WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 27, 2012

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
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TOP STORIES
Big Ten set to kick off 117th season when teams begin play Aug. 30, 31 or Sept. 1. Five conference squads appear in the Associated Press or USA Today preseason rankings. Six schools represented on Big Ten 2012 Preseason Players to Watch List. Conference teams prep for second season of division play and Big Ten Football Championship Game. More than 70 Big Ten student-athletes named to preseason watch lists.

LEADERS DIVISION
Illinois Indiana Ohio State* Penn State* Purdue Wisconsin
^ AP or USA Today

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WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUG. 30 MINNESOTA at UNLV 11 p.m. ET - CBS Sports Network FRIDAY, AUG. 31 #24/22 Boise State at #13/13 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. ET - ESPN SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 Western Michigan at ILLINOIS Noon ET - ESPNU Indiana State at INDIANA 8 p.m. ET - BTN Northern Illinois vs. IOWA (Chicago, Ill.) 3:30 p.m. ET - ESPNU #2/2 Alabama vs. #8/8 MICHIGAN (Arlington, Texas) 8 p.m. ET - ABC Southern Miss at #17/16 NEBRASKA 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market) NORTHWESTERN at Syracuse Noon ET - ESPN2 Miami (Ohio) at #18/- OHIO STATE Noon ET - BTN Ohio at PENN STATE Noon ET - ESPN Eastern Kentucky at PURDUE 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN Northern Iowa at #12/12 WISCONSIN 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN Rankings: AP/USA Today

* Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

That Time of Year: Big Ten football will open its 117th season of play when all 12 conference teams begin the 2012 campaign on Labor Day weekend. For the fourth consecutive year, at least one Big Ten team will open the season in primetime, as Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota begin the new campaign under the lights. Minnesota helps kick off the season on Thursday, Aug. 30, when the Gophers travel to UNLV for an 11 p.m. ET contest on CBS Sports Network. Michigan State welcomes Boise State for an 8 p.m. matchup on Friday, Aug. 31, a game to be televised by ESPN. The remaining 10 conference teams will begin the new season on Saturday, Sept. 1. The full Week 1 schedule appears to the right. Where We Rank: The Big Ten is tied for the national lead with five teams appearing in the top 20 of the preseason Associated Press poll, while four teams rank in the top 16 of the preseason USA Today coaches poll. Michigan appears at No. 8 in both rankings, leading all Big Ten squads, after winning 11 games last year that was capped off with a win in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Wisconsin and Michigan State, who faced off in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game in 2011, are ranked Nos. 12 and 13, respectively, in both polls. Nebraska was voted 16th in the USA Today poll and No. 17 in the writers poll, while Ohio State rounds out the list of ranked Big Ten teams at No. 18 in the AP rankings. Preseason Accolades: At the annual Big Ten Media Days, the conference announced the 10-member Players to Watch list, as voted by members of the media, featuring five returning standouts from the Legends and Leaders Divisions. Two players each from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin were voted to the list, while Nebraska and Purdue had one player named among the Players to Watch, which include two former Big Ten Offensive Players of the Year, two former Big Ten Freshman of the Year, five All-Americans and nine All-Conference selections. Michigans Taylor Lewan and Denard Robinson, Michigan State Johnny Adams and William Gholston and Nebraskas Rex Burkhead earned the nod as the five Players to Watch from the Legends Division. Ohio States Braxton Miller and John Simon, Purdues Kawann Short, and Wisconsins Montee Ball and Chris Borland were voted the Leaders Division Players to Watch. Keep An Eye On: More than 70 Big Ten studentathletes appear on at least 19 preseason watch lists that have been announced during the course of the summer. Five or more players appear on 14 of the national watch lists, including the Bednarik, Butkus, Davey OBrien, Doak Walker, Groza, Hendricks, Hornung, Mackey, Maxwell, Nagurski, and Rodgers Return Specialist awards, and the Lombardi, Outland and Rimington trophies. The complete list of Big Ten standouts appearing on preseason watch lists can be found on Page 5 of this release. That One Will Be Hard to Top: Following the conferences debut of divisional play for the 2011 season, the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game was staged between Legends Division representative Michigan State and Leaders Division representative Wisconsin. In a rematch of one of college footballs most thrilling games during the 2011 season, the two teams turned in another memorable showdown in the conference championship game, with the Badgers earning a 42-39 victory. The second annual Big Ten Championship Game is scheduled for Dec. 1 and will be televised by FOX.

