Ground and pound, play in the trenches. Big Ten football thrives on the run game and that is what makes it special.
The conference might have lost Kenneth Walker III to the NFL but there are plenty of elite backs returning to the field this season. At this point of the offseason, there is a clear sense of the teams that will be able to lean on their rushing attack this season.
As we enter the month of July, we creep closer to the start of camp. Here is where the running back groups for the Big Ten teams rank currently.