Big Ten Football Weekly Release - October 1, 2012

BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 1, 2012

Contact: Scott Chipman, Assistant Commissioner, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 141 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-936-6005 • Twitter: @B1Gfootball 2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS TOP STORIES LEGENDS DIVISION • Second week of conference play features one intra- division matchup. Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk • Two Big Ten teams open seasons with five wins and 1. Northwestern 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 5-0 1.000 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W5 eye 6-0 starts this weekend. Nebraska 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 4-1 .800 4-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 W3 Iowa 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 3-2 .600 2-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 • Seven Big Ten teams receive votes in latest 4. Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 2-2 .500 2-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 L1 Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Minnesota 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 L1 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Michigan State 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 3-2 .600 2-2 1-0 0-0 1-2 L1 • Trophy games continue this weekend with Michigan State taking on Indiana for the Old Brass Spittoon.

LEADERS DIVISION • Eight Big Ten student-athletes named semifinalists Conference Games All Games for the William V. Campbell Trophy. W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk 1. Ohio State* 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 5-0 1.000 4-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W5 Penn State* 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 We WEEK 5 RESULTS 3. Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 3-1 .750 3-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 W2 SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 Wisconsin 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 3-2 .600 3-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 L1 Penn State def. Illinois, 35-7* Indiana 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 L2 Illinois 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 2-3 .400 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 L2 Iowa def. Minnesota, 31-13*

^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play Northwestern def. Indiana, 44-29 #14/- Ohio State def. #20/18 Michigan State, 17-16 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Purdue def. Marshall, 51-41 #22/20 Nebraska def. #rv/23 Wisconsin, 30-27 Division Matchups Continue This Weekend: Last History of the Unbeatens: The Big Ten’s pair of Saturday saw the beginning of divisional play in 5-0 teams are among a group of just 11 squads in Byes: Michigan the Big Ten, with Penn State defeating Illinois and the country to start the 2012 season with five con- Iowa knocking off Minnesota. This Saturday, one secutive victories, and Northwestern and Ohio Rankings: AP/USA Today * Indicates Divisional Game divisional matchup is part of the Week 6 sched- State look to make it 6-for-6 in the win column this ule. Illinois plays its second divisional contest in weekend. Northwestern heads to Penn State on as many weeks when it travels to Wisconsin in a Saturday hoping to start the season 6-0 for the first Leaders Division contest. It will be the opening time since 1962. Ohio State welcomes Nebraska on WEEK 6 SCHEDULE game of division action for the Badgers, who held Saturday night with hopes of winning its sixth SATURDAY, OCT. 6 off the Illini a year ago in Champaign. As part of straight game to start the season for the first time Michigan State at Indiana divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a tie- since 2007, when the Buckeyes won their first 10 Noon ET - BTN breaker to determine the Big Ten Football games of the year. Championship Game participants, if necessary. #24/22 Northwestern at Penn State After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker Where We Rank: Seven Big Ten teams are Noon ET - ESPN is records within the division, which makes win- receiving votes in the latest Associated Press ning divisional games an important part of the Big (AP) and USA Today Coaches polls, released on Illinois at Wisconsin* Ten title chase. See Page 10 of this release for the Sunday. Ohio State leads all conference teams, 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market) full tiebreaker. appearing at No. 12 in the AP rankings. Nebraska and Northwestern appear in the top 25 in both Michigan at Purdue 4 p.m. ET - BTN Unbeaten and Going Strong: Following the first rankings, with the Huskers checking in at No. 20 weekend of conference action, two Big Ten teams in the coaches’ poll and No. 21 in the writers’ #21/20 Nebraska at #12/- Ohio State remain with unblemished records. Northwestern rankings. Northwestern, joining Ohio State as 8 p.m. - ABC and Ohio State each saw their records improve to the two conference teams with 5-0 marks, was 5-0 this season, after the Wildcats defeated voted No. 22 by the coaches and No. 24 in the Byes: Iowa, Minnesota Indiana at home and the Buckeyes held off AP poll. Michigan State and Michigan are receiv- Michigan State in East Lansing. The Big Ten is one ing votes in both rankings, while Purdue and Rankings: AP/USA Today of only two conferences with two or more teams Wisconsin are among others receiving votes in * Indicates Divisional Game boasting 5-0 records through the first five weeks of the coaches poll. the season. Overall, just 23 teams hold unblem- FOLLOW THE BIG TEN ished records this season. There are many ways to keep up with the latest Big Ten football news. The Big Ten football blog can be accessed directly at www.bigten.org/blog/football and will feature daily notes. You can also keep track of Big Ten football in real-time by following the conference on Twitter @BigTenConf and @B1Gfootball or become a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook and receive exclusive updates. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 6 2

