2014 prospectus notes

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2014 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

With the 119th season of Big Ten college football hitting the fields in the fall, this prospectus is intend-ed to assist the media’s 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 foot-ball and we look forward to working with you this season.

Big Ten Football Media DaysThe 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 GameThe 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 student-athletes from each school will be held on Monday, Dec. 1. A press conference featuring both participat-ing 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.

WebsiteWeekly 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 MediaFor 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 ServiceInformation 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.comCollegepressbox.com is the official media website for Big Ten Conference football. Access and down-load weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the confer-ence and each of its member schools. Login infor-mation will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to [email protected].

Weekly Coaches TeleconferenceThe 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.

Weekly AwardsBig Ten Football Players of the Week are selected in four categories: offensive, defensive, special teams and freshman. Award winners are chosen by a vote of the Big Ten Communications staff from nomina-tions supplied by the schools’ communications offic-es. The Big Ten office will announce weekly football award winners on Mondays.

Postseason AwardsIn football, coaches and a media panel choose All-Conference teams (first, second and honorable men-tion). The Big Ten will also hand out 19 individual awards based on votes from coaches, media and administrators. A full list of the awards can be found on Page 5 of this prospectus.

The Big Ten Chicago Tribune Most Valuable Player is chosen from each of the institutions’ Most Valuable Players.

The Big Ten also names one Sportsmanship Award honoree from each institution. These student-ath-letes become candidates for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, as the conference honors one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year.

Academic All-Big Ten teams are named for every sport. The teams are composed of all letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.

The conference office also presents the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of each aca-demic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current aca-demic year, excluding summer school.

Scott Chipman (primary contact)*Assistant Commissioner, Communications

[email protected]: (847) 696-1010, ext. 141

Cell: (630) 936-6005

Dan Mihalik (secondary contact)*Assistant Director, Communications

[email protected]: (847) 696-1010, ext. 146

Cell: (219) 688-9981

Adam AugustineAssociate Director, Communications

[email protected]

Brett McWethyAssociate Director, Communications

[email protected]

Sarah AndreychikBob Hammel Communications Intern

[email protected]

Olivia TrubyBob Hammel Communications Intern

[email protected]

* Football Contacts

GREETINGS FROM THE BIG TEN

BIG TEN CONFERENCECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT EAST DIVISION

IndianaJeff Keag

[email protected] Phone: (812) 855-6209

MarylandMatt Taylor

[email protected]: (301) 314-7065

MichiganJustin Dickens


Michigan StateJohn Lewandowski


Ohio StateJerry Emig


Penn StateJeff Nelson


RutgersJason Baum


WEST DIVISIONIllinois

Kent [email protected]

Derek [email protected]

Phone: (217) 333-1391

IowaSteve Roe


MinnesotaPaul Rovnak


NebraskaKeith Mann


NorthwesternPaul Kennedy


PurdueMatt Rector


WisconsinBrian Lucas


BIG TEN FOOTBALL CONTACTS

MEDIA INFORMATION

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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 align-ments 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 sec-ond straight Big Ten Championship this sea-son, 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 sea-son, with 12 first-team honorees and 10 sec-ond-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 hon-orees return to campus. A full breakdown of the returning first- and second-team honorees appears on page 3.

Returning Award Winners: Along with the All-Conference honorees returning in 2014, the winners of five of the 13 regular-season individ-ual 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 offense (third with 263.5 yards per game), pass effi-ciency (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 call-er. 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, how-ever 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 two-time Big Ten Players of the Year include Michigan State running back Lorenzo White (1985, 1987) and Purdue quarterback Drew Brees (1998, 2000).


PRESEASON NOTES

Beginning of Date of Spring Practice Spring GameEAST DIVISIONIndiana March 8 April 12Maryland March 1 April 11Michigan Feb. 25 April 5Michigan State March 25 April 26Ohio State March 4 April 12Penn State March 17 April 12Rutgers March 25 April 26

WEST DIVISIONIllinois March 5 April 12Iowa March 26 April 26Minnesota March 4 April 12Nebraska March 8 April 12Northwestern Feb. 26 April 12Purdue March 6 April 12Wisconsin March 5 April 12

2014 BIG TEN FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE AND GAME DATES

BTN COVERAGE OF BIG TEN SPRING FOOTBALLBTN 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 day’s spring football games. For dates and times of spring football games and cov-erage, please visit BTN.com/shows and BTN2Go.com.

