CFN Pre-Spring Predictions/Breakdowns

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Nebraska Cornhuskers

Take care of home, Huskers. Going to Oregon will be a fight early in the slate, but the Big Ten season doesn’t start out so bad against Rutgers and at Illinois. Having to face Ohio State from the West is a bad break, but it’s at home. The Penn State game, though, isn’t. The big key is the West portion of the fun with Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa having to come to Lincoln.

 

Realistic Best Case Record: 10-2

Realistic Worst Case Record: 7-5

 

Sept. 2 Arkansas State

Sept. 9 at Oregon

Sept. 16 Northern Illinois

Sept. 23 Rutgers

Sept. 29 at Illinois

Oct. 7 Wisconsin

Oct. 14 Ohio State

Oct. 21 OPEN DATE

Oct. 28 at Purdue

Nov. 4 Northwestern

Nov. 11 at Minnesota

Nov. 18 at Penn State

Nov. 24 Iowa

http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/2017-college-football-schedules-all-130-teams-early-predictions-breakdowns

 

 

 

Wisconsin Badgers

There’s no excuse not to get back to the Big Ten Championship. Going to BYU is never easy, but there’s no Ohio State and there’s no Penn State. Michigan has to come to Camp Randall, and so does Iowa and Northwestern. When your two big road games are Minnesota and Nebraska, and you have Big Ten title hopes, you’re doing okay.

Realistic Best Case Record: 11-1

Realistic Worst Case Record: 9-3

 

 

 

Iowa Hawkeyes

Uh oh. Even if Iowa doesn’t cramp up against Josh Allen and Wyoming to start the season, or at Iowa State to follow, there’s still the problem of having to face Penn State, Michigan State and Ohio State from the East. Northwestern, Wisconsin and Nebraska are all on the road – thanks for playing.

Realistic Best Case Record: 9-3

Realistic Worst Case Record: 6-6