In defense of national media, it's hard to comprehensively cover a sport as large and intricate as college football from the national perspective.

Still, telltale signs that ESPN isn't tapped into what's happening in Madison abound in their latest piece ranking each Big Ten program's offseason .

You could start with the fact that the first coaching change they mention is special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky (as opposed to offensive line coach Eric Mateos or cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples, both of whom are universally considered rising stars inside and outside of Madison).

There's also the fact that when mentioning the top incoming freshmen, quarterback Ryan Hopkins — who stole the show this spring — is nowhere to be found.

All in all, Wisconsin's offseason checks in at No. 14 in the Big Ten, according to ESPN. Here's how they ranked the conference:

Rank

Program

No. 1

Indiana

No. 2

Oregon

No. 3

USC

No. 4

Ohio State

No. 5

Penn State

No .6

Michigan

No. 7

Iowa

No. 8

Nebraska

No.…