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Earlier this month, the Oregon Ducks announced the date for the annual spring scrimmage, which will take place on April 26 at 1 p.m. in Autzen Stadium. While this information is important for Duck fans and their spring vacation plans, it’s also important for the college football calendar.
It’s a turning of the page. We are no longer in the offseason, floating about while focusing on the additions of incoming recruits via the transfer portal. Now, we’re in spring preview season, and the next several weeks will be spent ramping up toward the start of the Ducks’ spring practices in March.
To start preview season, we want to examine the Big Ten Conference as a whole. With the Ohio State Buckeyes winning the national championship in 2024 and four Big Ten teams making the College Football Playoff, it was quite a year for the conference. That shouldn’t change going into the 2025 season. Three of the top six teams in ESPN’s ‘Way-Too-Early’ top 25.
Next up in our position-by-position rankings are the tight ends. Tight ends can be some of the most important members of an offense. Their impact is paramount in the run game, they are often the safety valve for a quarterback, and when an offense is floundering, the quarterback’s eyes often fall on the TE. Having a dependable blocker and a receiver in the tight end spot can make or break a team’s offense, so we’ll look at each Big Ten team’s starting TE here.
Check out our quarterback, running back, and wide receiver rankings here.
No. 18: Christian Moore – Purdue Boilermakers
A young fan holds a helmet signed by players ahead of the NCAA football game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.
2024 Stats: 13 games, 2 catches, 28 yards, 0 TDs
Kicking off the list is Purdue’s incoming transfer,…
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Publish date : 2025-02-20 19:16:00
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