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ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM RETURNEESOFFENSEBrandon Scherff, SR, OL, IOWA (coaches only) Second-team All-American helped Iowa average over 375 yards per gameDevin 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 touchdownsAmeer 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 passingPaul 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

DEFENSEBlake Countess, JR, DB, MICH (media only) STATS: 46 tackles (26 solo), 6 int., 10 PD Tied for Big Ten lead with six interceptionsShilique Calhoun, JR, DE, MSU STATS: 37tackles(20solo),14TFL,7.5sacks First-team All-American led the conference with four fumbles recovered and tied for sixth in sacksKurtis Drummond, SR, S, MSU (coaches only) STATS: 91tackles(49solo),3.5TFL,4int. The top returning tackler from the Big Ten's best defense last seasonRandy Gregory, JR, DE, NEB STATS: 66tackles(40solo),17TFL,10.5sacks Led the Big Ten in sacks and tied for second in tackles for lossNoah Spence, SO, DL, OSU (media only) STATS:52tackles(24solo),14.5TFL,8sacks Ranked second in the conference in sacks and sixth in tackles for loss

SPECIAL TEAMSMike Sadler, SR, P, MSU (coaches only) STATS: 76-3,233yards,avg.42.5,longof69 First-team All-American totaled the most punting yards in the conference and ranked fourth in average per punt

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM RETURNEESOFFENSEJack Allen, JR, C, MSU (media only)Connor Cook, JR, QB, MSU (coaches only) STATS: 223-380, 2,755 passing yards, 22 TDs Betim Bujari, SR, OL, RUMelvin Gordon, JR, RB, WIS STATS: 206-1,609 yards, 7.8 YPC, 12 TDsRob Havenstein, SR, OL, WIS (media only)

DEFENSECarl Davis, SR, DL, IOWA (coaches only) STATS:42tackles(11solo),4TFL,1.5sacksFrank Clark, SR, DE, MICH (coaches only) STATS:43tackles(19solo),12TFL,4.5sacksTheiren Cockran, JR, DL, MINN (media only) STATS:30tackles(18solo),10TFL,7.5sacksMichael Bennett, JR, DL, OSU STATS:42tackles(18solo),11.5TFL,7sacks

SPECIAL TEAMSJanarion Grant, SO, RS, RU STATS: 17PR-156yards,1TD,21KR-517yards,1TD

Familiar Faces Back in the Lineup in 2014: All 14 Big Ten teams welcome back at least 11 players to their starting lineups in 2014. Indiana leads all Big Ten schools with 22 play-ers returning to their starting roles, while Maryland has 20 starters coming back in 2014. The Hoosiers welcome back 11 players on offense, 10 on defense and one on special teams, while the Terrapins will have nine returning offensive and defensive starters and two special team players. Purdue welcomes back 19 starters, including 10 on offense and eight on defense. Northwestern (nine on offense and defense) returns 18 starters, while Illinois (seven on offense, eight on defense), Michigan (seven on offense, nine on defense) and Rutgers (nine on offense, seven on

defense) welcome back 17 starters. Minnesota (eight on offense, seven on defense) returns 16 starters, while Penn State (seven on offense and defense) brings back 15 starters. The lineups for Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska and Ohio State feature 14 returning starters, while Wisconsin welcomes back 11.

Returning Stat Leaders: The Big Ten returns a number of players that ranked among the top 10 in various statistical categories last season. Eight of the conference's top 10 rushers return from last season, led by Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah, who ranked second with 130.0 yards per contest. Eight of the top 10 passers are back on the field, topped by Michigan's Devin Gardner, who rated second last year with 246.7 passing yards per outing. Eight out of the top 10 in total offense return, paced by Gardner in second with 286.9 yards per outing, while seven of the top 10 in scor-ing touchdowns will be back in 2014, including Michigan State's Jeremy Langford, who ranked second with 8.1 points per game. On the defensive side of the ball, seven of the top 10 leaders in sacks return, including each of the top three in Nebraska's Randy Gregory (0.81 sacks per game), Ohio State's Noah Spence (0.62) and Minnesota's Theiren Cockran (0.58). Cockran also led the conference in fumbles forced (0.31 per game), while Michigan State's Shilique Calhoun paced the Big Ten in fumbles recovered (0.29 per game).

Welcome to the Club: The Big Ten will wel-come one new head coach to the sidelines for the 2014 campaign in Penn State’s James Franklin. Franklin led Vanderbilt to unprece-dented success in his three years as head coach, winning nine games in each of the past two years, and finishing in the Top 25 in con-


PRESEASON NOTES

Starters Returning Starters LostSchool Off. Def. K/P Total Off. Def. K/P TotalEAST DIVISIONIndiana* 11 10 1 22 3 2 1 6Maryland 9 9 2 20 2 2 0 4Michigan 7 9 1 17 4 2 1 7Michigan State 7 5 2 14 4 6 0 10Ohio State* 5 8 1 14 6 4 1 11Penn State 7 7 1 15 4 4 1 9Rutgers 9 7 1 17 2 4 1 7

WEST DIVISIONIllinois* 7 8 2 17 5 3 0 8Iowa 8 5 1 14 3 6 1 10Minnesota 8 7 1 16 3 4 1 8Nebraska* 5 8 1 14 7 5 1 13Northwestern 9 9 0 18 2 2 2 6Purdue* 10 8 1 19 2 3 1 6Wisconsin 6 3 2 11 5 8 0 13

