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