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Welcome Back:The 2012 Big Ten campaign will feature 24 All-Conference players from last season, with nine first-team honorees and 15 secondteam selections returning to the field this fall. The first-team returnees are comprised of two offensive standouts, six defensive players and one special teams performer honored as both a kicker and punter. The second-team picks include five players on offense, nine on defense and one on special teams. In addition, 29 honorable mention honorees also return to campus. Along with the all-conference honorees returning in 2012, three individual award winners from 2011 will hit the fields again this fall. Wisconsins Montee Ball was named the Graham-George Offensive Player and the Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, Ohio States Braxton Miller earned the ThompsonRandle El Freshman of the Year award and Nebraskas Brett Maher was named the BakkenAndersen Kicker and Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year. Fresh Crop of Coaches: After welcoming four new head coaches to Big Ten play for the 2011 campaign, three more coaches will make their conference debut this season. Iowas Kirk Ferentz is the Big Tens longest-tenured mentor, with 13 seasons leading the Hawkeyes. No other Big Ten head coach has spent more than six years on their respective schools sidelines. New Faces In New Places: The Big Ten will feature three new head coaches roaming the sidelines in 2012. Illinois Tim Beckman, Ohio States Urban Meyer and Penn States Bill OBrien will enter their first seasons as Big Ten head coaches in 2012. Beckman enters his first season at Illinois after spending three years as the head coach at Toledo. Beckman boasts 24 years of coaching experience heading into this season, including two years as the cornerbacks coach at Ohio State from 200506. Meyer begins his tenure at Ohio State after spending 10 seasons as head coach at Bowling Green, Utah, and most recently Florida, where he won two national championships. Meyer began his coaching career with the Buckeyes, serving as a graduate assistant in 1986 and 1987. OBrien enters his first season at Penn State after spending the last five years as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots. Prior to his four years with New England, OBrien spent 14 years as an assistant for Georgia Tech, Maryland and Duke. Ball Return: Wisconsins Montee Ball returns to the field in 2012 after receiving the Big Tens GrahamGeorge Offensive Player and Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year awards. The senior running back was a consensus All-American, Heisman Trophy Finalist and winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the conferences Most Valuable Player. Ball led the country in rushing yards and set Big Ten single-season records with 33 rushing touchdowns, 39 total touchdowns (matching an NCAA record) and 236 points (a new NCAA record). He was the fourth Badger to be named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and the first since John Clay took home the honor in 2009. Double Dip: Wisconsins Montee Ball enters the 2012 season with the chance to become just the second player to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, joining former Indiana tailback Anthony Thompson (198889). Including Thompson, just four players have successfully defended their Player of the Year award. 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 1996 and 1997. Illinois linebacker Dana Howard was tabbed the conferences 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). Tandem Trying For Two: Wisconsins Montee Ball and Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson each enter the 2012 season seeking their second Offensive Player of the Year award after Ball picked up the honor in 2011 and Robinson received recognition in 2010. This season marks just the fifth time that two conference players enter the year already boasting a Player of the Year award. Ball and Robinson are the first pair since Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones and Wisconsin running back John Clay returned in 2010, and the first tandem on the same side of the ball since running backs Tyrone Wheatley of Michigan and Brent Moss of Wisconsin both returned for the 1994 season. Other Big Ten Player of the Year duos to return to the field were Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington and Purdue quarterback Drew Brees in 1999 and Iowa signal caller Matt Rodgers and Michigan State running back Tico Duckett in 1991.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Big Ten Player of the Week announcements will begin on Monday, Sept. 3. Career Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player and single-season Freshman of the Week leaders are below. OFFENSE (began 1987) 9 Ron Dayne, RB, WIS 1996-99 8 Drew Brees, QB, PUR 1997-00 7 Denard Robinson, QB, MICH 2009-present 6 Anthony Thompson, RB, IND 1986-89 Antwaan Randle El, QB, IND 1998-01 Troy Smith, QB, OSU 2003-06 5 Multiple Players, most recently Daryll Clark, QB, PSU 2008-09 DEFENSE (began 1987) 5 Paul Posluszny, LB, PSU 2003-06 4 Pat Fitzgerald, LB, NU 1993-96 Courtney Brown, DE, PSU 1996-99 Tyrone Carter, DB, MINN 1996-99 Dan Connor, LB, PSU 2006-07 3 Multiple Players, most recently Chris Borland, LB, WIS 2009-present SPECIAL TEAMS (began 1994) 5 John Hall, PK, WIS Travis Dorsch, PK/P, PUR Nate Kaeding, PK, IOWA 4 Multiple Players, most recently Brett Swenson, PK, MSU Stefan Demos, PK/P, NU FRESHMAN (began 2010) 6 Nathan Scheelhaase, QB, ILL 4 James White, RB, WIS 2 LeVeon Bell, RB, MSU Mike Sadler, P, MSU Braxton Miller, QB, OSU 1993-96 1998-01 2000-03 2008-09 2008-09 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011

BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

LEGENDS DIVISION Iowa Steve Roe steven-roe@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-9411 Michigan Justin Dickens dickensj@umich.edu Phone: (734) 763-4423 Michigan State John Lewandowski lewski@ath.msu.edu Phone: (517) 355-2271 Minnesota Paul Rovnak psrovnak@umn.edu Phone: (612) 625-9379 Nebraska Keith Mann kmann@huskers.com Phone: (402) 472-2263 Northwestern Paul Kennedy pkennedy@northwestern.edu Phone: (847) 467-2028 LEADERS DIVISION Illinois Kent Brown kwbrown3@illinois.edu Derek Neal drneal@illinois.edu Phone: (217)333-1391 Indiana Jeff Keag jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: (812) 855-6209 Ohio State Jerry Emig emig.2@osu.edu Phone: (614) 247-7023 Penn State Jeff Nelson jtn4@psu.edu Phone: (814) 865-1757 Purdue Matt Rector rector@purdue.edu Phone: (765) 494-3196 Wisconsin Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-1811

