Big Ten Football: Preseason Winners, Losers, and Awards

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Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Evan Spencer (6) and running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) react following Elliot

Big Ten East Division

Winner: Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0 Overall, 8-0 Big Ten)

Where do I start with the Ohio State Buckeyes? Let’s start with what I really think about them. They might be one of the best teams, if not the best team, I have ever seen play college football.

What Urban Meyer has done with this team since taking the reins has been nothing short of spectacular. They are always toward the top in the recruiting ranks and they are such a quick physical team.

Ohio State didn’t lose much from their National Championship team last season either.

This team is going to finish 12-0 and I don’t see any game being within single digits.

Bottom Feeder: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-9 Overall, 0-8 Big Ten)

Rutgers comes in the 2015 season with a tremendous amount of negative attention laid upon them. Their head coach, Kyle Flood, is knee deep in his own controversy while recent reports also have multiple players getting arrested.

This team was going to struggle before all of this happened, but now this could be the icing on the moldy cake.

Here is how the division is going to fare in 2015.

Big Ten East Results

Ohio State 12-0 (8-0 Big Ten)

Maryland 9-3 (6-2 Big Ten)

Penn State 9-3 (6-2 Big Ten)

Michigan State 9-3 (6-2 Big Ten)

Michigan 7-5 (5-3 Big Ten)

Indiana 6-6 (3-5 Big Ten)

Rutgers 3-9 (0-8 Big Ten)

Next: Big Ten West Division Results

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