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Nobody Can Catch Buckeyes in Big Ten

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August 20, 2015 at 11:17am
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Matt Brown is going around the country to preview the 2015 season. While some conferences may be more nationally relevant than others, every league has intriguing teams and players to watch. Today, we continue with 20 things to know about the Big Ten.

Matt lays out his B1G preview like a champion, going from last year's B1G bowl successes and walks us all the way through some of the high points and things to watch for in the coming season.

Matt lists his top 10 from the Big Ten and it's no surprise it's littered with Buckeyes:

Top 10 Players

1. Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
2. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
3. Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State
4. Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State
5. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
6. Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
7. Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
8. Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
9. Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
10. Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

Matt goes on to list his top ten games in the B1G this year:

Top 10 Games

1. Michigan State at Ohio State, Nov. 21
2. Oregon at Michigan State, Sept. 12
3. Ohio State at Michigan, Nov. 28
4. Ohio State at Virginia Tech, Sept. 7
5. Wisconsin vs. Alabama, Sept. 5 (at Arlington, Texas)
6. Michigan State at Nebraska, Nov. 7
7. Wisconsin at Minnesota, Nov. 28
8. Michigan State at Michigan, Oct. 17
9. Wisconsin at Nebraska, Oct. 10
10. Penn State at Ohio State, Oct. 17

and also gives us his projected end-of-the-year standings. These may look a lot like last year and I'm guessing their aren't too many complaints coming from the Buckeye faithful. Here's where he sees everyone at the end of the regular season as well as the B1G champion: 

Projected Standings

EAST

1. Ohio State 12-0 (8-0)
2. Michigan State 9-3 (6-2)
3. Penn State 9-3 (5-3)
4. Michigan 7-5 (4-4)
5. Rutgers 6-6 (2-6)
6. Maryland 5-7 (2-6)
7. Indiana 5-7 (2-6)

WEST

1. Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2)
2. Nebraska 9-3 (6-2)
3. Minnesota 8-4 (5-3)
4. Iowa 7-5 (4-4)
5. Northwestern 6-6 (4-4)
6. Purdue 4-8 (1-7)
7. Illinois 4-8 (1-7)

Conference Championship: Ohio State over Wisconsin

This is an excellent read and for anyone who wishes to view this in it's entirety, here's the link for that:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nobody-catch-buckeyes-big-ten-045752085.html

Enjoy!

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