The college football season is so close you can taste it. And when kickoff is so close, there’s one thing that keeps everybody talking.

Predictions.

On Monday, USA Today released its projections for all 130 FBS programs, predicting the record for every team, along with conference championship game matchups and winners.

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So how did USA Today’s predictions shape up for the B1G? Here’s glance at how they picked every team to finish the season:

Considering the improved depth in the conference, it’s somewhat surprising that USA Today has Ohio State going through the regular season unscathed. The Buckeyes are also the favorite to win the B1G title game and, likely, head to the College Football Playoff for the third time in four seasons.

Penn State and Michigan are both picked to finish 10-2. After that, there’s a pretty steep decline in the East, as nobody else is expected to get above .500.

The West is a bit more congested, but Wisconsin is predicted to win that division by two whole games. It also doesn’t appear that USA Today is buying into the P.J. Fleck hype, picking Minnesota to finish the year 4-8.

These predictions will surely ruffle some feathers and will create plenty of debate, especially in Columbus, Ann Arbor and State College. Fortunately, though, we don’t have to wait much longer until these teams start making their statements on the field.