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With the 119th season of Big Ten college football hitting the fields in the fall, this prospectus is intended to assist the medias preparation for the 2014 football season. For additional information, please feel free to contact the Big Ten Communications office. Thank you for your coverage of Big Ten football and we look forward to working with you this season. Big Ten Football Media Days The 2014 Big Ten Football Media Days and 43rd annual Kickoff Luncheon will be held at the Hilton Chicago from July 28-29. As in the past, all Big Ten head coaches and multiple players from each team will be available for interviews over this two-day period. For more information about the Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon, contact the Big Ten Communications office. Big Ten Football Championship Game The 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 6, and will be televised by FOX. The Big Ten will conduct a media teleconference with the two participating head coaches on Sunday, Nov. 30. Another media teleconference with select studentathletes from each school will be held on Monday, Dec. 1. A press conference featuring both participating head coaches will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday, Dec. 5. Credential application information and other details will be sent out in October. Website Weekly releases, statistics and standings for Big Ten football, along with information and audio for the weekly coaches teleconference, will be available online at bigten.org. For daily updates on Big Ten football, visit the blog at bigten.org/blog/football/. Social Media For real-time updates, follow us on Twitter @BigTenConf and @B1Gfootball. You can also become an online fan of the Big Ten by searching Big Ten Conference from your Facebook page. Email Service Information on Big Ten football will be emailed throughout the year to accredited media. The Big Ten utilizes a media email list website which requires that media fill out an application online to receive media emails. Once the information is submitted, media can control and adjust their own accounts to only receive the information they need. Media may also remove themselves from the media email list if necessary. For the media email list website address, contact Scott Chipman at the Big Ten office. Collegepressbox.com Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Big Ten Conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to password@collegepressbox.com. Weekly Coaches Teleconference The Big Ten Conference football coaches participate in a weekly media teleconference on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT. Contact the Big Ten Communications office for the phone number and weekly passcode.
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BTN COVERAGE OF BIG TEN SPRING FOOTBALL
BTN is the ultimate destination for Big Ten spring football, with live coverage on BTN2Go for all Big Ten teams with a spring game or practice, some of which will also air live or on delay on BTN. Coverage also includes highlights and analysis on #BTNLive and BTN Football Report. #BTNLive airs at 6 PM ET three nights a week, and BTN Football Report airs Saturday nights in April following the days spring football games. For dates and times of spring football games and coverage, please visit BTN.com/shows and BTN2Go.com. The Road to Indy: The fourth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game will once again determine the Big Ten Champion. The 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game will be broadcast in prime time by FOX on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. A New Big Ten: The 2014 season will mark the beginning of a new era in Big Ten football, with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers and new divisions. The new division alignments will feature Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers in the East Division and Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin in the West Division. Each school will play the other six schools in its division plus two teams from the other division in 2014 and 2015, which will serve as transitional years in which the schools will still be playing eight-game schedules before moving to nine-game conference slates in 2016. Sparty Party: Michigan State aims for its second straight Big Ten Championship this season, after winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game last season. The Spartans look to repeat as conference champions for the first time since 1965-66 and would be the first Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles since Wisconsin claimed three-straight crowns from 2010-12. The conference title was the first for Michigan State since 2010, when the Spartans shared top honors with the Badgers. Clash of the Champions: Michigan State and Ohio State both look to repeat as division champions this season, as the Spartans and Buckeyes posted perfect 8-0 conference marks in 2013. Last season's divisional crowns marked the second in three years for Michigan State and the second in a row for Ohio State. This season, the Spartans and Buckeyes will face off in the East Division, battling for the same divisional crown. Welcome Back:The 2014 Big Ten campaign will feature 22 All-Conference players from last season, with 12 first-team honorees and 10 second-team selections returning to the field this fall. The first-team returnees are comprised of six offensive standouts, five defensive players and one special teams performer. The returning second-team picks include five players on offense, four on defense and one on special teams. In addition, 41 honorable mention honorees return to campus. A full breakdown of the returning first- and second-team honorees appears on page 3. Returning Award Winners: Along with the AllConference honorees returning in 2014, the winners of five of the 13 regular-season individual awards from last season will also hit the field again this fall. Michigan's Devin Funchess was chosen as the Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year, Michigan State's Shilique Calhoun was named the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year, Ohio State's Braxton Miller was named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year and Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg was tabbed the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year. Back For More: Ohio State's Braxton Miller returns to the field after being named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year for the second year in a row. The honor marks the second time in Big Ten history that a player claimed two consecutive Offensive Player of the Year awards as Indiana's Anthony Thompson was honored in 1988 and 1989. Miller led the Buckeye offense to an explosive 2013, breaking the conference's mark for yards in a season as Ohio State amassed 7,167 yards in 14 games. Miller rushed for 1,068 yards last season, which ranks sixth in the Big Ten records book for single-season rushing yards by a quarterback. Miller ranked among the top 10 in the conference in total o ffense (third with 263.5 yards per game), pass efficiency (third at 158.1), rushing (eighth at 89.0 yards per game) and passing (ninth with 174.5 yards per game). He accounted for 36 total touchdowns, including 24 passing scores and 12 rushing touchdowns. Miller led Ohio State to a perfect 12-0 regular season record and the outright division title last season.
