The Big Ten coaches are tougher to rank than any other Power 5 conference. The coaching talent is there. Seven Big Ten coaches ranked in the Top 25 in SN’s 1-130 coach rankings, the most of any conference. Ohio State’s Ryan Day is the top choice after leading the Buckeyes to a pair of Big Ten championships in first two seasons. Where do you go from there? Penn State’s James Franklin and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh continue to chase Ohio State in the Big Ten East, and Indiana’s Tom Allen is building a winning culture in an unlikely place. Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz continue to produce steady results in the Big Ten West, and Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald has maintained a winning culture in an unlikely place. It’s a loaded group, and Bret Bielema, who won three Big Ten championships at Wisconsin, is back with Illinois. Here’s a deeper…
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