With the college football season rapidly approaching, Gatorsfirst.com is presenting a different take on the 2009 season every day for the entire month of August. We call it our '' Full Month of College Football Previews''. As part of the project, we are having fellow bloggers and other college football personalities from around the SEC and the rest of the nation give us their take on the current state of college football. This approach will allow us to bring you a much more in-depth look at the 2009 season than we could possibly provide on our own.
The next in this series is another Big Ten season preview, by HD, who runs the Ohio State website BlockONation, so we turned to him for his take on the Big Ten's outlook for 2009.
Big Ten Conference Projections
1. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1, 7-1)
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2, 6-2)
3. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2, 6-2)
4. Michigan State Spartans (9-3, 6-2)
5. Northwestern Wildcats (9-3, 5-3)
6. Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3, 5-3)
7. Wisconsin Badgers (7-5, 4-4)
8. Michigan Wolverines (6-6, 4-4)
9. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7, 3-5)
10. Purdue Boilermakers (3-9, 2-6)
11. Indiana Hoosiers (1-11, 0-8)
Top 5 Impact Freshmen / Newcomers
1. Tate Forcier - QB - Michigan
2. Hayo Carpenter - WR - Minnesota
3. Jaamal Berry - RB - Ohio State
4. Duwyce Wilson - WR - Indiana
5. Duron Carter - WR - Ohio State
Top 5 Breakout Players
1. Terrelle Pryor - QB - Ohio State
2. Jewell Hampton - RB - Iowa
3. Mike Kafka - QB - Northwestern
4. Dan &Boom& Herron - RB - Ohio State
5. Kirk Cousins - QB - Michigan State
Player Superlatives
Player of the Year - Terrelle Pryor - QB - Ohio State
Off. Player of the Year - Juice Williams - QB - Illinois
Def. Player of the Year - Kurt Coleman - S - Ohio State
Overrated POY - Daryll Clark - QB - Penn State
Underrated POY - Aurelius Benn - WR - Illinois
Projected Bowl Teams and Possible Bowl Destinations
Ohio State - BCS N.C. game, Rose Bowl, Fiesta, or Capital One
Penn State - BCS NC game, Rose Bowl, Fiesta, Capital One, or Outback
Iowa - Fiesta, Capital One, Outback, Champs Sports, or Alamo
Michigan State - Capital One, Outback, Champs Sports, or Alamo
Northwestern - Outback, Champs Sports, Alamo, or Insight
Illinois - Outback, Champs Sports, Alamo, or Insight
Wisconsin - Champs Sports, Alamo, Insight, or Motor City
Michigan - Champs Sports, Alamo, Insight, or Motor City
You can find the Penn State outlook for the Big Ten this season here. Also, check back later today for James's Big Ten College Fantasy Football Preview...
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