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8. Nebraska: Brendan Jaimes, Trent Hixson, Cameron Jurgens, Boe Wilson, Matt Farniok

At the very least, this position should be fairly stable for the Cornhuskers.  The guys above started every game last year, and they all return.  Experience and stability are too important factors in ranking offensive lines.  The problem is Nebraska's line was middling to poor last year, and returning players who aren't any good don't necessarily help the team.  We will see - there is talk of moving guys around a bit and trying some new lineups, which is a weird thing to say when you return your entire line including most of the two deep. 

7. Illinois: Alex Palczewski, Kendrick Green, Doug Kramer, Blake Jeresaty, Vederian Lowe

5. Penn State: Rasheed Walker, Mike Miranda, Michael Menet, C.J. Thorpe, Will Fries

The rebuild job is officially over in Happy Valley, as years of patching together offensive lines has turned into returning a deep, experienced bunch.  They turned into a group that could consistently run the ball, and some of their advanced stats were great.  In particular, their stuffed rate was fifth in the nation.  The pass protection stats were not great, though part of that was breaking in a new quarterback.  The big issue with Penn State may be the change in offensive coordinators.  Having a ton of experience is great, though changing systems and blocking philosophies on the fly without spring football could have some rough consequences.  While PSU definitely upgraded there, it's still a change and we will have to see how their play reflects it.

 

In Minnesota's case health will be key.  If they stay healthy this could be a very good OL
there are young talented players coming up behind these guys but very unproven at this time

Last season Faalele and Dunlap were a true soph (with 6-7 games experience and a RS freshmen) they did not play consistent at the beginning of the year against those teams everyone wants to bring up that Minnesota squeaked by.

had the line played like they did in the 2nd half,  early in the year those games would have been blow outs.

Add more weight room time and a good Fall camp the line should be good to go out of the gate

those who think the new OC will be a problem, dont.  Without KC during the bowl game the offense continued to roll.  With the added ability to throw to TE's this season will add a new wrinkle.  another option to have to protect against.

JoePa would never leave Penn State.