Penn State Football: Way Too Early Big Ten Football Power Rankings

Way Too early B1G Football power rankings: Where does Penn State Football stand?

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: James Franklin, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, celebrates with the Big Ten Championship trophy after Penn State beat the Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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Head coach Paul Chryst of the Wisconsin Badgers (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

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2021 Record: 9-4 (6-3)

Wisconsin finished the season by winning eight of their last nine games. The defense was one of the best in the nation and held seven opponents under 14 points.

The best defense in the Big Ten resided in Madison. They lose quite a bit from that side of the ball. The thing with Wisconsin is that it doesn’t matter. They are scheme-based and will just plug the next guy in.

Offensively, Wisconsin is a run-heavy attack that rarely gets stopped. Braelon Allen is the newest and greatest running back in the Badgers’ system. The key to this version of the Badgers will be how much they get from quarterback Graham Mertz.

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