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

Coach, School LEGENDS DIVISION Kirk Ferentz, IOWA Brady Hoke, MICH Mark Dantonio, MSU Jerry Kill, MINN Bo Pelini, NEB Pat Fitzgerald, NU LEADERS DIVISION Tim Beckman, ILL Kevin Wilson, IND Urban Meyer, OSU Bill OBrien, PSU Danny Hope, PUR Bret Bielema, WIS Career (Yrs) 108-87 (17th) 58-52 (10th) 62-39 (9th) 130-82 (19th) 39-16 (5th) 40-36 (7th) 21-16 (4th) 1-11 (2nd) 104-23 (11th) 0-0 (1st) 51-43 (9th) 60-19 (7th) At School (Yrs) 96-66 (14th) 11-2 (2nd) 44-22 (6th) 3-9 (2nd) 39-16 (5th) 40-36 (7th) 0-0 (1st) 1-11 (2nd) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 (1st) 16-21 (4th) 60-19 (7th) Big Ten Only 57-47 6-2 27-13 2-6 5-3 21-27 0-0 0-8 0-0 0-0 10-14 33-15

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NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Number in parenthesis indicates total times a Big Ten team will face an opponent from this conference.) ACC (2) Boston College Virginia* Big 12 (1) Iowa State* Big East (3) Syracuse (2) Temple* Big Sky (1) Idaho State Big South (1) Charleston Southern Colonial (1) New Hampshire Conference USA (5) Central Florida Marshall* Southern Miss* UAB UTEP Great West (1) South Dakota Independent (5) Navy (2) Notre Dame (3)* MAC (12) Ball State Central Michigan (2) Eastern Michigan (2) Massachusetts (2) Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois* Ohio* Western Michigan (2)* Missouri Valley (3) Indiana State Northern Iowa (2) Mountain West (3) Air Force* Boise State* UNLV Ohio Valley (1) Eastern Kentucky Pac-12 (4) Arizona State* California* Oregon State UCLA* SEC (2) Alabama* Vanderbilt* Sun Belt (1) Arkansas State* WAC (2) Louisiana Tech* Utah State* * indicates 2011-12 bowl team 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Nine Signal Callers Return For 2012: The majority of the 12 conference teams will have a familiar face running their offense in 2012, as nine teams welcome back their primary starting quarterbacks from 2011. Four Legends Division teams welcome their signal callers back for the 2012 season in Iowas James Vandenberg, Michigans Denard Robinson, Minnesotas MarQueis Gray and Nebraskas Taylor Martinez, while Northwesterns Kain Colter started the first three games last season before helping to throw, catch and run the ball the rest of the year after the return of Dan Persa. Five Leaders Division teams welcome back returning starters under center in Illinois Nathan Scheelhaase, Indianas Tre Roberson, Ohio States Braxton Miller Penn States Matt McGloin and Purdues Caleb TerBush. Doubly Dangerous: A bevy of dual-threat quarterbacks will take the field for Big Ten teams during the 2012 season, as six field generals return after racking up at least 600 rushing yards a season ago. In the Legends Division, Michigans Denard Robinson returns after leading the Big Ten in total offense for the second consecutive season. Robinson finished fifth in the conference in rushing with 1,176 yards, while Minnesotas MarQueis Gray followed in sixth with 966. Nebraskas Taylor Martinez finished ninth in the Big Ten with 874 yards on the ground, while Northwesterns Kain Colter picked up 654 rushing yards for the season. In the Leaders Division, Illinois Nathan Scheelhaase and Ohio States Braxton Miller return under center for their teams after Scheelhaase recorded 624 rushing yards and Miller picked up 715 yards on the ground. Robinson, Gray, Colter, Scheelhaase and Miller each led their teams in rushing last season. Running Back For Another Year: The Big Ten returns eight of its top 10 rushers from a season ago, including the conferences leading rusher and reigning Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year in Wisconsins Montee Ball. Ball racked up 1,923 yards and 33 rushing touchdowns en route to the top spot. Joining Ball in the Leaders Division is Indianas Stephen Houston, who finished 10th with 802 yards on the ground. The Legends Division features six returning players who earned top 10 spots, led by Nebraskas Rex Burkhead, who finished third in the conference with 1,357 yards. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson (fifth, 1,176 yards), Minnesota quarterback MarQueis Gray (sixth, 966 yards), Michigan running back Fitzgerald Toussaint (seventh, 1,041 yards), Michigan State running back LeVeon Bell (eighth, 948 yards) and Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez (ninth, 874 yards) each finished in the conferences top 10 in rushing last season. Moving Backwards, In A Good Way: Seven players who finished in the top 10 in the conference in either sacks or tackles for loss return this season, including five of the top eight in sacks and seven of the top 10 in tackles for loss. Michigan States Denicos Allen finished second in the conference with 11.0 sacks, followed by Illinois Michael Buchanan in fourth with 7.5. Ohio States John Simon had the fifth-most sacks at 7.0, while Purdues Kawann Short finished with 6.5 sacks and Illinois Jonathan Brown had 6.0. Brown finished with the second-most tackles for loss, racking up 19.5 for the season, while Wisconsins Chris Borland followed in third with 19.0 and Allen finished fourth with 18.5. Short finished tied for fifth after recording 17.0, while Simon and Michigan States William Gholston tied for seventh with 16.0. Buchanan rounded out the returning top-10 performers in ninth place with 13.5. Tackling Machines: Seven of the Big Tens top-10 tacklers from 2011 return to the field this fall. Wisconsins Mike Taylor and Chris Borland finished with the top two tackle totals in the conference, as Taylor posted 150 total tackles and Borland racked up 143. Iowas Christian Kirksey and James Morris each recorded 110 tackles, followed by Illinois Jonathan Brown with 108, Penn States Gerald Hodges with 106 and Northwesterns Ibraheim Campbell with 100.

WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCE

The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT and continue through November 20. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the conclusion of each call through Thursday of each week. It will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contact the Big Ten Communications office for the phone number and weekly passcode. The coaches order on each call is as follows. All times are CT. * On Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, 11 and 18, Pat Fitzgerald will join the teleconference at 1 p.m. CT. LEGENDS DIVISION COACHES 11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan *11:10 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska 11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota LEADERS DIVISION COACHES 12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois 12:10 p.m. - Danny Hope, Purdue 12:20 p.m. - Bill OBrien, Penn State 12:30 p.m. - Bret Bielema, Wisconsin 12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State 12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana

2012 NO PLAYS
LEGENDS DIVISION School Does Not Play: Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin Michigan Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin Michigan State Illinois, Penn State, Purdue Minnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State Nebraska Illinois, Indiana, Purdue Northwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin School Illinois Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin LEADERS DIVISION Does Not Play: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern

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BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - PRESEASON
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 USC (25) 2 Alabama (17) 3 LSU (16) 4 Oklahoma (1) 5 Oregon 6 Georgia 7 Florida State 8 MICHIGAN (1) 9 South Carolina 10 Arkansas 11 West Virginia 12 WISCONSIN 13 MICHIGAN STATE 14 Clemson 15 Texas 16 Virginia Tech 17 NEBRASKA 18 OHIO STATE 19 Oklahoma State 20 TCU 21 Stanford 22 Kansas State 23 Florida 24 Boise State 25 Louisville Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 PTS 1445 1411 1402 1286 1274 1107 1093 1000 994 963 856 838 742 615 569 548 485 474 430 397 383 300 214 212 105 Final 2011 6 1 2 16 4 19 23 12 9 5 17 10 11 22 RV 21 24 NR 3 14 7 15 NR 8 NR

USA TODAY - PRESEASON

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 LSU (18) 2 Alabama (20) 3 USC (19) 4 Oklahoma 5 Oregon 6 Georgia 7 Florida State 8 MICHIGAN 9 South Carolina 10 Arkansas 11 West Virginia 12 WISCONSIN 13 MICHIGAN STATE 14 Clemson 15 Texas 16 NEBRASKA 17 TCU 18 Stanford 19 Oklahoma State 20 Virginia Tech 21 Kansas State 22 Boise State 23 Florida 24 Notre Dame 25 Auburn Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 PTS 1403 1399 1388 1276 1258 1061 1055 1023 981 948 833 743 717 598 549 501 499 497 476 461 398 271 250 166 66 Final 2011 2 1 NR 15 4 20 23 9 8 5 18 11 10 22 RV 24 13 7 3 17 16 6 RV RV RV

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 83, Washington 55, Auburn, 53, North Carolina 32, Utah 30, Georgia Tech 25, Brigham Young 22, Tennessee 15, South Florida 11, Baylor 9, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Missouri 3, NC State 3, Cincinnati 3, Houston 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Mississippi State 1, Northern Illinois 1.

Others Receiving Votes: Washington 64, Louisville 46, Georgia Tech 35, Cincinnati 32, Texas A&M 28, Baylor 23, Utah 22, Mississippi State 21, South Florida 12, NC State 11, Louisiana Tech 10, Brigham Young 10, Virginia 9, Houston 7, Southern Miss 6, Rutgers 5, UCF 5, Tennessee 3, Missouri 3, Florida International 3, Northern Illinois 2, Texas Tech 1.

BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

Total Offense 12,692 Brees, PUR 11,790 Weber, MINN 11,576 Basanez, NU 11,511 Painter, PUR 11,364 Randle El, IND 10,594 Williams, ILL 10,254 Long, IOWA 9,653 Orton, PUR 9,300 Henne, MICH 9,134 Herrmann, PUR 7,823 Robinson, MICH Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 3,895 Randle El, IND 3,229 Robinson, MICH 2,557 Williams, ILL 2,176 Leach, MICH 2,150 Foggie, MINN 2,080 Greene, OSU 1,767 Bollinger, WIS 1,714 Kern, OSU 1,706 Baggett, MSU 1,677 Lewis, IND 1,521 Scheelhaase, ILL Rushing Yards 7,125 Dayne, WIS 5,589 Griffin, OSU 5,299 A. Thompson, IND 5,040 Hart, MICH 4,887 White, MSU 4,676 Davis, WIS 4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 4,485 Anderson, NU 4,472 Thomas, MICH 4,398 Ringer, MSU 3,310 Ball, WIS 1997-00 2007-10 2002-05 2005-08 1998-01 2006-09 1981-85 2001-04 2004-07 1977-80 20091998-01 20092006-09 1975-78 1984-87 1972-75 1999-02 1968-70 1973-75 2005-08 20101996-99 1972-75 1986-89 2004-07 1984-87 2001-04 1986-89 1998-01 1997-00 2005-08 2009Rushing Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 56 Johnson, OSU 55 Thomas, MICH Ball, WIS 48 Sheets, PUR 47 Wheatley, MICH 46 Byars, OSU 44 Marek, WIS George, OSU 35 Robinson, MICH Total Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 61 Ball, WIS 58 Johnson, OSU 56 Thomas, MICH 54 Wheatley, MICH Sheets, PUR 50 Byars, OSU 45 George, OSU 44 Marek, WIS Hill, WIS 35 Robinson, MICH Points 426 425 412 377 373 368 Dayne, WIS Kelly, PSU Thompson, IND Swenson, MSU Kaeding, IOWA Ball, WIS 1996-99 1986-89 1973-76 1997-00 20092005-08 1991-94 1982-85 1972-75 1992-95 20091996-99 1986-89 20091973-76 1997-00 1991-94 2005-08 1982-85 1992-95 1972-75 2006-08 20091996-99 2005-08 1986-89 2006-09 2000-03 2009Kickoff Returns 135 Gilreath, WIS 122 Stoudermire, MINN Kickoff Return Yards 3,102 Stoudermire, MINN 3,025 Gilreath, WIS Kickoff Return Average 28.8 Brown, PUR 26.9 Howard, MICH 26.3 Carter, MICH 26.2 Duncan, NU 26.0 Hill, IOWA 25.5 Cobb, MSU Stoudermire, MINN Interception Touchdowns 5 Fletcher, WIS 4 Wilbur, IND 3 Radcliffe, WIS Gow, ILL Woodson, PUR Knight, IOWA Weems, WIS Rose, PUR Allen, PUR Forced Fumbles 14 Kerrigan, PUR 13 Rice, ILL Sanders, IOWA 12 Looney, PUR 10 Peterson, MSU Woodley, MICH Saint-Dic, MSU Borland, WIS 2007-10 200820082007-10 1968-70 1989-91 1979-82 1983-86 1998-01 2003-04 20081998-00 1978-82 1949-50 1972-74 1983-86 1993-96 1993-96 1996-99 20102007-10 1992-95 2000-03 1977-80 1998-99 2003-06 2005-07 2009-

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BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

Maxwell Award (Nations Top Player) James Vandenberg, IOWA Denard Robinson, MICH Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH LeVeon Bell, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Montee Ball, WIS Walter Camp Award (Nations Top Player) Denard Robinson, MICH William Gholston, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Montee Ball, WIS Bednarik Award (Nations Top Defensive Player) Jonathan Brown, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL Micah Hyde, IOWA James Morris, IOWA Johnny Adams, MSU Denicos Allen, MSU Max Bullough, MSU William Gholston, MSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU John Simon, OSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Nagurski Trophy (Nations Top Defensive Player) Jonathan Brown, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL Micah Hyde, IOWA Jordan Kovacs, MICH Johnny Adams, MSU Max Bullough, MSU William Gholston, MSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU John Simon, OSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS Davey OBrien Award (Nations Top Quarterback) Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL James Vandenberg, IOWA Denard Robinson, MICH Taylor Martinez, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Manning Award (Nations Top Quarterback) James Vandenberg, IOWA Denard Robinson, MICH Taylor Martinez, NEB Doak Walker Award (Nations Top Running Back) Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH LeVeon Bell, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Jordan Hall, OSU Montee Ball, WIS James White, WIS Biletnikoff Award: (Nations Top Wide Receiver) Keenan Davis, IOWA Roy Roundtree, MICH Corey Brown, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Rimington Trophy (Nations Top Center) Graham Pocic, ILL Will Matte, IND James Ferentz, IOWA Brandon Vitabile, NU Matt Stankiewitch, PSU Travis Frederick, WIS Mackey Award (Nations Top Tight End) Ted Bolser, IND C.J. Fiedorowicz, IOWA Dion Sims, MSU Kyler Reed, NEB Jake Stoneburner, OSU Jacob Pedersen, WIS Lombardi Trophy (College Lineman of the Year) Jonathan Brown, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL Akeem Spence, ILL James Morris, IOWA Kenny Demens, MICH Taylor Lewan, MICH Denicos Allen, MSU Max Bullough, MSU Chris McDonald, MSU William Gholston, MSU Marcus Rush, MSU Spencer Long, NEB Baker Steinkuhler, NEB Johnathan Hankins, OSU John Simon, OSU Jake Stoneburner, OSU Jordan Hill, PSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Travis Frederick, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS Ricky Wagner, WIS Outland Trophy (Nations Best Interior Lineman) Graham Pocic, ILL Akeem Spence, ILL James Ferentz, IOWA Taylor Lewan, MICH Chris McDonald, MSU Spencer Long, NEB Baker Steinkuhler, NEB Johnathan Hankins, OSU Jordan Hill, PSU Kawann Short, PUR Travis Frederick, WIS Ricky Wagner, WIS Hendricks Award (Nations Top Defensive End) Michael Buchanan, ILL Craig Roh, MICH William Gholston, MSU Cameron Meredith, NEB John Simon, OSU Butkus Award (Nations Top Linebacker) Jonathan Brown, ILL James Morris, IOWA Denicos Allen, MSU Max Bullough, MSU David Nwabuisi, NU Etienne Sabino, OSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Michael Mauti, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Thorpe Award (Nations Top Defensive Back) Johnny Adams, MSU Isaiah Lewis, MSU C.J. Barnett, OSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Hornung Award (Nations Most Versatile Player) Tommy Davis, ILL Terry Hawthorne, ILL Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Groza Award (Nations Top Placekicker) Mitch Ewald, IND Mike Meyer, IOWA Brendan Gibbons, MICH Dan Conroy, MSU Brett Maher, NEB Drew Basil, OSU Ray Guy Award (Nations Top Punter) Brett Maher, NEB Rodgers Return Specialist Award (Nations Top Return Specialist) Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Raheem Mostert, PUR Jared Abbrederis, WIS

BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP

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

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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, 2012. FOX will serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will host the title games through 2015. The champion of the Legends Division will meet the champion of the Leaders Division, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in either the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME QUICK FACTS

Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 Time: 8:17 p.m. ET Television: FOX Site: Indianapolis, Ind. Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium Surface: FieldTurf 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 recognizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2012 campaign. The Big Tens enhanced football awards program presents 18 individual trophies in addition to the Big Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on these football awards honor just a small sampling of the countless student-athletes and coaches who have contributed to the conferences rich and storied history. Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately following the regular season, including awards for the best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual position awards features the names of two former student-athletes. The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conferences top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media voters will continue to select the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award. The top offensive player will receive the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award, the best defensive player will be awarded the NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the best first-year standout will receive the ThompsonRandle El Freshman of the Year award. The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP award. The conference also created two postcollegiate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award and the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the former standouts appearing in each awards name, appears to the right.
NAME OF AWARD Championship Game Awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP (media vote only) Postcollegiate Awards (vote by school administrators) Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award NAMED FOR Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois Archie Griffin, Ohio State

Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa Tony Dungy, Minnesota Anthony Thompson, Indiana

Annual Awards (combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted) Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio State Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State (coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin (media vote only) Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio State Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan State Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State

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MINNESOTA at UNLV
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 8 p.m. PT Las Vegas, Nev. Sam Boyd Stadium (38,3800) CBS Sports Network Announcers: James Bates, Aaron Taylor, Lauren Gardner Series: First meeting MINNESOTA (2011: 3-9 overall, 2-6 Big Ten, 6th/Legends Division) Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 130-82 (19th year) At Minnesota: 3-9 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: MarQueis Gray (199-966, 6 TDs) Pass: MarQueis Gray (108-213, 1,495 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Brandon Green (15-190 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Rallis (83 tackles) Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (3.0-23 yards) Int: Troy Stoudermire (2-19 yards) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu UNLV (2011: 2-10 overall, 1-6 Mountain West, T-6th) Coach: Bobby Hauck Career: 84-38 (10th year) At UNLV: 4-21 (3rd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Tim Cornett (119-671 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Caleb Herring (113-206, 1,004 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Tim Cornett (10-54 yards) and Bradley Randle (5-60 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: John Lotulelei (60 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Gaston (2.0-14 yards) and Princeton Jackson (2.0-18 yards) Int.: Tani Maka (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Mark Wallington, 702-895-4472, mark.wallington@unlv.edu

#24/22 BOISE STATE at #13/13 MICHIGAN STATE

Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 8 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) ESPN Announcers: Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill Series: First meeting Boise State (2011: 12-1 overall, 6-1 Mountain West, 2nd) Coach: Chris Peterson Career: 73-6 (7th year) At Boise State: 73-6 (7th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: D.J. Harper (115-557 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Joe Southwick (23-30, 198 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Matt Miller (62-679 yards, 9 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: J.C. Percy (48 tackles) Sacks: Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe (2.0-13 yards) Int.: Jerrell Gavins (3-4 yards) Football Contact: Max Corbet, 208-426-1515, mcorbet@boisestate.edu MICHIGAN STATE (2011: 11-3 overall, 7-1 Big Ten, 1st/Legends Division) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 62-39 (9th year) At Michigan State: 44-22 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: LeVeon Bell (182-948 yards, 13 TDs) Pass: Andrew Maxwell (18-26, 171 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: LeVeon Bell (35-267 yards) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Max Bullough (89 tackles) Sacks: William Gholston (5.0-30 yards) Int.: Isaiah Lewis (4-89 yards, 2 TDs) Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu

