2019 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS PRESEASON NOTES BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. 2019 BIG TEN FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE AND GAME DATES • Ohio State was crowned Big Ten Champion after • The ninth annual Big Ten Football Championship its 45-24 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Game will once again determine the Big Ten Beginning of Date of Championship Game presented by Discover on Dec. Champion. The 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Spring Practice Spring Game 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It was the Game will be broadcast in prime time by FOX on EAST DIVISION Buckeyes’ 37th Big Ten title and second in as many Saturday, Dec. 7, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indiana March 2 April 12 years. Indianapolis. Maryland March 26 April 27 Michigan March 17 April 13 • Ohio State and Northwestern will look to repeat as • Beginning in 2016, each school played three teams Michigan State March 14 April 13 division champions this season, as the Wildcats fin- from the other division as part of its nine-game Ohio State March 6 April 13 ished 8-1 to win the West Division for the first time schedule. The cross-division games include one pro- and the Buckeyes completed the season with an 8-1 tected matchup on an annual basis between Indiana Penn State March 13 April 13 mark to claim the East Division, giving the Buckeyes and Purdue. As a result of the nine-game conference Rutgers March 8 April 13 at least a share of their seventh straight division schedule and the Big Ten's schedule rotation, every title. player will have the opportunity to play against WEST DIVISION every other team in the conference at least once Illinois March 26 April 13 • The 2019 campaign will feature 60 All-Big Ten play- during a four-year period. The Big Ten returned to a Iowa March 27 April 26 ers (18 first-team, 20 second-team, 22 third-team) nine-game conference schedule for all teams for the Minnesota March 12 April 13 and 78 honorable mention selections from last sea- first time since the 1983 and 1984 seasons. The Big Nebraska March 4 April 13 son. Ten schedules through the 2025 season can be Northwestern Feb. 26 N/A found at bigten.org. Purdue Feb. 25 April 6 • The winners of five of the 14 regular-season individ- Wisconsin March 26 April 13 ual awards from last season will also hit the field • The Big Ten continues to feature the largest and again this fall. Michigan’s Will Hart was named most diverse postseason lineup in conference histo- • Twelve Big Ten teams will square off against at Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year, Michigan State’s ry this season, with 16 potential bowl destinations least one non-conference team that participated in Kenny Willekes earned the Smith-Brown Defensive spread across the country. The Big Ten's bowl lineup a bowl game last season, with 21 of all 42 non-con- Lineman of the Year award, Purdue’s Rondale Moore is highlighted by games against quality opponents ference games featuring opponents coming off bowl was tabbed the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Conference USA trips. Michigan and Purdue will each face bowl and Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year, while and Mountain West in California, Florida, Michigan, teams in all three of their 2019 non-conference con- Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor earned Ameche-Dayne New York, Tennessee and Texas, along with the tests, while Maryland, Michigan State and Penn Running Back of the Year last season. opportunity to visit four other outstanding postsea- State will each play two bowl opponents outside the son venues as part of the College Football Playoff. conference schedule. • The Big Ten will welcome a pair of new head The Big Ten's bowl lineup allows teams and fans to coaches to the sidelines for the 2019 campaign in visit world-class cities while having the opportunity • Counting conference and non-conference contests, Maryland’s Michael Locksley and Ohio State’s Ryan to experience 11 different NFL stadiums, along with every Big Ten team will face at least six teams that Day. Locksley brings over 20 years of coaching expe- some of the most iconic venues in the country, played in a bowl game last season. Illinois, rience, including two separate stints at Maryland, including Rose Bowl Stadium, Cotton Bowl Stadium Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and totaling 10 years with the Terps. The winner of the and Yankee Stadium. These outstanding facilities Wisconsin lead the way with eight such contests, 2018 Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assis- have hosted or will host 30 different Super Bowls in followed by Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, tant coach, Locksley has spent the last three years 11 different stadiums. Northwestern and Rutgers with seven apiece. working under Nick Saban at the University of Alabama. Day, the Ohio State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who led the team to a 3-0 record at the start of the 2018 season, took over as head coach of the program on Jan. 2, following Urban Meyer’s retirement. BIG TEN’S TOP STATISTICAL RETURNEES FOR ALL GAMES Category Player, School 