* some players split time as starters

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST FOR 2014

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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 school’s first nine-win season since 1915. A native of Langhorne, Pa., a Philadelphia sub-urb, 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 cur-rent 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 sea-sons 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 men-tors 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 line-up 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

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 out-standing 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 follow-ing 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 Ten’s 2014-19 bowl lineup will also feature a new selection pro-cess 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 selec-tions. The Capital One, Fight Hunger, Holiday and Outback Bowls along with the bowl to be played in Detroit will feature at least five dif-ferent schools during their six-year agree-ments, 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 rota-tions with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces, TaxSlayer.com Gator, Heart of Dallas and Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowls, the Big Ten’s new bowl lineup will provide a variety of postseason bowl options for confer-ence 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 non-conference 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-confer-ence 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


PRESEASON NOTES

Category Player, School 2013 Stats (Big Ten-National ranking) Rushing Ameer Abdullah, NEB 281 for 1,690 yards, 9 TDs, 130.0 ypg (2nd-9th)Passing Avg. Devin Gardner, MICH 208 of 345, 2,960 yards, 21 TDs, 246.7 ypg (2nd-33rd)Passing Efficiency Tre Roberson, IND 83 of 138, 1,128 yards, 15 TDs, 158.9 efficiency (2nd-NA)Total Offense Devin Gardner, MICH 510 plays, 3,443 yards (2,960 passing/483 rushing), 286.9 ypg (2nd-25th)Receptions Tony Jones, NU 55 for 630 yards, 4 TDs, 4.6 rpg (6th-T84th)Receiving Yards Devin Funchess, MICH 49 for 748 yards, 6 TDs, 57.5 ypg (8th-104th)All-Purpose Yards Ameer Abdullah, NEB 1,999 all-purpose yards (1,690 rush/232 rec./77 KR), 153.8 per game (1st-13th)Tackles Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU 106 total (62 solo), 8.8 per game (5th-T43rd)Sacks Randy Gregory, NEB 10.5 (10 solo) for 69 yards, 0.81 per game (1st-T15th)Tackles For Loss Randy Gregory, NEB 17.0 for 101 yards, 1.31 per game (T2nd-T23rd)Interceptions Blake Countess, MICH 6 interceptions, 0.46 per game (2nd-T9th)Punting Cameron Johnston, OSU 49 punts for 2,156 yards, 44.0 avg. (1st-16th)

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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.


PRESEASON NOTES

NAME OF AWARD NAMED FOR

Championship Game AwardsStagg Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago

Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois(mediavoteonly) Archie Griffin, Ohio StatePostgraduate AwardsFord-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan(votebyschooladministrators) Nile Kinnick, IowaDungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota(votebyschooladministrators) Anthony Thompson, IndianaAnnual Awards (combinedvotebycoachesandmedia,unlessotherwisenoted)Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio StateNagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, MichiganHayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State(coachesvoteonly) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, MichiganDave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin(mediavoteonly)Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, IndianaRimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio StateSmith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn StateGriese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, PurdueAmeche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, WisconsinTatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, PurdueButkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, NorthwesternRichter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, MichiganKwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, IowaBakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan StateEddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback4,495 Denard Robinson, MICH 2009-123,895 Amtwaan Randle El, IND 1998-013,054 Braxton Miller, OSU 2011-

Kickoff Returns144 Troy Stoudermire, MINN 2008-12135 David Gilreath, WIS 2007-10106 Derrick Mason, MSU 1993-96 Brandon Williams, WIS 2002-0593 Mel Anderson, MINN 1983-86 Derin Graham, IND 1998-0088 Dorien Bryant, PUR 2004-0784 Stephen Simmons, NU 2007-10 Fred Owens, WIS 1986-8983 Venric Mark, NU 2010-

Kickoff Return Touchdowns5 Stan Brown, PUR 1968-704 DeAndra Cobb, MSU 2003-043 Derrick Mason, MSU 1993-96 Marcus Thigpen, IND 2005-08 Dorien Bryant, PUR 2004-072 Multiple players, including Raheem Mostert, PUR 2011-

Touchdowns Off Interceptions5 Jamar Fletcher, WIS 1998-004 Tim Wilbur, IND 1978-823 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 2010-20132 Multiple players, including Collin Ellis, NU 2011-

Active players in bold

BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDS

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 Does not playIllinois IND, MD, MICH, MSU, RUIowa MICH, MSU, OSU, PSU, RUMinnesota IND, MD, MSU, PSU, RUNebraska IND, MD, MICH, OSU, PSUNorthwestern IND, MD, MSU, OSU, RUPurdue MD, MICH, OSU, PSU, RUWisconsin IND, MICH, MSU, OSU, PSU

