The Ohio State football program has made a Really good job dominating the Big Ten Through the years. While that has stopped recently, they are still one of the best teams year after year. There are very few rivals they have in the conference. The conference will also be larger this year.
While the Buckeyes are a really good team every year, some other Big Ten programs aren’t as lucky. There have been some that have not been well for quite some time. Honestly, they bring down the rest of the conference with their mediocrity and the fact that they are never competitive.
There are three programs that the Ohio State football program wouldn’t mind kicking out of the Big Ten if it had the power to do so. None of these programs pose a serious threat to them each season in the conference. They are not afraid of competition. They want to play against the best teams every year.
The first team on this list should have never been added to the Big Ten to begin with.
Rutgers entered the Big Ten when they expanded back in 2014. Former Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney wanted the conference to have reach on the East Coast, specifically the New York market. That’s what Rutgers was supposed to give in the conference.
Instead, what Rutgers has given the Big Ten is poor play, especially on the football field. They haven’t come close to competing in the Big Ten. In most seasons, they are the worst team in the Big Ten. That’s changed a bit since Greg Schiano returned.
There really hasn’t been a year where the Ohio State football team has had a serious scare with Rutgers. Last season, the first half was much closer than it should have been. Other than that, there hasn’t been any year where the Scarlet Knights have competed with them.
If Ohio State could oust Rutgers, they certainly would. They are not good and they do not add any value to football. They’re not horrible at basketball, but that’s the only sport where they bring anything to the Big Ten. Frankly, they don’t belong in a power conference.
The second program on this list entered the Big Ten at the same time as Rutgers.