2018 Stats (Big Ten-National ranking) Rushing Jonathan Taylor, WIS 307 for 2,194 yards, 16 TDs, 168.77 ypg (1st-1st) Passing Avg. Peyton Ramsey, IND 296 of 447, 2,875 yards, 19 TDs, 239.6 ypg (3rd-35th) Passing Efficiency Shea Patterson, MICH 210 of 325, 2,600 yards, 22 TDs, 149.85 efficiency (2nd-22nd) Total Offense Adrian Martinez, NEB 487 plays, 3,246 yards (2,617 passing/629 rushing), 295.1 ypg (2nd-12th) Receptions Rondale Moore, PUR 114 for 1,258 yards, 12 TDs, 8.8 rpg (1st-2nd) Receiving Yards Rondale Moore, PUR 114 for 1,258 yards, 12 TDs, 96.8 ypg (1st-12th) All-Purpose Yards Jonathan Taylor, WIS 2,254 all-purpose yards (2194 rush/60 rec.), 173.4 per game (1st-3rd) Tackles Mohamed Barry, NEB 112 total (57 solo), 9.33 per game (2nd-37th) Sacks Carter Coughlin, MINN 9.5 (9 solo) for 50 yards, 0.73 per game (3rd-20th) Tackles For Loss Kenny Willekes, MSU 20.5 for 84 yards, 1.58 per game (1st-10th) Interceptions Geno Stone, IOWA 4 interceptions, 0.31 per game (6th-27th) Punting Blake Gillikin, PSU 64 punts for 2,813 yards, 43.95 avg. (1st-22nd) Field Goals Joseph Petrino, MD 12 field goals on 14 attempts, 85.7 percent, 1.2 per game (1st-15th) bigten.org 1 2019 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS PRESEASON NOTES 2018 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS RETURNING ALL-BIG TEN PLAYERS EAST DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM RETURNEES OFFENSE Conference Games All Games Jonathan Taylor, RB, WIS W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk Tyler Johnson, WR, MINN (media only) 1. Ohio State+* 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 6-0 W4 13-1 .929 7-0 3-1 3-0 W6 Michigan+ 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 5-1 L1 10-3 .769 7-0 3-2 0-1 L2 Rondale Moore, WR, PUR 3. Penn State 6-3 .667 3-2 3-1 3-3 W3 9-4 .692 5-2 4-1 0-1 L1 Tyler Biadasz, C, WIS 4. Michigan State 5-4 .556 2-3 3-1 4-2 W1 7-6 .538 4-3 3-2 0-1 L1 Jon Runyan, T, MICH (coaches only) 5. Maryland 3-6 .333 2-2 0-4 1-5 L4 5-7 .417 3-3 1-4 1-0 L4 6. Indiana 2-7 .222 1-4 1-2 2-4 L2 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L2 DEFENSE 7. Rutgers 0-9 .000 0-5 0-4 0-6 L11 1-11 .083 1-6 0-5 0-0 L11 Kenny Willekes, DL, MSU Yetur Gross-Matos, DL, PSU (media only) WEST DIVISION Joe Bachie, LB, MSU (coaches only) Lavert Hill, DB, MICH Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk 1. Northwestern+ 8-1 .889 3-1 5-0 6-0 W7 9-5 .643 3-4 5-0 1-1 W1 SPECIAL TEAMS 2. Wisconsin 5-4 .556 3-1 2-3 4-2 L1 8-5 .615 5-2 2-3 1-0 W1 Matt Coghlin, K, MSU (media only) Iowa 5-4 .556 2-2 3-2 3-3 W2 9-4 .692 5-2 3-2 1-0 W3 Will Hart, P, MICH Purdue 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 3-3 W1 6-7 .462 3-4 3-2 0-1 L1 Rondale Moore, RS, PUR (coaches only) 5. Minnesota 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 2-4 W1 7-6 .538 5-2 1-4 1-0 W2 6. Nebraska 3-6 .333 3-1 0-5 2-4 L1 4-8 .333 4-3 0-5 0-0 L1 ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM RETURNEES 7. Illinois 2-7 .222 1-3 1-4 1-5 L3 4-8 .333 3-3 1-4 0-1 L3 OFFENSE * - Big Ten Champion + - Division Champion Postseason participants in bold Anthony McFarland, RB, MD (media only) J.K. Dobbins, RB, OSU (coaches only) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST FOR 2019 Tyler Johnson, WR, MINN (coaches only) Ben Bredeson, G, MICH Starters Returning Starters Lost School Off. Def. K/P Total Off. Def. K/P Total Alaric Jackson, T, IOWA EAST DIVISION Indiana* 9 9 2 20 4 5 0 9 DEFENSE Maryland 4 5 1 10 7 6 1 14 Carter Coughlin, DL, MINN Michigan* 8 5 3 16 3 6 0 9 Chase Young, DL, OSU (coaches only) Michigan State* 9 8 2 19 3 3 0 6 Markus Bailey, LB, PUR (coaches only) Ohio State 4 9 2 15 7 2 0 9 Antoine Brooks Jr., DB, MD (coaches only) Penn State* 5 6 3 14 6 5 0 11 Josh Metellus, DB, MICH Rutgers* 8 5 2 15 4 8 0 12 Jordan Fuller, DB, OSU (media only) WEST DIVISION Illinois 7 10 1 18 4 1 1 6 SPECIAL TEAMS Iowa 6 4 1 11 5 7 1 13 Logan Justus, K, IND (coaches only) Minnesota 9 7 1 17 2 4 1 7 Drue Chrisman, P, OSU Nebraska* 7 7 2 16 4 5 0 9 Rondale Moore, RS, PUR (media only) Northwestern 5 6 1 12 6 5 1 12 Purdue* 4 9 1 14 8 2 2 12 ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD-TEAM RETURNEES Wisconsin* 5 6 2 13 6 5 1 12 OFFENSE Shea Patterson, QB, MICH (coaches only) * some players split time as starters Reggie Corbin, RB, ILL Anthony McFarland, RB, MD (coaches only) BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, MICH (coaches only) Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only JD Spielman, WR, NEB EAST DIVISION Zach Gentry, TE, MICH (coaches only) Tom Allen, IND 10-15 (3rd) 10-15 (3rd) 4-14 Cesar Ruiz, C, MICH (coaches only) Michael Locksley, MD 3-31 (5th) 1-5 (2nd) 1-5 Michael Onwenu, G, MICH (coaches only) Jim Harbaugh, MICH 96-41 (12th) 38-14 (5th) 26-9 Mark Dantonio, MSU 125-68 (16th) 107-51 (13th) 65-34 DEFENSE Ryan Day, OSU 3-0 (2nd) 3-0 (2nd) 1-0 Raequan Williams, DL, MSU James Franklin, PSU 69-36 (9th) 45-21 (6th) 26-13 Chase Young, DL, OSU (media only) Chris Ash, RU 7-29 (4th) 7-29 (4th) 3-24 Yetur Gross-Matos, DL, PSU (coaches only) Mohamed Barry, LB, NEB (media only) WEST DIVISION Markus Bailey, LB, PUR (media only) Lovie Smith, ILL 9-27 (4th) 9-27 (4th) 4-23 Dicaprio Bootle, DB, NEB Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 164-122 (24th) 152-101 (21st) 91-72 P.J.