Jul. 19—With the Big Ten set to hold its annual media days this week in Indianapolis, we continue our Ohio State football preseason preview with a look at some of the best players the Buckeyes will face in the conference. With Pro Football Focus rankings as a guide, here are players who could play an outsized role in their teams’ efforts to end a Buckeyes’ winning streak against Big Ten foes that stands at 21 games entering the season: Michael Penix Jr., Indiana quarterback This is an obvious starting point. Penix not only plays the most important position in the game, he is also the best player on what figures to be one of the best teams in the Big Ten East. The 6-3, 218-pound junior missed the 2019 game against Ohio State but made up for it in a big way last season when he threw for nearly 500…
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