EAST DIVISION Does not playIndiana ILL, MINN, NEB, NU, WISMaryland ILL, MINN, NEB, NU, PURMichigan ILL, IOWA, NEB, PUR, WISMichigan State ILL, IOWA, MINN, NU, WISOhio State IOWA, NEB, NU, PUR, WISPenn State IOWA, MINN, NEB, PUR, WISRutgers ILL, IOWA, MINN, NU, PUR

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Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev.1 Florida State (60) 14-0 1500 12 Auburn 12-2 1428 23 MICHIGAN STATE 13-1 1385 44 South Carolina 11-2 1247 85 Missouri 12-2 1236 96 Oklahoma 11-2 1205 117 Alabama 11-2 1114 38 Clemson 11-2 1078 129 Oregon 11-2 974 1010 UCF 12-1 959 1511 Stanford 11-3 936 512 OHIO STATE 12-2 816 713 Baylor 11-2 778 614 LSU 10-3 717 1415 Louisville 12-1 693 1816 UCLA 10-3 632 1717 Oklahoma State 10-3 598 1318 Texas A&M 9-4 459 2019 USC 10-4 299 NR20 Notre Dame 9-4 256 2521 Arizona State 10-4 255 1622 WISCONSIN 9-4 245 1923 Duke 10-4 190 2224 Vanderbilt 9-4 117 NR25 Washington 9-4 109 NR

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

Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev.1 Florida State (59) 14-0 1475 12 Auburn 12-2 1388 23 MICHIGAN STATE 13-1 1375 44 South Carolina 11-2 1219 85 Missouri 12-2 1200 96 Oklahoma 11-2 1189 107 Clemson 11-2 1091 118 Alabama 11-2 1086 39 Oregon 11-2 975 1210 OHIO STATE 12-2 872 6 Stanford 11-3 872 712 UCF 12-1 865 1513 Baylor 11-2 796 514 LSU 10-3 719 1415 Louisville 12-1 703 1616 UCLA 10-3 597 1817 Oklahoma State 10-3 587 1318 Texas A&M 9-4 443 2119 USC 10-4 313 NR20 Arizona State 10-4 302 1721 WISCONSIN 9-4 266 1922 Duke 10-4 202 2123 Vanderbilt 9-4 180 NR24 Notre Dame 9-4 125 NR25 NEBRASKA 9-4 123 NR

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, Louisiana-Lafayette 1

USA TODAY -- FINAL

ASSOCIATED PRESS -- FINALBig Ten Polling Place: Five Big Ten schools re-ceived votes in the final Associated Press (AP) or USA Today coaches polls, including at least two top-10 teams for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Michigan State ended the season ranked No. 3 in both national polls, the second straight season a Big Ten team concluded the year at No. 3 after Ohio State was rated third in the final 2012 AP poll. The No. 3 ranking was the best finish for the Spartans since end-ing the 1966 campaign second in the country. The Buckeyes also ended the season rated among the top 10 nationally, appearing in a tie for No. 10 in the coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the AP vote. The Big Ten also placed multiple schools among the top 10 in the final national rankings in 2011 (No. 10/11 Wisconsin, No. 11/10 Michigan State, No. 12/9 Michigan), 2010 (No. 5/5 Ohio State, No. 7/T8 Wisconsin), 2009 (No. 5/5 Ohio State, No. 7/7 Iowa, No. 9/8 Penn State) and 2008 (No. 8/8 Penn State, No. 9/11 Ohio State). Other Big Ten schools to end the season among the top 25 were Wis-consin, rated No. 22 by the media and No. 21 by the coaches, and Nebraska, ranked No. 25 in the USA Today poll. The Huskers and Iowa also received votes in the AP rankings.

Spartan Legend: For the second time in four seasons, Michigan State was crowned Big Ten Champion following its victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Spar-tans earned a share of the conference title in 2010 before winning the 2013 championship, securing the program’s eighth Big Ten crown. The conference championship sent the Spar-tans to the historic 100th Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, the program’s first appearance in “The Granddaddy of Them All” since the 1987 season.

Double-Digit Winners: For just the second time in Big Ten history, two teams finished the year with 12 or more victories, with Michigan State posting a 13-1 record and Ohio State reg-istering a 12-2 mark. The only other time two Big Ten squads won 12 or more games was in 2006 when Ohio State and Wisconsin ended the year with 12-1 marks. The Spartans and Buckeyes officially became just the 10th and 11th teams in Big Ten annals to end the year with at least 12 victories. The last conference team to win 12 games was Ohio State in 2012, while Michigan State’s 13 triumphs broke the school record of 11 wins set in 2010 and 2011.

Lucky 13: Michigan State ended the 2013 campaign with a victory in the 100th Rose Bowl Game and a 13-1 record, the most wins in school history. The Spartans are only the third Big Ten team to win 13 or more contests in a season, as Minnesota won 13 games in 1904 and Ohio State recorded 14 victories in 2002.

