The world of college football runs through the Big Ten. With three championships in a row, the rest of the college football world is trying to catch up. As any good team knows, it starts with the quarterback play, and the Big Ten is currently boasting some of the best quarterbacks in the nation.
Last year’s champions, the Indiana Hoosiers, were led by Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner and likely No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft. If things are going to stick with the Big Ten again this year, they have the quarterbacks to do it.
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In CBS Sports’ ranking of all 68 power conference quarterbacks, the Big Ten owns the first two slots and four of the top 10 spots. Coming in at No. 1 is Oregon’s Dante Moore, followed by Ohio State signal caller Julian Sayin at No. 2.
Sitting in the bronze medal position, with a lot of hype and anticipation, is Texas quarterback Arch Manning. The rest of the top five is rounded out by Trinidad Chambliss, who is returning to Ole Miss, at No. 4, and Darian Mensah, Miami’s new quarterback, at No. 5.
Notre Dame makes an appearance with C.J. Carr at No. 6, with two SEC quarterbacks, Gunner Stockton and Sam Leavitt, coming in at No. 7 and No. 8, respectively. The Big Ten rounds out the top ten with USC’s Jayden Maiava at No. 9 and Indiana’s newest toy from the transfer portal, Josh Hoover, coming in at No. 10.
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This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Power Conference QB Rankings: Big Ten leads the way entering 2026
