The slate is clean for all 18 Big Ten teams, but who will be atop of the conference come Dec. 6?

There are no conference games to kick off the 2025 season this week, but Week 1 results will provide a glimpse into what to expect from each program this year. Big Ten newcomer Oregon won the league in 2024 to snap Michigan’s three-year championship run, but it was Ohio State that earned the ultimate crown, defeating Notre Dame in the national title game.

Both programs lost considerable production and will be counting on several new faces to try and contend once again in 2025.

Locally, Michigan will try and build off a strong finish to an otherwise underwhelming 2024 campaign, while Michigan State is hoping to turn a corner in Jonathan Smith’s second year.

With so much turnover in the confe

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