The opt-out craze began when the Big Ten first postponed the football season past the fall, and it ended when the conference announced it would start play in October.
Now, as we all sit here one month away from the conference’s long-awaited kickoff, over a dozen players who’d decided to sit out remain on the sidelines while several high-profile players – including Ohio State’s Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis – who once opted out have instead chosen to play in the eight-game regular season.
How many of them will face Ohio State? How will each of their decisions impact the Buckeyes?