https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/03/which-big-ten-football-teams-are-the-greatest-long-term-threats-to-the-ohio-state-buckeyes.html?fbclid=IwAR1KIgNV0bWq8R26C7u8PnMAoUWUZlrj7GLRSjt8Q5_7dxTdxDH77CQys94COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The big Wednesday Buckeye Talk is about Threat Level, and it’s relative.
There is a general question about how much any Big Ten teams are true threats to what Ohio State football is doing right now. But even as the Buckeyes dominate the conference, and as Ryan Day enters Year 3 of his tenure without a conference loss yet, the Buckeyes still have to keep their eyes open.
Short-term threat was designated as over the next three seasons, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Long-term was over four to 10 years from now, starting in 2024, and, I suppose, beyond.
1. Michigan, Threat Level 8
2. Penn State, Threat Level 7
3. Northwestern, Threat Level 5
4. Illinois, Threat Level 4
5. Maryland, Threat Level 4
6. Indiana, Threat Level 4
7. Michigan State, Threat Level 4
8. Minnesota, Threat Level 3
9. Purdue, Threat Level 3
10. Wisconsin, Threat Level 2
11. Rutgers, Threat Level 1.5
12. Nebraska, Threat Level 1
13. Iowa, Threat Level 1