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Saturday Standouts: Numerous Big Ten standouts enjoyed successful outings on Saturday, offensively and defensively. Six conference student-athletes rushed for more than 100 yards, led by Iowa’s Mark Weisman, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota, while Co-Offensive Players of the Week Northwestern’s Kain Colter totaled 161 yards and four touchdowns against Indiana. Wildcat team- Taylor Martinez, Nebraska mate Trevor Siemian led the Big Ten in passing with 308 yards, while Purdue’s Caleb TerBush, Jr., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial • Totaled 288 yards of total offense and helped Nebraska Illinois’ Nathan Scheelhaase and Michigan State’s Andrew Maxwell each passed for more than 250 rally from a 17-point second-half deficit to defeat yards on Saturday. Ohio State’ Corey Brown caught a Big Ten season-high 12 passes versus Michigan Wisconsin on Saturday State, while Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis had 142 yards receiving against Nebraska. Defensively, • Threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for Wisconsin’s Mike Taylor had 15 tackles, one of 11 conference performers with 10 or more tackles 107 more and a touchdown last Saturday. Meanwhile, Purdue’s Kawann Short’s three tackles for loss was tops in the conference • Had a hand in three straight Nebraska touchdowns, last week as seven others also finished with two or more tackles for loss last weekend. A complete completing a 3-yard pass to Rex Burkhead in the second list of Week 4 stat leaders can be found on the Big Ten football blog at bigten.org. quarter, rushing for a 38-yarder and converting on a 10- yard strike to Kyler Reed in the third quarter Ranking Among the Nation’s Best: Numerous Big Ten standouts rank among the top 10 national- • Wins his third career Big Ten Offensive Player of the ly, according to the latest statistics released by the NCAA. Offensively, Michigan State’s Le’Veon Week award Bell ranks sixth in the country in rushing yards per game (131.0), while Nebraska’s Ameer • Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Abdullah and Northwestern’s Venric Mark rank in the top 10 in all-purpose yardage. Abdullah is Taylor Martinez (Sept. 3, 2012) eighth nationally at 178.6 yards per game, while Mark is ninth at 176.8 yards per contest. Defensively, a pair of Big Ten linebackers rank in the top 10 in tackles per game, with Iowa’s Kain Colter, Northwestern Anthony Hitchens ranking third at 12.6 tackles per game and Wisconsin’s Mike Taylor seventh at Jr., QB, Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek • Finished with 297 yards of total offense and four 11 stops per game. Mark ranks second in the country in punt return average at 25.83 yards per touchdowns, helping Northwestern to a win over Indiana return, while three conference place kickers are among the top five in field goals per game, on Saturday and a 5-0 start to the season including Northwestern’s Jeff Budzien (third, 2.20), Iowa’s Mike Meyer (fifth, 2.0) and Michigan • Scored all four touchdowns on the ground, rushing for State’s Dan Conroy (fifth, 2.0). 164 yards and catching nine passes for 131 yards as part of Northwestern’s record 704 yards of total offense Doing Their Part: In the six Big Ten games last Saturday, three contests featured touchdowns by the • Scored on touchdown runs of eight, eight, 15 and 22 defenses and special teams. Three touchdowns came by way of interceptions, while the fourth yards, scoring once in each quarter came on a kickoff return. Indiana’s Tevin Coleman found the end zone with a 96-yard kickoff return • Claims his second career Big Ten Offensive Player of the for the Hoosiers, the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Big Ten player this season. Iowa’s Week honor, and first this season Christian Kirksey intercepted a Minnesota pass and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown, giving the • Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Hawkeyes their final score of the day. A pair of Boilermakers returned interceptions for touchdowns Kain Colter (Nov. 7, 2011) against Marshall. For the fourth time in his career, Ricardo Allen returned an interception for a touchdown after returning his pick 39 yards for a score. On the ensuing Marshall possession, Josh Defensive of the Week Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown. Michael Mauti, Penn State Sr., LB, Mandeville, La./Mandeville • Finished with six tackles and two interceptions as part More Than a Win at Stake: In a conference that features 16 traditional trophy games, one travel- of a Penn State defensive effort that held Illinois to seven ing keepsake will be up for grabs on Saturday. This weekend, Michigan State travels to Indiana for points on Saturday the 55th meeting with the Old Brass Spittoon on the line. The trophy game began in 1950, and • Intercepted his first pass at the goal line, returning it 99 the Spartans own a 41-12-1 advantage in the series. Michigan State has won three straight con- yards to the Illinois one-yard line to keep the Illini off the tests in the series, an holds a 41-15-1 overall advantage in the series. Last weekend, Iowa defeat- scoreboard at the end of the first half ed Minnesota to reclaim the Floyd of Rosedale. • Picked off his second pass of the day in the third quarter, setting up Penn State’s final touchdown drive Leaders in the Classroom: Eight Big Ten student-athletes were among 50 Football Bowl • Wins the third weekly award of his career and second Subdivision (FBS) players to be named semifinalists for the National Football Foundation’s William this season V. Campbell Trophy. The Big Ten is one of only two FBS conferences with eight or more student- • Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: athletes named semifinalists for the award, with recognizes an individual as the absolute best Michael Mauti (Sept. 17, 2012) scholar-athlete in the nation. Big Ten semifinalists are Indiana’s Adam Replogle, Iowa’s James Vandenberg, Nebraska’s Rex Burkhead, Northwestern’s Patrick Ward, Ohio State’s Ben Buchanan, Special Teams Player of the Week Penn State’s Pete Massaro, Purdue’s Robert Maci and Wisconsin’s Shelton Johnson. Four student- Brett Maher, Nebraska athletes from Big Ten schools have won the Campbell Trophy, a group that includes Nebraska’s Sr., P/K, Kearney, Neb./Kearney • Kicked the game-tying field goal in the third quarter Rob Zatechka (1994) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) and Ohio State’s Bobby Hoying (1995) and and the game-winning field in the fourth quarter to give Craig Krenzel (2003). Nebraska a 30-27 victory over Wisconsin • Was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and converted on all three extra points BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS • Had three punts for 140 yards, an average of 46.7, and one punt inside the 20 in which he pinned Wisconsin at Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only its own 10-yard line for its final drive LEGENDS DIVISION • Wins his fourth Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 111-89 (17th) 99-68 (14th) 59-47 award Brady Hoke, MICH 60-54 (10th) 13-4 (2nd) 6-2 • Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Mark Dantonio, MSU 65-41 (9th) 47-24 (6th) 27-14 Ameer Abdullah (Sept. 24, 2012) Jerry Kill, MINN 134-83 (19th) 7-10 (2nd) 2-7 Bo Pelini, NEB 43-17 (5th) 43-17 (5th) 6-3 Freshman of the Week Pat Fitzgerald, NU 45-36 (7th) 45-36 (7th) 22-27 Mason Monheim, Illinois LB, Orrville, Ohio/Orrville LEADERS DIVISION • Recorded a game-high 11 tackles, including four solo Tim Beckman, ILL 23-19 (4th) 2-3 (1st) 0-1 stops, against Penn State on Saturday Kevin Wilson, IND 3-13 (2nd) 3-13 (2nd) 0-9 • Forced his second fumble of the season Urban Meyer, OSU 109-23 (11th) 5-0 (1st) 1-0 • Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Bill O’Brien, PSU 3-2 (1st) 3-2 (1st) 1-0 • Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Danny Hope, PUR 54-44 (9th) 19-22 (4th) 10-14 Donovonn Young (Sept. 26, 2011) Bret Bielema, WIS 63-21 (7th) 63-21 (7th) 33-16 HONORING LEGENDS. 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NON-CONFERENCE BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30 SCHEDULE according to NCAA national database as of Sept. 30 (Number in parenthesis indicates total INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM LEADERS times a Big Ten team will face an opponent from this conference.) Rk Player, School Statistic Rk Player, School Statistic Rk School Statistic TOTAL OFFENSE TACKLES PER GAME SCORING OFFENSE ACC (2) 1-1 19. Denard Robinson, MICH 319.50 3. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.60 10. Nebraska 44.80 Boston College 1-0 26. Braxton Miller, OSU 302.00 7. Mike Taylor, WIS 11.00 13. Purdue 42.50 Virginia 0-1 23. James Morris, IOWA 10.00 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 30. Ryan Shazier, OSU 9.60 TOTAL OFFENSE Big 12 (1) 0-1 Iowa State 0-1 6. Le’Veon Bell, MSU 131.00 Michael Mauti, PSU 9.60 13. Nebraska 521.40 13. Braxton Miller, OSU 115.40 17. Indiana 510.00 Big East (3) 3-0 14. Denard Robinson, MICH 110.25 TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME Syracuse (2) 2-0 17. Venric Mark, NU 107.60 21. Kawann Short, PUR 1.75 PASSING OFFENSE Temple 1-0 26. Mark Weisman, IOWA 103.00 20. Indiana 311.00 SACKS PER GAME Big Sky (1) 1-0 PASS EFFICIENCY 20. Kawann Short, PUR 1.00 RUSHING OFFENSE Idaho State 1-0 11. Taylor Martinez, NEB 169.63 5. Nebraska 305.80 Big South (1) 1-0 INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 9. Northwestern 255.80 Charleston Southern 1-0 RECEPTIONS PER GAME 15. Travis Howard, OSU 0.60 21. Ohio State 224.50 22. O.J. Ross, PUR 6.75 25. Landon Feichter, PUR 0.50 Colonial (1) 1-0 30. Allen Robinson, PSU 6.40 Josh Johnson, PUR 0.50 TOTAL DEFENSE New Hampshire 1-0 Cory Brown, OSU 6.40 9. Michigan State 263.40 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21. Iowa 315.00 Conference USA (5) 5-0 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 14. Kenny Bell, NEB 29.67 25. Minnesota 320.80 Central Florida 1-0 18. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 99.75 Marshall 1-0 Southern Miss 1-0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE PASS DEFENSE UAB 1-0 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 2. Venric Mark, NU 25.83 9. Michigan 154.50 UTEP 1-0 8. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 178.60 17. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 15.00 12. Michigan State 167.20 9. Venric Mark, NU 176.80 23. Minnesota 181.60 Great West (1) 1-0 17. Le’Veon Bell, MSU 159.60 PUNTING AVERAGE 27. Nebraska 188.00 South Dakota 1-0 20. Mike Sadler, MSU 44.78 SCORING PER GAME 25. Cody Webster, PUR 44.13 RUSH DEFENSE Independent (5) 1-3 Navy (2) 1-0 17. Jeff Budzien, NU 10.40 13. Northwestern 90.00 Notre Dame (3) 0-3 19. Brett Maher, NEB 10.00 FIELD GOALS PER GAME 17. Michigan State 96.20 3. Jeff Budzien, NU 2.20 19. Ohio State 100.80 MAC (12) 9-3 5. Mike Meyer, IOWA 2.00 23. Purdue 106.50 Ball State 0-1 Dan Conroy, MSU 2.00 25. Iowa 111.00 Central Michigan (2) 1-1 29. Brett Maher, NEB 1.40 Eastern Michigan (2) 2-0 SCORING DEFENSE Massachusetts (2) 2-0 12. Michigan State 12.80 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Northern Illinois 1-0 14. Penn State 13.60 Ohio 0-1 25. Ohio State 17.00 Western Michigan (2) 2-0 28. Iowa 17.40