An Offensive Trend: For the fifth consecutive season, the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year will be back to defend his award as Ohio State's Braxton Miller returns for his senior season after being named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Wisconsin running back John Clay was tabbed the conference's top offensive player as a sophomore in 2009 and returned for his junior season. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson claimed Offensive Player of the Year laurels as a sophomore in 2010 and played two more seasons, setting the NCAA career record for rushing yards by a signal caller. Badgers running back Montee Ball claimed the top offensive honor as a junior in 2011 and returned the following season to set NCAA career records for points, total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns. Triple Dip: Ohio State's Braxton Miller enters the 2013 season with the chance to become the first player to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors three times. He is just the second student-athlete to earn the award two times, joining former Indiana tailback Anthony Thompson (1988-89). Including Miller and Thompson, just five players have successfully defended their Player of the Year award, however none have earned the honor three times. Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2007 and 2008, while Northwestern linebacker Pat Fitzgerald earned the same honor in 1995 and 1996. Illinois linebacker Dana Howard was tabbed the conference's top defensive player in 1993 and 1994. Other twotime Big Ten Players of the Year include Michigan State running back Lorenzo White (1985, 1987) and Purdue quarterback Drew Brees (1998, 2000).
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ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM RETURNEES OFFENSE Brandon Scherff, SR, OL, IOWA (coaches only) Second-team All-American helped Iowa average over 375 yards per game Devin Funchess, JR, TE, MICH (media only) STATS: 49-748 yards, 15.3 YPC, 6 TDs Led all Big Ten tight ends with 748 receiving yards and caught six touchdowns Ameer Abdullah, SR, IB, NEB STATS: 281-1,690 yards, 6.0 YPC, 9 TDs Third-team All-American led the conference in all-purpose yards and ranked second in rushing Braxton Miller, SR, QB, OSU STATS: 162-255, 2,094 passing yards, 24 TDs & 171-1,068 rushing yards, 12 TDs Two-time Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year ranked among Big Ten's top 10 in total offense, pass efficiency, rushing and passing Paul James, SR, RB, RU STATS: 156-881 yards, 5.6 YPC, 9 TDs Led Rutgers in rushing and all-purpose yards Tyler Kroft, SR, TE, RU STATS: 43-573 yards, 13.3 YPC, 4 TDs Led team in receiving last season and caught four touchdowns DEFENSE Blake Countess, JR, DB, MICH (media only) STATS: 46 tackles (26 solo), 6 int., 10 PD Tied for Big Ten lead with six interceptions Shilique Calhoun, JR, DE, MSU STATS:37 tackles (20 solo), 14 TFL, 7.5 sacks First-team All-American led the conference with four fumbles recovered and tied for sixth in sacks Kurtis Drummond, SR, S, MSU (coaches only) STATS:91 tackles (49 solo), 3.5 TFL, 4 int. The top returning tackler from the Big Ten's best defense last season Randy Gregory, JR, DE, NEB STATS:66 tackles (40 solo), 17 TFL, 10.5 sacks Led the Big Ten in sacks and tied for second in tackles for loss Noah Spence, SO, DL, OSU (media only) STATS: 52 tackles (24 solo), 14.5 TFL, 8 sacks Ranked second in the conference in sacks and sixth in tackles for loss SPECIAL TEAMS Mike Sadler, SR, P, MSU (coaches only) STATS:76-3,233 yards, avg. 42.5, long of 69 First-team All-American totaled the most punting yards in the conference and ranked fourth in average per punt
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secutive seasons, both for the first time in school history. He posted a 24-15 record, including marks of 9-4 during each of the past two seasons, capped by bowl victories. Franklin's 2012 squad finished the season with seven consecutive victories and posted the schools first nine-win season since 1915. A native of Langhorne, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb, Franklin succeeds Bill O'Brien, who was named head coach of the National Football League's Houston Texans. Prior to his stint at Vanderbilt, Franklin spent three seasons at Maryland, where he served as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Fresh Crop of Coaches: With Franklin making his Big Ten debut this season, 10 of the 14 current coaches have been at their institution for three years or less. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz is the Big Ten's longest-tenured mentor, with 15 seasons leading the Hawkeyes. Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald ranks second with eight years as the Wildcats' head coach, while Michigan State's Mark Dantonio has spent seven years leading the Spartans and Nebraska's Bo Pelini has been at the helm of the Cornhuskers for six seasons. Four head coaches began coaching at their respective schools in 2011 - Indiana's Kevin Wilson, Maryland's Randy Edsall, Michigan's Brady Hoke and Minnesota's Jerry Kill. Three head coaches took their jobs in 2012 - Illinois' Tim Beckman, Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Rutgers' Kyle Flood. Purdue's Darrell Hazell and Wisconsin's Gary Andersen completed their first seasons last year. Six current Big Ten mentors have been head coaches for 10 years or more - Kill (20 seasons), Ferentz (18), Edsall (15), Meyer (12), Hoke (11) and Dantonio (10). A National Bowl Slate:The Big Ten unveiled the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in conference history last summer, with 12 different bowl partners spread across the country beginning with the 2014 season. The Big Ten's new bowl lineup will be highlighted by annual games against quality opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Conference Category Rushing Passing Avg. Passing Efficiency Total Offense Receptions Receiving Yards All-Purpose Yards Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions Punting USA and Mountain West in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas, along with the opportunity to visit four other outstanding postseason venues as part of the College Football Playoff. The Big Ten's new bowl lineup will allow teams and fans to visit world-class cities while having the opportunity to experience 11 different NFL stadiums, along with some of the most iconic venues in the country, including Rose Bowl Stadium, Cotton Bowl Stadium and Yankee Stadium. These outstanding facilities have hosted or will host 30 different Super Bowls in 11 different stadiums. Bowl Breakdown: The conference office announced six-year bowl extensions with the Capital One and Outback Bowls, an eight-year agreement with the New Era Pinstripe Bowl and six-year agreements with the Fight Hunger and Holiday Bowls and the postseason game to be played in Detroit. The Big Ten also announced agreements for conference teams to appear on three occasions over a six-year period in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces, TaxSlayer.com Gator, Heart of Dallas and Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowls. The Big Ten previously announced a 12-year extension to face a Pac-12 team in the Rose Bowl Game through the 2025 campaign, and unveiled an agreement with the Discover Orange Bowl to send a Big Ten team to face an ACC representative at least three times following the 2014-25 seasons. Big Ten schools will also look to secure berths in the four-team College Football Playoff to begin after the 2014 campaign, with semifinals to rotate between the Chick-fil-A (Atlanta, Ga.), AT&T Cotton (Arlington, Texas), Tostitos Fiesta (Glendale, Ariz.), Rose, Discover Orange and Allstate Sugar (New Orleans, La.) Bowls. Mix and Match: The Big Tens 2014-19 bowl lineup will also feature a new selection process to ensure outstanding bowl matchups and fresh postseason destinations. Each bowl partner will work with the Big Ten to create the best possible matchup based upon an agreed set of parameters, with final approval by the conference office for all team selections. The Capital One, Fight Hunger, Holiday and Outback Bowls along with the bowl to be played in Detroit will feature at least five different schools during their six-year agreements, while the New Era Pinstripe Bowl will highlight at least six different programs over its eight-year agreement. Combined with the College Football Playoff and three-year rotations with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces, TaxSlayer.com Gator, Heart of Dallas and Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowls, the Big Tens new bowl lineup will provide a variety of postseason bowl options for conference teams and their fans over the term of the agreements. Big Ten Takes on Bowl Teams:Every Big Ten team will square off against at least one nonconference team that participated in a bowl game last season, with 24 total games against squads coming off bowl trips. Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers will face three non-conference bowl teams in 2014, while Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin will each play two bowl opponents outside the conference schedule. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue have one bowl qualifier on their schedule this fall. The Buckeyes will take on bowl teams in three of their first four games, opening against Navy (Armed Forces) on August 30 before hosting Virginia Tech (Sun) on Sept. 6 and Cincinnati (Belk) on Sept. 27. The Scarlet Knights also open with a bowl foe, hitting the road to play at Washington State (New Mexico) on August 28, before traveling to Navy on Sept. 20 and hosting Tulane (New Orleans) on Sept. 27. The Hoosiers head to Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza) on Sept. 13 and Missouri (Cotton) on Sept. 20, before welcoming North Texas (Heart of Dallas) on Oct. 4. Four Big Ten teams will face a pair of bowl participants. The Hawkeyes host Ball State