Seven Bowl Teams: The bowl season featured seven Big Ten programs, marking the 15th straight season that six or more squads took part in postseason play. Dating back to the 2002 season, the conference has officially sent seven or more teams to bowl games on eight occasions, including each of the last four seasons. Overall, the Big Ten has officially sent six or more teams to postseason play 22 times. Additionally, new Big Ten members Maryland and Rutgers both competed in bowl games last season.

Coming Up Roses: In the 100th Rose Bowl Game, Michigan State defeated No. 5 Stan-ford, 24-20, to improve to 4-1 all-time in Pasadena, the best winning percentage of any team to make more than two appear-ances. Spartans quarterback Connor Cook was named the game’s offensive MVP after posting a career-high 332 passing yards with two touchdowns, including a 25-yard scoring strike to Tony Lippett in the fourth quarter to give MSU a 24-17 advantage. The Cardinal pulled within 24-20 but the nation’s top-ranked defense stopped Stanford on fourth-and-one near midfield with 1:46 to play to seal the victory. In his first career start, fifth-year senior linebacker Kyler Ellsworth was tabbed the game’s defensive MVP after recording the tackle on the fourth-down stop, part of a four-tackle effort that included 1.5 tackles for loss. The Spartans were making their first trip to the Rose Bowl Game since the 1988 contest, a 20-17 win over USC, and also claimed victories in 1954 and 1956, with a narrow two-point loss in 1966.

Spartan Triple Play: With a win in the 100th Rose Bowl Game, Michigan State recorded a third straight bowl victory for the first time in school history. The Spartans knocked off TCU, 17-16, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl after the 2012 season and went to triple overtime to edge Georgia, 33-30, in the Outback Bowl after the 2011 campaign. The last Big Ten team to win three straight postseason contests was Iowa after the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons, while Ohio State won four straight bowls following the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 campaigns.

Huskers Win Gator Bowl: Nebraska defeated No. 22 Georgia, 24-19, in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl behind the longest pass play in school, conference and Gator Bowl history. Senior wide receiver Quincy Enunwa regis-tered a career-high 129 receiving yards on four catches, including a 99-yard scoring strike in the third quarter to give Nebraska a 24-12 lead. Enunwa was named the game’s MVP and set a school record with his 12th touchdown catch of the season. His 99-yard score equaled the longest reception in Big Ten history, match-ing the effort of Indiana’s Thomas Lewis in 1993, Purdue’s Vinny Sutherland in 1999 and Wisconsin’s Lee Evans in 2003.

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The Big 5-0: Nebraska joined elite company when it kicked off at the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl against Georgia. The Huskers made their 50th bowl appearance, making them just the third team in NCAA history to have played in 50 postseason contests, joining Alabama with 60 and Texas with 52 postseason berths. Nebraska faced a Georgia squad that made its 49th bowl appearance, making the Gator Bowl a matchup of programs that have a combined 99 bowl appearances.

Two in the BCS: In the final installment of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the conference sent a pair of programs to one of the series’ five contests with Michigan State in the Rose Bowl Game and Ohio State in the Orange Bowl. The Big Ten officially sent two teams to BCS contests 11 times in the 16-year history of the series, including nine of the last 12 seasons. With the conclusion of the BCS era, the conference officially sent 27 squads to BCS contests, led by nine official appearances by Ohio State and five each by Michigan and Wisconsin. With Michigan State making its first BCS appearance in the 2014 Rose Bowl Game, nine current Big Ten schools played in BCS bowl contests during the 16-year history of the event. The eight other current conference programs to play in BCS games are Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. Since 2007, seven conference teams (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin) participated in BCS contests, accounting for 12 official ap-pearances over seven seasons.

Packing the House: The Big Ten established a new conference record for total attendance among all games and conference games only in 2013. Big Ten schools saw 6,061,514 fans come through the turnstiles, breaking the old conference record of 6,008,124 fans in the 2011 sea-son. In addition, 3,414,448 patrons attended the 48 Big Ten contests, passing the old mark of 3,408,963 that was also set in 2011. The Big Ten averaged 70,483 fans per game among all games, while seeing that number increase to 71,134 fans per game during conference games only, marks that each rank among the top 10 in conference history. In addition, the attendance of 66,002 at the 2013 Big Ten Football Champi-onship Game established a new Big Ten record.

Nation’s Best Fans: Big Ten schools filled three of the top five spots in the NCAA rankings for average attendance while seven conference pro-grams rated among the top 23 in the country overall. Michigan led the country with an average of 111,592 fans per game, Ohio State ranked second with 104,933 patrons per contest and Penn State rated fifth with 96,587 fans per outing. Other Big Ten schools to appear among the top 23 in average attendance were Nebraska (ninth at 90,933), Wisconsin (17th at 78,911), Michigan State (20th at 72,328) and Iowa (23rd at 67,125).