Missouri Valley (3) 3-0 Indiana State 1-0 WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCE Northern Iowa (2) 2-0 The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Mountain West (3) 3-0 CT and continue through November 20. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the con- Air Force 1-0 clusion of each call through Thursday of each week. They will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contact Boise State 1-0 the Big Ten Communications office for the phone number and weekly passcode. UNLV 1-0

Ohio Valley (1) 1-0 The coaches order on each call is as follows. All times are CT. Eastern Kentucky 1-0 LEGENDS DIVISION COACHES LEADERS DIVISION COACHES 11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan 12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois Pac-12 (4) 1-3 11:10 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 12:10 p.m. - Danny Hope, Purdue Arizona State 0-1 California 1-0 11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska 12:20 p.m. - Bill O’Brien, Penn State Oregon State 0-1 11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 12:30 p.m. - Bret Bielema, Wisconsin UCLA 0-1 11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State 11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota 12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana SEC (2) 1-1 Alabama 0-1 2012 NO PLAYS Vanderbilt 1-0 LEGENDS DIVISION LEADERS DIVISION Sun Belt (1) 1-0 School Does Not Play: School Does Not Play: Arkansas State 1-0 Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin Illinois Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska Michigan Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin Indiana Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska WAC (2) 1-1 Michigan State Illinois, Penn State, Purdue Ohio State Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern Louisiana Tech 0-1 Utah State 1-0 Minnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State Penn State Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota Nebraska Illinois, Indiana, Purdue Purdue Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern Combined non-conference record: 34-13 Northwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin Wisconsin Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern

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2012 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BIG TEN FOOTBALL Date Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman MEDIA CONTACTS 9-3 Le’Veon Bell, MSU Derrick Wells, MINN Mike Meyer, IOWA Frankie Williams, PUR Taylor Martinez, NEB Venric Mark, NU LEGENDS DIVISION 9-10 Denard Robinson, MICH Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Cody Webster, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH Iowa 9-17 Braxton Miller, OSU Michael Mauti, PSU Jeff Budzien, NU Nate Sudfeld, IND Steve Roe Deion Barnes, PSU [email protected] 9-24 Le’Veon Bell, MSU Chris Borland, WIS Ameer Abdullah, NEB Imani Cross, NEB Phone: (319) 335-9411 9-31 Taylor Martinez, NEB Michael Mauti, PSU Brett Maher, NEB Mason Monheim, ILL Kain Colter, NU Michigan Justin Dickens [email protected] Phone: (734) 763-4423

