart breaks down the three-deep for every single position. It also provides a grade for each position group. The grade is based on a variety of factors, including experience, star power, overall depth, and…
Washington 2024 Depth Chart
by Sean Szymczak Download the PDF below to check out the most thorough & accurate depth chart out there! The depth chart breaks down the three-deep for every single position. It also provides a grade for each position group. The grade is based on a variety of factors, including experience, star power, overall depth, and…