The college football season is fewer than five months away, but already expectations are building for programs across the country as spring practices come to a close.
That holds especially true in the Big Ten, which saw its fair share of teams exceed—and fail to live up to—expectations in 2015.
But 2016 brings brand-new opportunities for teams to build on the progress made a year ago or redeem disappointing results. Inevitably, last year will play a role in setting the expectations for each program in the coming year and determining the bar they can either reach, surpass or fail to meet.