2012 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE Michigan State ALL GAMES CONFERENCE GAMES John Lewandowski Games Total Average Sellouts Games Total Average Sellouts [email protected] Aug. 31-Sept. 1 8 571,822 71,478 3 ------Phone: (517) 355-2271 Sept. 8 5 366,518 73,304 3 ------Sept. 15 12 840,448 70,037 5 ------Minnesota Sept. 22 9 634,202 70,466 4 ------Paul Rovnak Sept. 29 6 358,596 59,766 3 5 313,115 62,623 3 [email protected] Oct. 6 Phone: (612) 625-9379 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nebraska Nov. 3 Keith Mann Nov. 10 [email protected] Nov. 17 Phone: (402) 472-2263 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 40 2,771,586 69,290 18 5 313,115 62,623 3 Northwestern Paul Kennedy [email protected] Phone: (847) 467-2028 BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS LEADERS DIVISION Total Offense Rushing Touchdowns Kickoff Return Yards Illinois 12,692 Brees, PUR 1997-00 71 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 3,215 Stoudermire, MINN 2008- Kent Brown 11,790 Weber, MINN 2007-10 68 Thompson, IND 1986-89 3,025 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 [email protected] 11,576 Basanez, NU 2002-05 61 Ball, WIS 2009- Derek Neal 11,511 Painter, PUR 2005-08 56 Johnson, OSU 1973-76 Kickoff Return Average [email protected] 11,364 Randle El, IND 1998-01 55 Thomas, MICH 1997-00 28.8 Brown, PUR 1968-70 Phone: (217) 333-1391 10,594 Williams, ILL 2006-09 48 Sheets, PUR 2005-08 26.9 Howard, MICH 1989-91 10,254 Long, IOWA 1981-85 47 Wheatley, MICH 1991-94 26.3 Carter, MICH 1979-82 Indiana 9,653 Orton, PUR 2001-04 46 Byars, OSU 1982-85 26.2 Duncan, NU 1983-86 Jeff Keag 9,300 Henne, MICH 2004-07 44 Marek, WIS 1972-75 26.0 Hill, IOWA 1998-01 9,134 Herrmann, PUR 1977-80 George, OSU 1992-95 25.5 Cobb, MSU 2003-04 [email protected] 9,101 Robinson, MICH 2009- 39 Robinson, MICH 2009- 25.3 Thomas, ILL 2003-06 Phone: (812) 855-6209 25.1 Stoudermire, MINN 2008- Rushing Yards by a Quarterback Total Touchdowns Ohio State 3,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01 71 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 Interception Touchdowns Jerry Emig 3,670 Robinson, MICH 2009- 68 Thompson, IND 1986-89 5 Fletcher, WIS 1998-00 [email protected] 2,557 Williams, ILL 2006-09 67 Ball, WIS 2009- 4 Wilbur, IND 1978-82 Phone: (614) 247-7023 2,176 Leach, MICH 1975-78 58 Johnson, OSU 1973-76 Allen, PUR 2010- 2,150 Foggie, MINN 1984-87 56 Thomas, MICH 1997-00 Penn State 2,080 Greene, OSU 1972-75 54 Wheatley, MICH 1991-94 Forced Fumbles Jeff Nelson 1,767 Bollinger, WIS 1999-02 Sheets, PUR 2005-08 14 Kerrigan, PUR 2007-10 [email protected] 1,714 Kern, OSU 1968-70 50 Byars, OSU 1982-85 13 Rice, ILL 1992-95 Phone: (814) 865-1757 1,706 Baggett, MSU 1973-75 45 George, OSU 1992-95 Sanders, IOWA 2000-03 1,677 Lewis, IND 2005-08 44 Marek, WIS 1972-75 12 Looney, PUR 1977-80 Purdue 1,575 Gray, MINN 2009- Hill, WIS 2006-08 11 Borland, WIS 2009-10 Matt Rector 1,532 Scheelhaase, ILL 2010- 39 Robinson, MICH 2009- Consecutive PATs Made [email protected] Rushing Yards Points 126 Carlson, MICH 1989-91 Phone: (765) 494-3196 7,125 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 426 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 119 Conway, PSU 1994-96 5,589 Griffin, OSU 1972-75 425 Kelly, PSU 2005-08 111 Summers, PUR 2006-08 Wisconsin 5,299 A. Thompson, IND 1986-89 412 Thompson, IND 1986-89 107 Stoyanovich, IND 1986-88 Brian Lucas 5,040 Hart, MICH 2004-07 404 Ball, WIS 2009- 98 Dimke, ILL 2008-11 [email protected] 4,887 White, MSU 1984-87 86 Williams, OSU 1991-93 Phone: (608) 262-1811 4,676 Davis, WIS 2001-04 Kickoff Returns 83 Nystrom, MINN 2000-02 4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 1986-89 135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 Nugent, OSU 2002-04 4,485 Anderson, NU 1998-01 128 Stoudermire, MINN 2008- Wagner, PSU 2007-10 4,472 Thomas, MICH 1997-00 78 Kelly, PSU 2007-08 4,398 Ringer, MSU 2005-08 Wiggs, PUR 2008-11 3,760 Ball, WIS 2009- 70 Budzien, NU 2010- HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 6 5

BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - SEPT. 30 USA TODAY COACHES - SEPT. 30

Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev. Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev. 1 Alabama (60) 5-0 1500 1 1 Alabama (57) 5-0 1472 1 2 Oregon 5-0 1430 2 2 Oregon 5-0 1403 2 3 Florida State 5-0 1349 4 3 LSU (1) 5-0 1327 3 4 LSU 5-0 1310 3 4 Florida State (1) 5-0 1301 4 5 Georgia 5-0 1252 5 5 Georgia 5-0 1227 5 6 South Carolina 5-0 1152 6 6 South Carolina 5-0 1161 6 7 Kansas State 4-0 1123 7 7 West Virginia 4-0 1137 7 8 West Virginia 4-0 1066 9 8 Kansas State 4-0 1050 8 9 Notre Dame 4-0 1043 10 9 Texas 4-0 981 10 10 Florida 4-0 937 11 10 Notre Dame 4-0 915 11 11 Texas 4-0 932 12 11 Florida 4-0 883 12 12 OHIO STATE 5-0 793 14 12 USC 3-1 784 13 13 USC 3-1 703 13 13 TCU 4-0 749 14 14 Oregon State 3-0 647 18 14 Oklahoma 2-1 684 15 15 Clemson 4-1 608 17 15 Clemson 4-1 626 16 15 TCU 4-0 608 15 16 Louisville 5-0 524 17 17 Oklahoma 2-1 581 16 17 Oregon State 3-0 453 21 18 Stanford 3-1 509 8 18 Stanford 3-1 452 9 19 Louisville 5-0 404 19 19 Mississippi State 4-0 422 19 20 Mississippi State 4-0 306 21 20 NEBRASKA 4-1 415 20 21 NEBRASKA 4-1 240 22 21 Rutgers 4-0 206 25 22 Rutgers 4-0 160 23 22 NORTHWESTERN 5-0 202 NR 23 Washington 3-1 159 NR 23 Cincinnati 3-0 175 NR 24 NORTHWESTERN 5-0 143 NR 24 Texas Tech 4-0 108 NR 25 UCLA 4-1 122 NR 25 Boise State 3-1 83 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati 72, Boise State 53, Texas Others Receiving Votes: Washington 63, Texas A&M 61, UCLA A&M 51, MICHIGAN STATE 43, Texas Tech 39, MICHIGAN 58, Louisiana Tech 56, MICHIGAN STATE 45, Baylor 41, Arizona 38, Louisiana Tech 37, Baylor 31, Ohio 30, Arizona State 15, State 40, Miami (Fla.) 17, MICHIGAN 11, Ohio 11, Louisiana- Arizona 4, Miami (Fla.) 4, Iowa State 3, Tennessee 3. Monroe 8, WISCONSIN 6, PURDUE 6, San Jose State 4, Okla- homa State 3, Toledo 1, Tulsa 1, Virginia Tech 1.

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BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

BIG TEN NATIONAL Nagurski Trophy Mackey Award Butkus Award (Nation’s Top Defensive Player) (Nation’s Top Tight End) (Nation’s Top Linebacker) AWARD WINNERS Jonathan Brown, ILL Ted Bolser, IND Jonathan Brown, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL C.J. Fiedorowicz, IOWA James Morris, IOWA AFCA Good Works Team Micah Hyde, IOWA Dion Sims, MSU Denicos Allen, MSU (Dedication to community service and Jordan Kovacs, MICH Kyler Reed, NEB Max Bullough, MSU off-field accomplishments) Johnny Adams, MSU Jake Stoneburner, OSU David Nwabuisi, NU Patrick Omameh, MICH Max Bullough, MSU Jacob Pedersen, WIS Etienne Sabino, OSU Rex Burkhead, NEB William Gholston, MSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Derrick Wells, MINN Lombardi Trophy Michael Mauti, PSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU (College Lineman of the Year) Chris Borland, WIS BIG TEN NATIONAL John Simon, OSU Jonathan Brown, ILL Gerald Hodges, PSU Michael Buchanan, ILL Thorpe Award AWARD SEMIFINALISTS Ricardo Allen, PUR Akeem Spence, ILL (Nation’s Top Defensive Back) Campbell Trophy Kawann Short, PUR James Morris, IOWA Johnny Adams, MSU (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) Chris Borland, WIS Kenny Demens, MICH Isaiah Lewis, MSU Adam Replogle, IND Mike Taylor, WIS Taylor Lewan, MICH C.J. Barnett, OSU James Vandenberg, IOWA Denicos Allen, MSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Rex Burkhead, NEB Davey O’Brien Award Max Bullough, MSU Patrick Ward, NU (Nation’s Top Quarterback) Chris McDonald, MSU Hornung Award Ben Buchanan, OSU Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL William Gholston, MSU (Nation’s Most Versatile Player) Pete Massaro, PSU James Vandenberg, IOWA Marcus Rush, MSU Tommy Davis, ILL Robert Maci, PUR Denard Robinson, MICH Spencer Long, NEB Terry Hawthorne, ILL Shelton Johnson, WIS Taylor Martinez, NEB Baker Steinkuhler, NEB Ameer Abdullah, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU Venric Mark, NU John Simon, OSU Jordan Hall, OSU Maxwell Award Manning Award Jake Stoneburner, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS (Nation’s Top Player) (Nation’s Top Quarterback) Jordan Hill, PSU James Vandenberg, IOWA James Vandenberg, IOWA Gerald Hodges, PSU Groza Award Denard Robinson, MICH Denard Robinson, MICH Kawann Short, PUR (Nation’s Top Placekicker) Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH Taylor Martinez, NEB Chris Borland, WIS Mitch Ewald, IND Le’Veon Bell, MSU Travis Frederick, WIS Mike Meyer, IOWA Rex Burkhead, NEB Doak Walker Award Mike Taylor, WIS Brendan Gibbons, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU (Nation’s Top Running Back) Ricky Wagner, WIS Dan Conroy, MSU Montee Ball, WIS Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH Brett Maher, NEB Le’Veon Bell, MSU Outland Trophy Drew Basil, OSU Walter Camp Award Rex Burkhead, NEB (Nation’s Best Interior Lineman) (Nation’s Top Player) Jordan Hall, OSU Graham Pocic, ILL Ray Guy Award Denard Robinson, MICH Montee Ball, WIS Akeem Spence, ILL (Nation’s Top Punter) William Gholston, MSU James White, WIS James Ferentz, IOWA Brett Maher, NEB Rex Burkhead, NEB Taylor Lewan, MICH Montee Ball, WIS Biletnikoff Award: Chris McDonald, MSU Rodgers Return Specialist Award (Nation’s Top Wide Receiver) Spencer Long, NEB (Nation’s Top Return Specialist) Bednarik Award Keenan Davis, IOWA Baker Steinkuhler, NEB Ameer Abdullah, NEB (Nation’s Top Defensive Player) Roy Roundtree, MICH Johnathan Hankins, OSU Venric Mark, NU Jonathan Brown, ILL Corey Brown, OSU Jordan Hill, PSU Jordan Hall, OSU Michael Buchanan, ILL Jared Abbrederis, WIS Kawann Short, PUR Raheem Mostert, PUR Micah Hyde, IOWA Travis Frederick, WIS Jared Abbrederis, WIS James Morris, IOWA Rimington Trophy Ricky Wagner, WIS Johnny Adams, MSU (Nation’s Top Center) Senior CLASS Award Denicos Allen, MSU Graham Pocic, ILL Hendricks Award Adam Replogle, IND Max Bullough, MSU Will Matte, IND (Nation’s Top Defensive End) Rex Burkhead, NEB William Gholston, MSU James Ferentz, IOWA Michael Buchanan, ILL John Simon, OSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU Brandon Vitabile, NU Craig Roh, MICH Montee Ball, WIS John Simon, OSU Matt Stankiewitch, PSU William Gholston, MSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Travis Frederick, WIS Cameron Meredith, NEB Michael Mauti, PSU John Simon, OSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 6 7 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 1, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2012. FOX will serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big QUICK FACTS Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 Stadium will host the title games through 2015. Time: 8:17 p.m. ET Television: FOX The champion of the Legends Division will meet the champion of Site: Indianapolis, Ind. the Leaders Division, with the winner earning the Big Ten Cham- Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium pionship and a chance to play in either the Rose Bowl Game or Surface: FieldTurf Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. Capacity: 66,159 Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. New for the 2012 game, tickets can also be reserved at BTN.com/TeamTix, a new ticket reservation system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media (FMM) and BTN. Go to bigten.org for more information.

