ROSEMONT, Ill. — Asked whether he knows where his team is picked to finish in the Big Ten, Chris Collins cracks a soft smile.
“People send it to me,” Collins says. “It’s all good.”
A year removed from a preseason top 25 ranking and being the darling of the conference, things are very different at this year’s Big Ten Media Day. Picked No. 12 in the league by an official media poll and No. 13 by others, the Wildcats are more afterthought than upstart this year.
“We see it, we acknowledge it.