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 Purdue’s Ryan Kerrigan from 2007-10. Two other Wis-consin standouts ended their time in Madison among the Big Ten’s 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 State’s 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 Michigan’s Denard Robinson (4,495 yards from 2009-12) and Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El (3,895 yards from 1998-01). Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez ended his career with 2,964 rushing yards, which ranks fourth among quarterbacks, and 10,233 yards of total of-fense, 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 Northwest-ern’s Kain Colter’s 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 pro-gram 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 Wisconsin’s Philip Welch in 2010. The Buckeyes offense also ended the season ranked among the top three in Big Ten


BIG TEN IN THE POLLS (ASSOCIATED PRESS/USA TODAY/HARRIS)

Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten OnlyEAST DIVISIONKevin Wilson, IND 10-26 (3) 10-26 (3) 5-19Randy Edsall, MD 87-94 (15) 13-24 (3) 0-0Brady Hoke, MICH 73-63 (11) 26-13 (3) 15-9Mark Dantonio, MSU 82-46 (10) 64-29 (7) 38-18Urban Meyer, OSU 128-25 (12) 24-2 (2) 16-0James Franklin, PSU 24-15 (3) 0-0 0-0Kyle Flood, RU 15-11 (2) 15-11 (2) 0-0

WEST DIVISIONTim Beckman, ILL 27-34 (5) 6-18 (2) 1-15Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 120-100 (18) 108-79 (15) 64-56Jerry Kill, MINN 144-94 (20) 17-21 (3) 8-16Bo Pelini, NEB 58-24 (6) 58-24 (6) 17-7Pat Fitzgerald, NU 55-46 (8) 55-46 (8) 27-37Darrell Hazell, PUR 17-21 (3) 1-11 (1) 0-8Gary Andersen, WIS 39-35 (6) 9-4 (1) 6-2

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

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annals with 38 passing scores (tied for second), 87 touchdowns (third) and 637 points (third). Indiana’s offense produced 36 passing touch-downs, good for fourth in Big Ten history. Penn State’s Allen Robinson also ended the year ranked among the Big Ten’s top four with 97 recep-tions (tied for fourth) for 1,432 yards (fourth).

Big Ten Players Earn National Honors: Two Big Ten players and one coach took home national individual honors. Michigan State corner-back Darqueze Dennard won the 2013 Jim Thorpe Award. He is the first Spartan to win the honor, which has been awarded annually since 1986 to the nation’s best defensive back. Meanwhile, Spartan defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi was named the winner of the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Dennard is the sixth Big Ten standout to claim the Thorpe Award, while Big Ten assistant coaches have claimed the Broyles Award on two previous occasions. Wisconsin wide receiver Jared Abbrederis was named the winner of the Burlsworth Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding player that began his career as a walk-on. He is the second Big Ten player to win the an-nual honor.

Making a Name for Themselves: At least 19 conference standouts were named to various All-America squads, including nine that earned first-team distinction from at least one organization. Michigan State’s Darqueze Dennard was named a unanimous consensus All-American after earning first-team accolades from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers’ Association of America, The Sporting News and Walter Camp, and also earned first-team status from other organizations. Other conference standouts to earn first-team status from at least one outlet included Michigan’s Taylor Lewan, Michigan State’s Shilique Calhoun and Mike Sadler, Northwestern’s Jeff Budzien, Ohio State’s Jack Mewhort and Ryan Shazier, Penn State’s Allen Robinson and Wisconsin’s Chris Borland.

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 nation’s premier college football scholar-athlete. A two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Urschel will receive a total of $25,000 for post-graduate work. Urschel is the first Big Ten student-athlete since 2003 to win the Campbell Trophy and the fifth overall from a current Big Ten institution. Other Camp-bell Trophy winners from current Big Ten schools are the Nebraska duo of Robert Zatechka (1994) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) and the Ohio State pair of Bobby Hoying (1995) and Craig Krenzel (2003).

Students of the Game: The Big Ten led all conferences with eight student-athletes named to the Capital One Academic All-America first or second teams. The Big Ten has led all Football Bowl Subdivi-sion (FBS) conferences in Academ-ic All-Americans for nine straight seasons, with 72 honorees over that time span. The Academic All-America first-team honorees from the Big Ten were Indiana’s Mark Murphy, Iowa’s James Mor-

ris, Michigan State’s Max Bullough and Mike Sadler, Nebraska’s Spencer Long and Penn State’s John Urschel. Urschel was one of two players to earn first-team accolades for a second time while both Bullough and Sadler earned second-team accolades during the 2012 season. The Big Ten’s second-team Academic All-Americans were the Nebraska pair of Jake Long and C.J. Zimmerer. Michigan State was one of just three schools to have two student-athletes earn placement on the first team. To be eligible for the award, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a first-team or key performer and carry a cumu-lative 3.30 grade point average.

