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Projected Big Ten football standings for the 2024 season

The college football season is upon us, so here is a full projection of how the 2024 season will finish in the Big Ten.

By Rees Woodcock

The logo of the Big Ten Conference is seen on a yard marker during Iowa Hawkeyes football Kids Day at Kinnick open practice, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. 210814 Ia Fb Kids Day 109 Jpg
The logo of the Big Ten Conference is seen on a yard marker during Iowa Hawkeyes football Kids Day at Kinnick open practice, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. 210814 Ia Fb Kids Day 109 Jpg / Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via Imagn Content Services, LLC
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7. Iowa Hawkeyes 7-5 (5-4 Big Ten)

Iowa is always a weird team. It seems like they shouldn’t be good, but they always surprise you. This is the season the Hawkeyes take a step back, though.

  • Biggest Wins: Washington, Wisconsin

I don’t have Iowa beating anyone of prominence this season. The Hawkeyes’ two biggest wins are likely to come against Washington and Wisconsin, both of which are home games.

Washington had a good run last season, but they are a different team with a different head coach. Iowa could pounce on those massive changes.

I think the Badgers will have a good team, but their new quarterback isn’t great. Wisconsin is likely to take a step back this season, and I think Iowa takes advantage of that.

  • Biggest Losses: Iowa State, @ Minnesota

Early season and non-conference games are crucial to help get a team on the right track. I have Iowa falling to rival Iowa State in the second game of the season. That is a tone-setter game.

Iowa doesn’t respond well to that loss, as two games later, I have them dropping the Big Ten opener on the road against Minnesota. These two games will shape the course of the rest of the 2024 campaign for the Hawkeyes.

  • Biggest Threats: @ Michigan State, Wisconsin

There are a couple of games that I marked as wins that could go either way. I think Michigan State could be a threat to Iowa. This game is in East Lansing, and the Spartans might have a solid quarterback on their hands.

I see Wisconsin being a tough game too. While the Badgers are projected to fall to the Hawkeyes, this will be a hard-fought defensive battle. This is a big test for Iowa.

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