Nebraska football picked to finish in back half of Big Ten in annual preseason poll

OMAHA, Neb. —

Nebraska football was picked to finish in the back half of the Big Ten in the annual preseason poll from Cleveland.com.

The Huskers received 246 points, ranking 11th ahead of Matt Rhule’s fourth season.

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Ohio State was picked as the favorite in the annual poll for the 10th time since 2011. The Buckeyes received 15 first-place votes, followed by Oregon with 11 and Indiana with 5.

The Hawkeyes received 361 points, ranking No. 8 in the preseason poll.

Rhule will be joined by center Justin Evans, tight end Luke Lindenmeyer and cornerback Andrew Marshall on Thursday at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.

Big Ten football preseason poll

1. Ohio State, 540 points
2. Oregon, 527 points
3. Indiana, 509 points
4. USC, 446 points
5. Michigan, 430 points
6. Penn State, 380 points
7. Washington, 366 points
8. Iowa, 361 points
9. Illinois, 304 points
10. Minnesota, 268 points
11. Nebraska, 246 points
12. Wisconsin, 207 points
13. UCLA, 199 points
14. Northwestern, 140 points
15. Maryland, 137 points
16. Michigan State, 99 points
17. Rutgers, 97 points
18. Purdue, 45 points

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