Showing Their Smarts: The Big Ten recognized a total of 271 football student-athletes who were named to the Academic All-Conference Team, breaking the record of 259 Academic All-Big Ten honorees es-tablished in 2012-13. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.

Crowning Stat Champions: The Big Ten crowned various statistical champions in conference games only. Ohio State’s Carlos Hyde finished as the Big Ten rushing leader, averaging 156.1 yards per game, becoming the first Buckeye to lead the conference since Chris Wells in 2007. Hyde also finished the season as the conference scoring leader at 11.2 points per game, equaling his Big Ten-leading mark from 2012. Teammate Brax-ton Miller led the conference in pass efficiency with a rating of 164.5, the first Buckeye to lead in that category since Terrelle Pryor in 2008. Miller also became the first Ohio State player to lead the Big Ten in total offense since Bobby Hoying in 1995 after averaging 295 yards of offense per game. For the second year in a row, Penn State’s Allen Robinson led the conference in receptions and receiving yards per game, finishing with 8.9 catches and 123 yards per game. He is the first Big Ten player to lead the conference in receptions in consecutive years since Purdue’s Dorien Bryant in 2005 and 2006 and the first to lead the Big Ten in receiving yards in back-to-back years since Purdue’s Brian Alford in 1996 and 1997.


2013 SEASON RECAP

Date Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman9-2 Nathan Scheelhaase, QB, ILL Collin Ellis, LB, NU Sam Ficken, K, PSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU9-9 Jeremy Gallon, WR, MICH Shilique Calhoun DL, MSU Marcus Jones, PR, MINN Corey Clement, RB, WIS Akeem Hunt, KR, PUR9-16 Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Justin DuVernois, P, ILL Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU9-23 Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU B.J. Lowery, DB, IOWA Kevonte Martin-Manley, PR, IOWA Mitch Leidner, QB, MINN Melvin Gordon, RB, WIS9-30 Braxton Miller, QB, OSU James Morris, LB, IOWA Cameron Johnston, P, OSU Aaron Bailey, QB, ILL 10-7 Ameer Abdullah, RB, NEB Darqueze Dennard, DB, MSU Bradley Roby, DB, OSU Joey Bosa, DE, OSU Carlos Hyde, RB, OSU10-14 Jeremy Langford, RB, MSU C.J. Olaniyan, DE, PSU Mike Sadler, P, MSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU10-21 Jeremy Gallon, WR, MICH Max Bullough, LB, MSU Mitch Ewald, K, IND Desmond King, DB, IOWA10-28 Braxton Miller, QB, OSU James Morris, LB, IOWA Chris Hawthorne, K, MINN Dontre Wilson, RB, OSU11-4 Philip Nelson, QB, MINN Denicos Allen, LB, MSU Peter Mortell, P, MINN Jordan Westerkamp, WR, NEB Bill Belton, RB, PSU11-11 Tevin Coleman, RB, IND Randy Gregory, DE, NEB Peter Mortell, P, MINN Tommy Armstrong, Jr., QB, NEB Chris Borland, LB, WIS11-18 Carlos Hyde, RB, OSU Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Brendan Gibbons, K, MICH Corey Clement, RB, WIS11-25 Steve Hull, WR, ILL Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Pat Smith, K, NEB Ralpheal Green III, DT, IND Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU 12-2 Tre Roberson, IND, QB Christian Kirksey, LB, IOWA Jeff Budzien, K, NU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU

2013 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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(Number in parenthesis indicates total times a Big Ten team will face an opponent from this conference.) American Athletic (5) Cincinnati* 0-0 Temple 0-0 UCF* 0-0 USF (2) 0-0

ACC (4) Miami (Fla.)* 0-0 Pittsburgh* 0-0 Syracuse* 0-0 Virginia Tech* 0-0

Big 12 (3) Iowa State 0-0 TCU 0-0 West Virginia 0-0

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 0-0 Ball State* 0-0 Bowling Green (2)* 0-0 Central Michigan 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0-0 Kent State 0-0 Massachusetts 0-0 Miami (Ohio) 0-0 Northern Illinois* 0-0 Western Michigan 0-0

MEAC (1) Howard 0-0

Missouri Valley (6) Indiana State 0-0 Northern Iowa 0-0 Southern Illinois 0-0 Western Illinois (2) 0-0 Youngstown State 0-0

Mountain West (3) Fresno State* 0-0 San Jose State 0-0 Wyoming 0-0

Ohio Valley (2) Eastern Illinois 0-0 Jacksonville State 0-0

Pac-12 (5) California 0-0 Oregon* 0-0 Utah 0-0 Washington* 0-0 Washington State* 0-0

