Bill C.‘s 128-team season preview moves through the Big Ten.
An all-new Ohio State? Sounds fun!

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For a while, it looked like Meyer might actually pull it off. After an almost perfect path to the 2014 national title -- an early loss takes the microscope off of you, and you catch fire with as little pressure as possible -- the 2015 title defense was stressful from the start.
Read Article >This isn’t the schedule for a Wisconsin rebound

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It has to raise the hackles of Wisconsin fans. One of the most common narratives in college football now is that the Big Ten West stinks, that it’s another SEC East or Big 12 North, loaded with mediocre teams and inferior to its counterpart (in this case, the Ohio State-, Michigan State-, and Michigan-loaded East).
Read Article >Can DJ Durkin awaken the sleeping Maryland giant?

Rob Carr/Getty ImagesCheck out the advanced-stats glossary here. Below, a unique review of last year’s team, a unit-by-unit breakdown of this year’s roster, the full 2016 schedule with win projections for each game, and more.
On Twitter this past weekend, I asked people about sleeping giants, and it resulted in two conclusions I kind of expected:
Read Article >You’re not counting Sparty out, are you?

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I began last season’s Michigan State preview with this quote, and with good reason. What he had done in so seamlessly building a power in East Lansing had been stunning. I should have stopped there.
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