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(GoDaddy.com) on Sept. 6 before traveling to Pittsburgh (Little Caesars Pizza) on Sept. 20. The Huskers head to Fresno State (Las Vegas) on Sept. 13 and host Miami (Fla.) (Russell Athletic) on Sept. 20. The Wildcats face Northern Illinois (Poinsettia) at home on Sept. 6 and travel to Notre Dame (Pinstripe) on Nov. 15. The Badgers kick off the season against LSU (Outback) at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on Aug. 30 and host Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza) on Sept. 20. The remaining Big Ten teams each square off against one bowl squad - Illinois at Washington (Fight Hunger) on Sept. 13, Maryland traveling to Syracuse (Texas) on Sept. 20, Michigan battling Notre Dame on Sept. 6, Michigan State heading to Oregon (Alamo) on Sept. 6, Minnesota hosting Middle Tennessee State (Armed Forces) on Sept. 6, Penn State versus Central Florida (Fiesta) at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 30 and Purdue against Notre Dame at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sept. 13. No Plays for 2014:Each Big Ten team will not play against five conference teams each season. The "no-plays" for the 2014 season are listed below. WEST DIVISION Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin Does not play IND, MD, MICH, MSU, RU MICH, MSU, OSU, PSU, RU IND, MD, MSU, PSU, RU IND, MD, MICH, OSU, PSU IND, MD, MSU, OSU, RU MD, MICH, OSU, PSU, RU IND, MICH, MSU, OSU, PSU EAST DIVISION Does not play Indiana ILL, MINN, NEB, NU, WIS Maryland ILL, MINN, NEB, NU, PUR Michigan ILL, IOWA, NEB, PUR, WIS Michigan State ILL, IOWA, MINN, NU, WIS Ohio State IOWA, NEB, NU, PUR, WIS Penn State IOWA, MINN, NEB, PUR, WIS Rutgers ILL, IOWA, MINN, NU, PUR
Touchdowns Off Interceptions 5 Jamar Fletcher, WIS 1998-00 4 Tim Wilbur, IND 1978-82 3 Bob Radcliffe, WIS 1949-50 Mike Gow, ILL 1972-74 Rod Woodson, PUR 1983-86 Tom Knight, IOWA 1993-96 Cyril Weems, WIS 1993-96 Mike Rose, PUR 1996-99 Ricardo Allen, PUR 2010-2013 2 Multiple players, including Collin Ellis, NU 2011Active players in bold
Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois (media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State Postgraduate Awards Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan (vote by school administrators) Nile Kinnick, Iowa Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota (vote by school administrators) Anthony Thompson, Indiana Annual Awards (combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted) Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio State Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State (coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin (media vote only) Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio State Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan State Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State
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Others Receiving Votes: NEBRASKA 107, Fresno State 57, Northern Illinois 22, North Dakota State 17, Texas Tech 14, Georgia 13, IOWA 13, Ole Miss 10, Kansas State 8, Arizona 5, Navy 3, Utah State 2, East Carolina 2, Mississippi State 1
Others receiving votes: Washington 67, Fresno State 54, Northern Illinois 21, Marshall 17, Texas Tech 13, Kansas State 11, Ole Miss 7, Texas 4, Miami (FL) 4, Cincinnati 3, East Carolina 3, Arizona 2, North Texas 2, Utah State 2, Navy 1, LouisianaLafayette 1
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Quite a Career: A number of Big Ten players ended the season ranked among the top 10 in conference career records. Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland ended his career with 15 forced fumbles, breaking the Big Ten record set by Purdues Ryan Kerrigan from 2007-10. Two other Wisconsin standouts ended their time in Madison among the Big Tens top 10 running back James White with 48 total touchdowns (ninth) and 45 rushing scores (ninth) and wide receiver Jared Abbrederis with 3,140 receiving yards (eighth). Ohio States Braxton Miller boosted his career numbers to 3,054 rushing yards with one year of eligibility remaining, which ranks third for rushing yards by a quarterback in conference annals behind only Michigans Denard Robinson (4,495 yards from 2009-12) and Indianas Antwaan Randle El (3,895 yards from 1998-01). Nebraskas Taylor Martinez ended his career with 2,964 rushing yards, which ranks fourth among quarterbacks, and 10,233 yards of total offense, which rates ninth. Illinois Nathan Scheelhaase wrapped up his career with 1,848 total offensive plays, which ranks sixth, and 2,066 rushing yards, which rates 10th among quarterbacks, while Northwesterns Kain Colters 2,188 rushing yards places him sixth among signal callers in conference annals. Big Ten Record Breakers: Ohio State set a pair of Big Ten single-season records during the 2013-14 campaign, while other individual and team performances ranked among the top five in conference history. The Buckeyes produced 4,321 rushing yards, breaking the Big Ten and program record of 4,199 yards set in the 1974 campaign. OSU kicker Drew Basil tallied 77 extra points, surpassing the previous conference best of 67 extra points set by Wisconsins Philip Welch in 2010. The Buckeyes offense also ended the season ranked among the top three in Big Ten
