Our annual Big Ten Conference prediction/power rankings begin once again this year with the Indiana Hoosiers who failed to win a conference game in 2011. Some young talent returns however true progress figures to be a year or two away in Bloomington.
Head Coach Kevin Wilson enters year 2 with Tre Roberson as the leading option at QB after multiple off-season departures. The dual-thread signal caller became the first Hoosier freshman to start games at QB in school history last season. Roberson and RB Stephen Houston figure to cause some ground problems for opposing defenses in 2012.
Speaking of defenses, Indiana is still looking for one after yet another embarassing performance last fall. Indiana'a pass defense and rush defense were among the worst in the country and that doesn't figure to change much this season.
Indiana should be able to rack up 3 early season, non-conference victories with the cupcakes they have lined up but reality will set in once again come October as conference play begins. The conference schedule is difficult and doesn't hold much promise for Indiana obtaining that elusive Big Ten victory.
PREDICTION: 3-9 OVERALL, 0-8 CONFERENCE
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