ESPN ranked the offseason for every Big Ten team ahead of the 2025 season based on coaching staff and player movement. Portal additions and departures, recruiting and staff retainment and departures were the biggest factors.
Near the top of the Big Ten are College Football Playoff contenders, but a certain team might be a little lower than you expect. Of course, these rankings are necessarily indicative of how the season will go.
But, moves you make now could determine what happens in the fall. Let’s dive into ESPN’s Big Ten offseason rankings.
Penn State
Oregon
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Nebraska
USC
Michigan
UCLA
Washington
