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Ranking Big Ten Programs by Recruiting Classes

By Jerran Anderson

Dec 30, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh catches passes prior to the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh catches passes prior to the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 28, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen on the side line during the second quarter against the Utah Utes at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen on the side line during the second quarter against the Utah Utes at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

13. Indiana Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers are another team looking to go a different direction in the Big Ten Conference in 2017. Indiana adminstration fired head coach Kevin Wilson for alleged player mistreatment after six seasons as head coach. Wilson compiled a record of 26-47 in his tenure as head coach.

Head coach Tom Allen takes over after serving as the Hoosiers associate head coach and defensive coordinator since this past January. Allen takes over for a Hoosiers team that lost players Devine Redding and Marcus Oliver to the NFL Draft. With some top talent still returning, Allen picked up some extra depth on the recruiting trail. The Hoosiers return 17 of 22 starters from 2016.

The Hoosiers signed 23 total commits on National Signing Day. They signed 22 three-star prospects and a two-star prospect, according to 247Sports.

Allen’s first key recruit is athlete Juwan Burgess. Burgess was originally committed to the USC Trojans, but he flipped his decision to the Indiana Hoosiers. He ranks 421st in the nation, 26th-best athlete and 54th ranked player in the state of Florida, according to 247Sports. At 6-foot-1, 185-pounds, Burgess gives the Hoosiers a big-body receiver for now and years to come.

The Hoosiers other key recruit is early enrollee Juan Harris out of Janesville, Wisconsin. Harris is a three-star defensive tackle weighing in at 6-foot-4 and 368 pounds. He ranks as the 874th overall player in the nation, 62nd-best defensive tackle and sixth best player in the state of Wisconsin, according to 247Sports.

Its worth noting Harris decommitted from Iowa three times and Indiana once before finally signing and enrolling early. Needless to say, getting Harris on campus is huge for the Hoosiers.

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