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We have now arrived at the start of August, and Big Ten football will officially kick off later this month. While 12 of the 14 Big Ten members will have to wait until September to get things going, Nebraska and Illinois will be a part of college football’s Week 0 schedule when they begin their seasons against each other in Champaign on August 28.
Heading into the 2021 season, the recruiting classes of 2022 have been taking form for every Big Ten school, and things have been going incredibly well for Penn State and Ohio State. But it’s probably also a good time to take a temperature reading on how the rest of the Big Ten is faring on the recruiting scene both nationally and within the Big Ten.
Here is where things stand in the recruiting rankings for the Big Ten as determined by the composite team rankings calculated by 247 Sports. We have ranked each Big Ten team from the highest to the lowest ranking in the Big Ten, and have noted where each school ranks nationally.
Editor’s note: Less than 24 hours after this was published, 247 Sports updated their team rankings, moving Penn State up to No. 1 and sliding Ohio State down to No. 3 nationally.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 16
5-stars: 3
4-stars: 11
3-stars: 2
National rank: 1
Check out Buckeyes Wire for coverage of Ohio State.
Penn State Nittany Lions
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 24
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 14
3-stars: 10
National rank: 2
Check out Nittany Lions Wire for coverage of Penn State.
Michigan Wolverines
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 15
5-stars: 1
4-stars: 3
3-stars: 11
National rank: 13
Check out Wolverines Wire for coverage of Michigan.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 15
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 5
3-stars: 10
National rank: 14
Indiana Hoosiers
Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 14
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 4
3-stars: 10
National rank: 20
Michigan State Spartans
Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 17
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 2
3-stars: 15
National rank: 23
Check out Spartans Wire for coverage of Michigan State.
Northwestern Wildcats
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 15
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 1
3-stars: 14
National rank: 30
Purdue Boilermakers
Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 14
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 2
3-stars: 12
National rank: 35
Illinois Fighting Illini
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 15
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 0
3-stars: 15
National rank: 38
Wisconsin Badgers
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Total commits: 11
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 1
3-stars: 10
National rank: 40
Check out Badgers Wire for coverage of Wisconsin.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 13
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 1
3-stars: 12
National rank: 41
Maryland Terrapins
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 12
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 0
3-stars: 11
National rank: 49
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 9
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 0
3-stars: 9
National rank: 59
Iowa Hawkeyes
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Total commits: 8
5-stars: 0
4-stars: 1
3-stars: 7
National rank: 60