SEC (2) LSU* 0-0 Missouri* 0-0

Southern (1) Appalachian State 0-0

Southland (1) McNeese State 0-0

Sun Belt (2) Texas State 0-0 Western Kentucky 0-0

* indicates 2013-14 bowl team

THURSDAY, AUG. 28Eastern Illinois at MINNESOTARUTGERS at Washington State

FRIDAY, AUG. 29Jacksonville State at MICHIGAN STATE

SATURDAY, AUG. 30Youngstown State at ILLINOISIndiana State at INDIANANorthern Iowa at IOWAJames Madison at MARYLANDAppalachian State at MICHIGANFlorida Atlantic at NEBRASKACalifornia at NORTHWESTERNOHIO STATE vs. Navy [1]PENN STATE vs. UCF [2]Western Michigan at PURDUEHoward at RUTGERSWISCONSIN vs. LSU [3]

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6Western Kentucky at ILLINOISBall State at IOWAMARYLAND at USFMICHIGAN at Notre DameMICHIGAN STATE at OregonMiddle Tennessee State at MINNESOTAMcNeese State at NEBRASKANorthern Illinois at NORTHWESTERNVirginia Tech at OHIO STATEAkron at PENN STATECentral Michigan at PURDUEWestern Illinois at WISCONSIN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13PENN STATE at RUTGERSILLINOIS at WashingtonINDIANA at Bowling GreenIowa State at IOWAWest Virginia at MARYLANDMiami (Ohio) at MICHIGANMINNESOTA at TCUNEBRASKA at Fresno StateKent State at OHIO STATEPURDUE vs. Notre Dame [4]

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20Texas State at ILLINOISINDIANA at MissouriIOWA at PittsburghMARYLAND at Syracuse

Utah at MICHIGANEastern Michigan at MICHIGAN STATESan Jose State at MINNESOTAMiami (Fla.) at NEBRASKAWestern Illinois at NORTHWESTERNMassachusetts at PENN STATESouthern Illinois at PURDUERUTGERS at NavyBowling Green at WISCONSIN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27ILLINOIS at NEBRASKAIOWA at PURDUEMARYLAND at INDIANAMINNESOTA at MICHIGANNORTHWESTERN at PENN STATEWyoming at MICHIGAN STATECincinnati at OHIO STATETulane at RUTGERSUSF at WISCONSIN

SATURDAY, OCT. 4MICHIGAN at RUTGERSNEBRASKA at MICHIGAN STATEOHIO STATE at MARYLANDPURDUE at ILLINOISWISCONSIN at NORTHWESTERNNorth Texas at INDIANA

SATURDAY, OCT. 11ILLINOIS at WISCONSININDIANA at IOWAMICHIGAN STATE at PURDUENORTHWESTERN at MINNESOTAPENN STATE at MICHIGAN

SATURDAY, OCT. 18IOWA at MARYLANDMICHIGAN STATE at INDIANANEBRASKA at NORTHWESTERNPURDUE at MINNESOTARUTGERS at OHIO STATE

SATURDAY, OCT. 25MARYLAND at WISCONSINMICHIGAN at MICHIGAN STATEMINNESOTA at ILLINOISOHIO STATE at PENN STATERUTGERS at NEBRASKA

SATURDAY, NOV. 1ILLINOIS at OHIO STATEINDIANA at MICHIGANMARYLAND at PENN STATENORTHWESTERN at IOWAPURDUE at NEBRASKAWISCONSIN at RUTGERS

SATURDAY, NOV. 8IOWA at MINNESOTAMICHIGAN at NORTHWESTERNOHIO STATE at MICHIGAN STATEPENN STATE at INDIANAWISCONSIN at PURDUE

SATURDAY, NOV. 15INDIANA at RUTGERSIOWA at ILLINOISMICHIGAN STATE at MARYLANDNEBRASKA at WISCONSINOHIO STATE at MINNESOTANORTHWESTERN at Notre DameTemple at PENN STATE

SATURDAY, NOV. 22INDIANA at OHIO STATEMARYLAND at MICHIGANMINNESOTA at NEBRASKANORTHWESTERN at PURDUEPENN STATE at ILLINOISRUTGERS at MICHIGAN STATEWISCONSIN at IOWA

FRIDAY, NOV. 28NEBRASKA at IOWA

SATURDAY, NOV. 29ILLINOIS at NORTHWESTERNMICHIGAN at OHIO STATEMICHIGAN STATE at PENN STATEMINNESOTA at WISCONSINPURDUE at INDIANARUTGERS at MARYLAND

SATURDAY, DEC. 6Big Ten Championship Game [4]

[1] - M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md.[2] - Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland[3] - Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas[4] - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.

BIG TEN NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS IN 2014

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)

Bowl to be played in Detroit (Detroit, Mich.)

Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)

Discover Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.)

Fight Hunger Bowl (Santa Clara, Calif.)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.)

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, Texas)

Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York, N.Y.)

Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)

Rose Bowl Game (Pasadena, Calif.)

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)

2014-15 BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP


2014 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

2014 prospectus notes

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