Experience of Big Ten starters

On one hand, you have Trace McSorley and Clayton Thorson, battle-tested veterans. On the other: Minnesota and Nebraska, both of which will have a starting quarterback taking his first collegiate snap in Week 1. A look at games played by projected starters in the Big Ten:

Illinois

Cam Thomas, soph.4

Indiana

Peyton Ramsey, soph.9

OR *Brandon Dawkins, sr.23

Iowa

Nate Stanley, jr.20

Maryland

Kasim Hill, redshirt fr.3

OR Tyrrell Pigrome, soph.12

Michigan

*Shea Patterson, jr.10

OR Brandon Peters, jr.6

Michigan State

Brian Lewerke, jr.17

Gophers

Tanner Morgan, redshirt fr.0

OR Zack Annexstad, fr.0

Nebraska

Tristan Gebbia, redshirt fr.0

OR Adrian Martinez, fr.0

Northwestern

Clayton Thorson, sr.39

Ohio State

Dwayne Haskins, soph.5

Penn State

Trace McSorley, sr.34

Purdue

David Blough, sr.31

OR Elijah Sindelar, jr.17

Rutgers

Giovanni Rescigno, sr.16

OR Artur Stikowski, fr.0

Wisconsin

Alex Hornibrook, jr.26

* Incoming eligible transfer