Big Ten Football Awards

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recog- NAME OF AWARD NAMED FOR nizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2012 campaign. The Big Ten’s enhanced football awards pro- Championship Game Awards gram presents 18 individual trophies in addition to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Big Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois these football awards honor just a small sampling of the (media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State countless student-athletes and coaches who have con- Postcollegiate Awards tributed to the conference’s rich and storied history. (vote by school administrators) Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately Nile Kinnick, Iowa following the regular season, including awards for the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, Anthony Thompson, Indiana offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defen- Annual Awards sive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual (combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted) position awards features the names of two former stu- Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern dent-athletes. Eddie George, Ohio State The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference’s Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota top coaches, offensive and defensive players and line- Charles Woodson, Michigan men and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards. (coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan Media voters will continue to select the Dave McClain Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin Coach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972, (media vote only) while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coach Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota of the Year award. The top offensive player will receive Antwaan Randle El, Indiana the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award, Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska the best defensive player will be awarded the Nagurski- Orlando Pace, Ohio State Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State best first-year standout will receive the Thompson- Courtney Brown, Penn State Randle El Freshman of the Year award. Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game Drew Brees, Purdue will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game Ron Dayne, Wisconsin will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State MVP award. The conference also created two postcolle- Rod Woodson, Purdue giate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award and Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the Desmond Howard, Michigan former standouts appearing in each award’s name, Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State appears to the right. 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 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 6 8

MICHIGAN STATE at INDIANA Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • Noon ET • Bloomington, Ind. • Memorial Stadium (52,929) BTN • Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jon Jansen Series: Michigan State leads 41-15-2 • Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Michigan State 55, Indiana 3

MICHIGAN STATE (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) INDIANA (2-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 65-41 (9th year) At Michigan State: 47-24 (6th year) Career: 3-13 (2nd year) At Indiana: 3-13 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Offense: Multiple Rush: Le’Veon Bell (134-655 yards, 5 TDs) Rush: Stephen Houston (42-255 yards, 4 TDs) and Pass: Andrew Maxwell (103-185, 1,138 yards, 4 TDs) D’Angelo Roberts (42-179 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Dion Sims (24-313 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Cameron Coffman (53-80, 519 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Rec.: Cody Latimer (18-320 yards, 2 TDs) Tackles: Max Bullough (38 tackles) Defense: 4-3 Sacks: Denicos Allen (1.0-9 yards), William Gholston (1.0-7 yards) Tackles: David Cooper (28 tackles) Chris Norman (1.0-6 yards) and Johnny Adams (1.0-2 yards) Sacks: Larry Black (2.0-7 yards) Int.: Isaiah Lewis (1-40 yards), Johnny Adams (1-0 yards), Int: Greg Heban (1-24 yards), Alexander Webb (1-9 yards) and Kurtis Drummond (1-0 yards) and RJ Williamson (1-0 yards) Brian Williams (1-4 yards)

Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, [email protected] Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, [email protected]

#24/22 NORTHWESTERN at PENN STATE Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • Noon ET • University Park, Pa. • Beaver Stadium (106,572) ESPN • Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Series: Penn State leads 4-3* • Last Meeting: Nov. 6. 2004: Northwestern 14, Penn State 7*

NORTHWESTERN (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) PENN STATE (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Coach: Bill O’Brien Career: 45-36 (7th year) At Northwestern: 45-36 (7th year) Career: 3-2 (1st year) At Penn State: 3-2 (1st year) Offense: Spread Offense: Multiple Rush: Venric Mark (101-538 yards, 5 TDs) Rush: Zach Zwinak (40-196 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (58-84, 672 yards, 1 TD) and Pass: Matt McGloin (101-170, 1,217 yards, 10 TDs) Kain Colter (45-68, 369 yards, 2 TDs) and Rec.: Allen Robinson (32-439 yards, 5 TDs) Rec.: Demetrius Fields (21-178 yards, 1 TD) and Defense: Multiple Tony Jones (14-203 yards) Tackles: Michael Mauti (48 tackles) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Sacks: Deion Barnes (3.5-9 yards) Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (39 tackles) Int: Michael Mauti (2-105 yards) Sacks: Tyler Scott (3.0-19 yards) Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards) and Nick VanHoose (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, [email protected]

Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, [email protected] * Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011

ILLINOIS at WISCONSIN Leaders Division Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 2:30 p.m. CT • Madison, Wis. • Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market) • Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Danny Kannell, Maria Taylor Game Series: Illinois leads 36-35-7 • Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Wisconsin 28, Illinois 17

ILLINOIS (2-3 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) WISCONSIN (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 23-19 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-3 (1st year) Career: 63-21 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 63-21 (7th year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Donovonn Young (55-222 yards, 2 TDs) Rush: Montee Ball (125-450 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (47-75, 481 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Joel Stave (26-46, 439 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Ryan Lankford (23-347 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (20-399 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Ashante Williams (34 tackles) Tackles: Mike Taylor (55 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (2.5-31 yards) Sacks: Chris Borland (3.0-15 yards) Int.: Ashante Williams (1-60 yards, 1 TD), Mason Monheim (1-20 yards), Michael Buchanan (1-0 yards) and Earnest Thomas (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, [email protected]

Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 [email protected], [email protected]

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MICHIGAN at PURDUE Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 4 p.m. ET • West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) BTN • Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman Series: Michigan leads 43-14 • Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2011: Michigan 36, Purdue 14

MICHIGAN (2-2 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) PURDUE (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Coach: Danny Hope Career: 60-54 (10th year) At Michigan: 13-4 (2nd year) Career: 54-44 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-22 (4th year) Offense: Pro Style Offense: Spread Rush: Denard Robinson (66-441 yards, 4 TDs) Rush: Akeem Shavers (58-240 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (54-99, 837 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Caleb TerBush (51-80, 531 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Devin Gardner (11-195 yards, 3 TDs) and Rec.: Antavion Edison (24-285 yards, 5 TDs) and O.J. Ross (27-236 yards) Jeremy Gallon (11-179 yards) Defense: 4-3 Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Will Lucas (19 tackles) Tackles: Jordan Kovacs (30 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (3.0-22 yards) Sacks: Joe Bolden (1.0-24 yards) and Will Campbell (1.0-16 yards) Int: Landon Feichter (2-36 yards, 1 TD) and Int: Raymon Taylor (1-7 yards) and Thomas Gordon (1-0 yards) Josh Johnson (2-74 yards, 1 TD)

Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, [email protected] Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, [email protected]

#21/20 NEBRASKA at #12/- OHIO STATE Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 8 p.m. ET • Columbus, Ohio • Ohio Stadium (102,329) ABC • Announcers: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe Series: Ohio State leads 2-1 • Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2011: Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27

NEBRASKA (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) OHIO STATE (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 43-17 (5th year) At Nebraska: 43-17 (5th year) Career: 109-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 5-0 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Offense: Spread Rush: Ameer Abdullah (79-486 yards, 5 TDs) and Rush: Braxton Miller (90-577 yards, 7 TDs) Rex Burkhead (29-274 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (76-121, 933 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (82-121, 1,059 yards, 11 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (32-317 yards, 1 TD) and Rec.: Quincy Enunwa (16-173 yards, 1 TD) and Devin Smith (19-351 yards, 4 TDs) Kenny Bell (15-330 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (48 tackles) Tackles: Will Compton (44 tackles) Sacks: Etienne Sabino (2.0-17 yards) Sacks: Eric Martin (3.5-22 yards) Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards) Int: Charley Evans (1-29 yards, 1 TD), Josh Mitchell (1-0 yards) and P.J. Smith (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, [email protected]

Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, [email protected]

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten two division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to participate in a championship game, then the participant(s) in the Big Ten championship game postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanctions shall shall be determined by the following procedure: not be eligible to participate in the Big Ten football championship game. The winner of the Big Ten football championship game will represent the Conference a) If the ineligible team is tied for the division championship, then the team in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) unless a conference team other than the it tied with shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll. b) If two or more teams are tied with an ineligible team for the division championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in teams revert to the tie-break procedure. the event of a tie: c) The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. (a) If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied d) If there is a division runner-up tie, then the tied teams shall revert to the teams shall be the representative tie-break procedure. (b) If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 7 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. control of the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional 1. The records of the three tied teams will be compared against each tie-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following other procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representative to 2. The records of the three tied teams will be compared within their the Bowl Championship Series: division 3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next a) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll will automatically highest placed teams in their division in order of finish (4, 5, and 6) be placed in the BCS championship game. 4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all b) If the two divisional representatives met previously in the season and common conference opponents; neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings, the team 5. The highest ranked team in the first Bowl Championship Series Poll ranked highest in the final BCS standings shall be the representative following the completion of Big Ten regular season conference play to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within five or fewer places of shall be the representative in the Big Ten Championship Game, the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the two unless the two highest ranked tied teams are ranked within one teams shall determine the Conference’s BCS representative. spot of each other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head c) If the two divisional representatives did not meet previously during the results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS representative in the Big Ten Championship representative. 6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding d) If the two teams are tied in the BCS standings, the team with the best exempted games] shall be the representative overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representative. 7. The representative will be chosen by random draw. e) If the two teams remain tied after d), the team with the best combined record of the tied teams against all common Big Ten opponents each team played that season shall be the BCS representative. f) If the two teams remain tied after e), the representative will be the team with the best overall winning percentage. g) If the two teams remain tied after f), the representative will be the team furthest removed from BCS participation. h) If the two teams remain tied after g), the representative shall be determined by a random draw.

BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL Dec. 26, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Noon ET, ESPN2 Detroit, Mich. Jacksonville, Fla. Big Ten vs. MAC Big Ten vs. SEC MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS OUTBACK BOWL Dec. 28, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 9 p.m. ET, ESPN 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Houston, Texas Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. Big 12 Big Ten vs. SEC BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL CAPITAL ONE BOWL Dec. 29, 2012 Jan. 1, 2013 10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN 1 p.m. ET, ABC Tempe, Ariz. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. Big 12 Big Ten vs. SEC TICKETCITY BOWL ROSE BOWL GAME Jan. 1, 2013 Jan. 1, 2013 Noon ET, ESPNU 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Dallas, Texas Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. C-USA Big Ten vs. Pac-12/BCS

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 6 11 TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION Legends Division Games in Bold IOWA MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 9/1 W, 18-17 vs. Northern Illinois [1] 52,117 9/1 L, 14-41 vs. #2/2 Alabama [1] 90,413 8/31 W, 17-13 #24/22 Boise State 78,709 9/8 L, 6-9 Iowa State 70,585 9/8 W, 31-25 Air Force 112,522 9/8 W, 41-7 at Central Michigan 35,127 9/15 W, 27-16 Northern Iowa 70,585 9/15 W, 63-13 Massachusetts 110,708 9/15 L, 3-20 #20/19 Notre Dame 79,219 9/22 L, 31-32 Central Michigan 70,585 9/22 L, 6-13 at #11/15 Notre Dame 80,795 9/22 W, 23-7 Eastern Michigan 74,204 9/29 W, 31-13 Minnesota 70,585 10/6 at Purdue 9/29 L, 16-17 #14/- Ohio State 76,705 10/13 at Michigan State 10/13 Illinois 10/6 at Indiana 10/20 Penn State 10/20 Michigan State 10/13 Iowa 10/27 at Northwestern 10/27 at Nebraska 10/20 at Michigan 11/3 at Indiana 11/3 at Minnesota 10/27 at Wisconsin 11/10 Purdue 11/10 Northwestern 11/3 Nebraska 11/17 at Michigan 11/17 Iowa 11/17 Northwestern 11/23 Nebraska 11/24 at Ohio State 11/24 at Minnesota

[1] - at Chicago, Ill. [1] - at Arlington, Texas MINNESOTA #21/20 NEBRASKA #24/22 NORTHWESTERN (4-1, 0-1 Big Ten) (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/30 W, 30-27 (3OT) at UNLV 16,013 9/1 W, 49-20 Southern Miss 85,425 9/1 W, 42-41 at Syracuse 37,830 9/8 W, 44-7 New Hampshire 47,022 9/8 L, 30-36 at UCLA 71,530 9/8 W, 23-13 Vanderbilt 31,644 9/15 W, 28-23 Western Michigan 44,921 9/15 W, 42-13 Arkansas State 85,290 9/15 W, 22-13 Boston College 32,597 9/22 W, 17-10 Syracuse 50,805 9/22 W, 73-7 Idaho State 84,923 9/22 W, 38-7 South Dakota 28,641 9/29 L, 13-31 at Iowa 70,585 9/29 W, 30-27 #-/23 Wisconsin 85,962 9/29 W, 44-29 Indiana 33,129 10/13 Northwestern 10/6 at #12/- Ohio State 10/6 at Penn State 10/20 at Wisconsin 10/20 at Northwestern 10/13 at Minnesota 10/27 Purdue 10/27 Michigan 10/20 Nebraska 11/3 Michigan 11/3 at Michigan State 10/27 Iowa 11/10 at Illinois 11/10 Penn State 11/10 at Michigan 11/17 at Nebraska 11/17 Minnesota 11/17 at Michigan State 11/24 Michigan State 11/23 at Iowa 11/24 Illinois

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION Leaders Division Games in Bold ILLINOIS INDIANA #14/- OHIO STATE (2-3, 0-1 Big Ten) (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 9/1 W, 24-7 Western Michigan 43,441 9/1 W, 24-17 Indiana State 41,882 9/1 W, 56-10 Miami (Ohio) 105,039 9/8 L, 14-45 at Arizona State 54,128 9/8 W, 45-6 at Massachusetts 16,304 9/8 W, 31-16 Central Florida 104,745 9/15 W, 44-0 Charleston Southern 45,369 9/15 L, 39-41 Ball State 48,186 9/15 W, 35-28 California 105,232 9/22 L, 24-52 Louisiana Tech 46,539 9/29 L, 29-44 at Northwestern 33,129 9/22 W, 29-15 UAB 105,019 9/29 L, 7-35 Penn State 46,734 10/6 Michigan State 9/29 W, 17-16 at #20/18 Michigan State 76,705 10/6 at Wisconsin 10/13 Ohio State 10/6 #21/20 Nebraska 10/13 at Michigan 10/20 at Navy 10/13 at Indiana 10/27 Indiana 10/27 at Illinois 10/20 Purdue 11/3 at Ohio State 11/3 Iowa 10/27 at Penn State 11/10 Minnesota 11/10 Wisconsin 11/3 Illinois 11/17 Purdue 11/17 at Penn State 11/17 at Wisconsin 11/24 at Northwestern 11/24 at Purdue 11/24 Michigan

PENN STATE PURDUE WISCONSIN (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 9/1 L, 14-24 Ohio 97,186 9/1 W, 48-6 Eastern Kentucky 40,572 9/1 W, 26-21 Northern Iowa 79,568 9/8 L, 16-17 at Virginia 56,087 9/8 L, 17-20 at #22/22 Notre Dame 80,795 9/8 L, 7-10 at Oregon State 42,189 9/15 W, 34-7 Navy 98,792 9/15 W, 54-16 Eastern Michigan 40,217 9/15 W, 16-14 Utah State 79,332 9/22 W, 24-13 Temple 93,680 9/29 W, 51-41 Marshall 45,481 9/22 W, 37-26 UTEP 79,806 9/29 W, 35-7 at Illinois 46,734 10/6 Michigan 9/29 L, 27-30 at #22/20 Nebraska 85,962 10/6 #24/22 Northwestern 10/13 Wisconsin 10/6 Illinois 10/20 at Iowa 10/20 at Ohio State 10/13 at Purdue 10/27 Ohio State 10/27 at Minnesota 10/20 Minnesota 11/3 at Purdue 11/3 Penn State 10/27 Michigan State 11/10 at Nebraska 11/10 at Iowa 11/10 at Indiana 11/17 Indiana 11/17 at Illinois 11/17 Ohio State 11/24 Wisconsin 11/24 Indiana 11/24 at Penn State HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS.