The 2025 Big Ten Conference football season is the 130th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's second season with 18 teams and its second season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
The end of the season saw the Indiana Hoosiers win their first ever national championship in football, while also delivering the Big Ten its third consecutive national championship.
The Big Ten saw one head coaching change for the 2025 season.
On December 1, 2024, Purdue announced it was parting ways with head coach Ryan Walters after going 5âÂÂ19 in two seasons, including 1âÂÂ11 in 2024.
One week later, on December 8, 2024, Purdue announced the hiring of Barry Odom as the next head coach, having spent the previous season coaching at UNLV.
Three weeks into the 2025 season, UCLA fired DeShaun Foster after an 0âÂÂ3 start for the Bruins. Tim Skipper will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season.
On October 12, 2025, following the week 7 games, Penn State announced that they had fired James Franklin after three consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Terry Smith was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.. Penn State would later hire Iowa State coach Matt Campbell as the permanent successor in Happy Valley.
Following the season, Michigan parted ways with Sherrone Moore and replaced him with former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. While Michigan State dismissed Jonathan Smith and hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to take the reins for the Spartans.
Finally, UCLA filled its coaching vacancy with the hiring of James Madison coach Bob Chesney.
The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.
2025âÂÂ2026 records against non-conference foes
Post season
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:
2025 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards
Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Luke Altmyer, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Torrie Cox Jr., Hank Beatty; INDIANA: Roman Hemby, Amare Ferrell, Isaiah Jones, Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Kade Pieper, Kamari Moulton, Karson Sharar, Koen Entringer, Max Llewellyn, Drew Stevens; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, La'khi Roland; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Jake Guarnera, Marlin Klein, Brandyn Hillman, Ernest Hausmann, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, TJ Metcalf, Dominic Zvada; MICHIGAN STATE: Jack Velling, Nick Marsh, Jordan Hall; MINNESOTA: Jameson Geers, Deven Eastern, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Tom Weston; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, Dasan McCullough, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright, Jacory Barney Jr.; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Evan Beernsten, Ezomo Oratokhai, Hunter Welcing, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Jack Olsen, Luke Akers; OHIO STATE: Tegra Tshabola, Will Kacmarek, Jaylen McClain, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss, Jayden Fielding; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dante Moore, Isaiah World, Jamari Johnson, Jordon Davison, Noah Whittington, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nolan Rucci, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Nicholas Singleton, Ryan Barker; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Tahj Ra-El, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Jett Elad, Jai Patel; UCLA: Andre Jordan Jr., Gary Smith III, JonJon Vaughns, Will Karoll; USC: Alani Noa, Ja'Kobi Lane, Justin Tauanuu, King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Walker Lyons, Anthony Lucas, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, Demond Williams Jr., Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Christian Alliegro, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony
Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Juice Clarke, Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Hank Beatty, Lane Hansen, David Olano; INDIANA: Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Jacob Gill, Kamari Moulton, Trevor Lauck, Deshaun Lee, Jonah Pace, Karson Sharar, Max Llewellyn, Xavier Nwankpa, Rhys Dakin; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, Sidney Stewart, Zahir Mathis, Ethan Gough; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Gio El-Hadi, Greg Crippen, Jake Guarnera, Justice Haynes, Marlin Klein, Max Bredeson, Brandyn Hillman, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, Trey Pierce; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Gulbin, Nick Marsh, Omari Kelly, Jordan Hall, Wayne Matthews; MINNESOTA: Greg Johnson, Jameson Geers, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Alan Soukup; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Caleb Tiernan, Evan Beernsten, Griffin Wilde, Hunter Welcing, Anto Saka, Braden Turner, Carmine Bastone, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Luke Akers, Jack Olsen; OHIO STATE: Will Kacmarek, Eddrick Houston, Jermaine Mathews, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Payton Pierce, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dave Iuli, Iapani Laloulu, Jamari Johnson, Malik Benson, Noah Whittington, Aaron Flowers, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Gary Bryant Jr., Luke Basso, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nicholas Singleton, Nick Dawkins, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, Audavion Collins, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Ryan Barker, Gabriel Nwosu, Nicholas Singleton, Tyler Duzansky; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Mani Powell, Tahj Ra-El, Luke Raab, Michael Jackson III, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Dariel Djabome, Jakob Anderson; UCLA: Garrett DiGiorgio, Andre Jordan Jr., JonJon Vaughns, Rodrick Pleasant, Salem Abdul-Wahab, Mateen Bhaghani; USC: Alani Noa, Jayden Maiava, Justin Tauanuu, King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey, Hank Pepper, Ryon Sayeri; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, John Mills, Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Ephesians Prysock, Tacario Davis, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Joe Brunner, Christian Alliegro, Darryl Peterson, Mason Posa, Mason Reiger, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony
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The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2026 NFL draft