Poll: Who will challenge Ball for B1G OPOY?

The Big Ten has had some odd choices for preseason offensive player of the year — Terrelle Pryor in 2009 — but this year’s pick should be obvious. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball won the award after the 2011 season, and he’s back in Madison for his senior year. Ball, one of two Heisman Trophy finalists returning for 2012, should be the preseason pick, end of story. We’ll save you the suspense about our preseason player rankings: Ball will be No.

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