Getting to know the best of the best OLs in the Big Ten this season

The month of July is now here, which means we are finally entering the preseason for college football. While media days are still a couple of weeks away, players across the nation are flocking back to campus and starting to ramp things up, getting prepared for fall camp to begin.

It will be a historic season of college football across the nation, with conference realignment and an expanded College Football Playoff shaking up the landscape. It will also be a different season for the Oregon Ducks, who enter the Big Ten Conference for the first time starting on August 1. To help forecast what Dan Lanning and his team will see this year, and preview the opponents on Oregon’s schedule and beyond, we’re going to go through all of the major position groups and detail the players who Duck fans need to know about, and why.

Team Previews: Illinois Fighting Illini — Indiana Hoosiers — Iowa Hawkeyes — Maryland Terrapins — Michigan Wolverines — Michigan State Spartans — Minnesota Golden Gophers — Nebraska Cornhuskers — Northwestern Wildcats — Ohio State Buckeyes — UCLA Bruins —USC Trojans

Position Previews: Quarterbacks — Running Backs — Wide Receivers — Tight Ends — Defensive Linemen — Linebackers

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We’ve made it to the cornerbacks, one of the most volatile positions on the football field. If a CB does their job well, they might never hear their name called, or they could make the game-saving play. On the flip side, if the corner fails to do their job, they might get lucky and not see their receiver targeted or their error could their team the game, or the season.

Below are the CBs most likely to do the former, shutting down opposing receivers and taking the ball out of the air from opposing quarterbacks. For Oregon Ducks fans, these are the players to watch out for on…