Big Ten football preview: Ohio State, Oregon or Indiana at the top? Where do Illinois, Northwestern come in?

<p>I’m not about to remind you how badly I blew it with my <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports" target="_blank" >Big Ten</a> football preview last season.</p><p>If I did, I’d have to admit I not only <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2025/08/22/big-ten-preview-ohio-state-penn-state-oregon-michigan-illinois-college-football-playoff" target="_blank" >failed to see Indiana’s greatness coming</a> — Curt Cignetti’s destroyers set the new b

Original reporting by Chicago Sun-Times · Steve Greenberg. GridIndex is an aggregation and intelligence layer — full credit to the original publisher.