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Urschel Wins Campbell Trophy: Penn State standout John Urschel was named the recipient of the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy. A two-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree, Urschel was the first Penn State student-athlete to win the Campbell Trophy, which was first presented in 1990. The William V. Campbell Trophy is presented to the nations premier college football scholar-athlete. A two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Urschel will receive a total of $25,000 for postgraduate work. Urschel is the first Big Ten student-athlete since 2003 to win the Campbell Trophy and 2013 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK the fifth overall from a current Big Ten institution. Other Camp- Date Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman bell Trophy winners from current 9-2 Nathan Scheelhaase, QB, ILL Collin Ellis, LB, NU Sam Ficken, K, PSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU Big Ten schools are the Nebraska 9-9 Jeremy Gallon, WR, MICH Shilique Calhoun DL, MSU Marcus Jones, PR, MINN Corey Clement, RB, WIS duo of Robert Zatechka (1994) Akeem Hunt, KR, PUR and Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) 9-16 Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Justin DuVernois, P, ILL Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU B.J. Lowery, DB, IOWA Kevonte Martin-Manley, PR, IOWA Mitch Leidner, QB, MINN and the Ohio State pair of Bobby 9-23 Melvin Gordon, RB, WIS Hoying (1995) and Craig Krenzel 9-30 Braxton Miller, QB, OSU James Morris, LB, IOWA Cameron Johnston, P, OSU Aaron Bailey, QB, ILL (2003).
10-7 Ameer Abdullah, RB, NEB Darqueze Dennard, DB, MSU Bradley Roby, DB, OSU Joey Bosa, DE, OSU
Carlos Hyde, RB, OSU Students of the Game: The Big C.J. Olaniyan, DE, PSU Mike Sadler, P, MSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU Ten led all conferences with eight 10-14 Jeremy Langford, RB, MSU 10-21 Jeremy Gallon, WR, MICH Max Bullough, LB, MSU Mitch Ewald, K, IND Desmond King, DB, IOWA student-athletes named to the Braxton Miller, QB, OSU James Morris, LB, IOWA Chris Hawthorne, K, MINN Dontre Wilson, RB, OSU Capital One Academic All-America 10-28 Philip Nelson, QB, MINN Denicos Allen, LB, MSU Peter Mortell, P, MINN Jordan Westerkamp, WR, NEB first or second teams. The Big Ten 11-4 Bill Belton, RB, PSU has led all Football Bowl Subdivi- Tevin Coleman, RB, IND Randy Gregory, DE, NEB Peter Mortell, P, MINN Tommy Armstrong, Jr., QB, NEB sion (FBS) conferences in Academ- 11-11 Chris Borland, LB, WIS ic All-Americans for nine straight 11-18 Carlos Hyde, RB, OSU Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Brendan Gibbons, K, MICH Corey Clement, RB, WIS seasons, with 72 honorees over 11-25 Steve Hull, WR, ILL Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Pat Smith, K, NEB Ralpheal Green III, DT, IND that time span. The Academic Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU All-America first-team honorees 12-2 Tre Roberson, IND, QB Christian Kirksey, LB, IOWA Jeff Budzien, K, NU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU from the Big Ten were Indianas Mark Murphy, Iowas James Mor-
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Colonial (1) James Madison 0-0 Conference USA (4) Florida Atlantic 0-0 North Texas* 0-0 Middle Tennessee State* 0-0 Tulane* 0-0 Independent (5) Navy (2)* 0-0 Notre Dame (3)* 0-0 MAC (11) Akron Ball State* Bowling Green (2)* Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Massachusetts Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois* Western Michigan MEAC (1) Howard Missouri Valley (6) Indiana State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Western Illinois (2) Youngstown State Mountain West (3) Fresno State* San Jose State Wyoming Ohio Valley (2) Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Pac-12 (5) California Oregon* Utah Washington* Washington State* SEC (2) LSU* Missouri* Southern (1) Appalachian State Southland (1) McNeese State Sun Belt (2) Texas State Western Kentucky * indicates 2013-14 bowl team 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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