College football's opening weekend is still more than six months away, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the coming season.
That rings especially true in the Big Ten, where the conference will attempt to build on impressive 2014 and 2015 campaigns.
And while the league has traditionally been known for its defense and its overall more controlled approach to offense, the Big Ten has surprisingly featured some of the nation's most explosive offenses in recent years. In terms of yards per play, four of the league's teams ranked in the nation's top 55 in 2015 alone, and offense only appears to be on the upswing in the Big Ten entering 2016.