Who will rule the West? The media is On Wisconsin. In what serves as the most official prediction of the Big Ten football season, Nebraska is picked to finish second in the West Division behind Wisconsin, according to a media poll conducted by Cleveland.com. Ohio State — who else? — is the unanimous pick to capture the East and go on to win the Big Ten Championship Game. When the Big Ten stopped gathering votes and producing a preseason poll in 2011, Cleveland.com stepped in. This year, all 40 voters picked the Buckeyes as conference champs. When Big Ten Media Days commence on Thursday in Chicago, the league will release only a watch list of 10 players, five from each division. Wisconsin received 32 of 40 first-place votes in the West, followed by Nebraska (five) and Minnesota (three). Michigan State received every second-place vote in the East behind Ohio State. Meanwhile, Ohio State lineman Joey Bosa was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Nebraska defensive tackle Maliek Collins was sixth in that voting…
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