WESTERN MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 11 a.m. CT Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670) ESPNU Announcers: Anish Shroff, Dan Hawkins Series: Illinois leads, 3-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2011: Illinois 23, Western Michigan 20 Western Michigan (2011: 7-6 overall, 5-3 MAC, 3rd/West) Coach: Bill Cubit Career: 81-57-1 (12th year) At Western Michigan: 47-39 (8th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Tevin Drake (105-586 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Alex Carder (330-502, 3,873 yards, 31 TDs) Rec.: Eric Monette (29-306 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Hybrid 4-3 Tackles: Johnnie Simon (114 tackles) Sacks: Freddie Bishop (5.5-41 yards) Int.: Rontavious Atkins (2-[-2] yards), Demetrius Pettway (2-7 yards) and Johnnie Simon (2-20 yards) Football Contact: Mat Kanan, 269-387-4125, mat.kanan@wmich.edu ILLINOIS (2011: 7-6 overall, 2-6 Big Ten, 5th/Leaders Division) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 21-16 (4th year) At Illinois: 0-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Nathan Scheelhaase (191-624 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (184-291, 2,110 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Spencer Harris (26-226 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Jonathan Brown (108 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (7.5-40 yards) Int.: Terry Hawthorne (3-39 yards, 1 TD) Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 kwbrown3@illinois.edu, drneal@illinois.edu

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INDIANA STATE at INDIANA

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 8 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929) BTN Announcers: Wayne Larrivee, Jon Jansen, Antwaan Randle El Series: Indiana leads 3-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2007: Indiana 55, Indiana State 7 Indiana State (2011: 6-5 overall, 4-4 Missouri Valley, T-4th) Coach: Trent Miles Career: 13-32 (5th year) At Indiana State: 13-32 (5th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Shakir Bell (230-1,670 yards, 14 TDs) Pass: Mike Perish (4-10, 42 yards) Rec.: Donald Spencer (31-459 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: 3-4 Tackles: Aaron Archie (122 tackles) Sacks: Ben Obaseki (7.5-50 yards) Int.: Calvin Burnett (2-53 yards) and Jonny Towalid (2-78 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Ace Hunt, 812-237-4161, ace.hunt@indstate.edu INDIANA (2011: 1-11 overall, 0-8 Big Ten, 6th/Leaders Division) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 1-11 (2nd year) At Indiana: 1-11 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Stephen Houston (151-802 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Tre Roberson (81-142, 937 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Kofi Hughes (35-536 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mark Murphy (76 tackles) Sacks: Adam Replogle (4.0-25 yards) Int: Greg Heban (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu

NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs IOWA

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Chicago, Ill. Soldier Field (61,500) ESPNU Announcers: Tom Hart, John Congemi Series: Iowa leads 7-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2007: Iowa 16, Northern Illinois 3 Northern Illinois (2011: 11-3 overall, 7-1 MAC, 1st/West) Coach: Dave Doeren Career: 11-3 (2nd year) At Northern Illinois: 11-3 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Akeem Daniels (56-303 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Jordan Lynch (15-20, 166 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Martel Moore (47-747 yards, 7 TDs) and Perez Ashford (47-530 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Jimmie Ward (100 tackles) Sacks: Alan Baxter (5.5-52 yards) and Sean Progar (5.5-42 yards) Int.: Dechan Durante (3-47 yards, 1 TD) and Rashaan Melvin (3-[5] yards) Football Contact: Donna Turner, 815-753-9513, donnaturner@niu.edu IOWA (2011: 7-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten, 4th/Legends Division) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 108-87 (17th year) At Iowa: 96-66 (14th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Jordan Canzeri (31-114 yards) Pass: James Vandenberg (237-404, 3,022 yards, 25 TDs) Rec.: Keenan Davis (50-713 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: James Morris (110 tackles) and Christian Kirksey (110 tackles) Sacks: Dominic Alvis (1.5-8 yards) Int.: Micah Hyde (3-0 yards) and Tanner Miller (3-114 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu

#2/2 ALABAMA vs #8/8 MICHIGAN

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 7 p.m. CT Arlington, Texas Cowboy Stadium (86,798) ABC Announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox Series: Michigan leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Jan. 1, 1999: Michigan 35, Alabama 34 Alabama (2011: 12-1 overall, 7-1 SEC, 2nd/West) Coach: Nick Saban Career: 141-54-1 (17th year) At Alabama: 50-12 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Eddy Lacy (95-674 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: AJ McCarron (219-328, 2,634 yards, 16 TDs) Rec.: Kenny Bell (17-255 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Nico Johnson (47 tackles) Sacks: C.J. Mosley (2.0-15 yards) Int.: Dee Milliner (3-72 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Purinton, 205-348-3631, jpurinton@ia.ua.edu MICHIGAN (2011: 11-2 overall, 6-2 Big Ten, 2nd/Legends Division) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 58-52 (10th year) At Michigan: 11-2 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (221-1,176 yards, 16 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (142-258, 2,173 yards, 20 TDs) Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (31-453 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Kenny Demens (94 tackles) Sacks: Jordan Kovacs (4.0-36 yards) and Craig Roh (4.0-31 yards) Int.: J.T. Floyd (2-59 yards) and Courtney Avery (2-1 yard) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu

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SOUTHERN MISS at #17/16 NEBRASKA

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium (81,091) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeanine Edwards Series: Nebraska leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 11, 2004: Southern Miss 21, Nebraska 17 Southern Miss (2011: 12-2 overall, 6-2 C-USA, 1st/East) Coach: Ellis Johnson Career: 17-28 (5th year) At Southern Miss: 0-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread Rush: Tracy Lampley (91-463 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Peter Boehme (2-2, 38 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Tracy Lampley (47-574 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-2-5 Tackles: Jamie Collins (98 tackles) and Jacorius Cotton (98 tackles) Sacks: Jamie Collins (6.5-45 yards) Int.: Deron Wilson (4-114 yards, 2 TDs) Football Contact: Jack Duggan, 601-266-4503, jack.duggan@usm.edu NEBRASKA (2011: 9-4 overall, 5-3 Big Ten, 3rd/Legends Division) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 39-16 (5th year) At Nebraska: 39-16 (5th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Rex Burkhead (284-1,357 yards, 15 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (162-288, 2,089 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Kenny Bell (32-461 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Will Compton (82 tackles) Sacks: Cameron Meredith (5.0-34 yards) Int.: Cameron Meredith (1-1 yard) and P.J. Smith (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com

NORTHWESTERN at SYRACUSE
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 Noon ET Syracuse, N.Y. Carrier Dome (49,262) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Jenn Brown Series: Syracuse leads 5-4 Last Meeting: Sept. 19, 2009: Syracuse 37, Northwestern 34 NORTHWESTERN (2011: 6-7 overall, 3-5 Big Ten, 5th/Legends Division) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 40-36 (7th year) At Northwestern: 40-36 (7th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Kain Colter (135-654 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Kain Colter (55-82, 673 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Kain Colter (43-466 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Ibraheim Campbell (100 tackles) Sacks: Quentin Williams (3.0-9 yards) Int.: Ibraheim Campbell (2-43 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu Syracuse (2011: 5-7 overall, 1-6 Big East, T-6th) Coach: Doug Marrone Career: 17-20 (4th year) At Syracuse: 17-20 (4th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Jerome Smith (37-134 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Ryan Nassib (259-415, 2,685, 22 TDs) Rec.: Alec Lemon (68-834 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Dan Vaughn (72 tackles) Sacks: Dyshawn Davis (4.0-28 yards) Int.: Jeremi Wiles (1-13 yards) Football Contact: Sue Edson, 315-952-4787, sedson@syr.edu

MIAMI (OHIO) at #18/- OHIO STATE

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 Noon ET Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium (102,329) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins Derek Rackley, Lisa Byington Series: Ohio State leads, 4-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 3, 2005: Ohio State 34, Miami (Ohio), 14 Miami (Ohio) (2011: 4-8 overall, 3-5 MAC, T-4th/East) Coach: Don Treadwell Career: 4-8 (2nd year) At Miami (Ohio): 4-8 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Justin Semmes (41-170 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Zac Dysert (295-448, 3,513 yards, 23 TDs) Rec.: Nick Harwell (97-1,425 yards, 9 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Pat Hinkel (70 tackles) Sacks: Jason Semmes (4.5-21 yards) Int.: Dayonne Nunley (3-5 yards) Football Contact: Mike Pearson, 513-529-4329, persomg@muohio.edu OHIO STATE (2011: 6-7 overall, 3-5 Big Ten, 4th/Leaders Division) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 104-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 0-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread Rush: Braxton Miller (159-715 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (85-157, 1,159 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (14-205 yards, 1 TD), Jake Stoneburner (14-193 yards, 7 TDs) and Devin Smith (14-294 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: C.J. Barnett (75 tackles) Sacks: Michael Bennett (3.0-22 yards), Johnathan Hankins (3.0-10 yards) and Ryan Shazier (3.0-14 yards) Int.: Bradley Roby (3-57 yards) and Orhian Johnson (3-22 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu

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OHIO at PENN STATE

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 Noon ET University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Rinaldi, Mark Schwartz Series: Penn State leads, 5-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 1974: Penn State 35, Ohio 16 Ohio (2011: 10-4 overall, 6-2 MAC, 1st/East) Coach: Frank Solich Career: 108-59 (14th year) At Ohio: 50-40 (8th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Tyler Tettleton (166-658 yards, 10 TDs) Pass: Tyler Tettleton (267-415, 3,302 yards, 28 TDs) Rec.: Donte Foster (30-352 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Gerald Moore (84 tackles) Sacks: Corey Hasting (3.5-20 yards) and Tremayne Scott (3.5-21 yards) Int.: Travis Carrey (4-81 yards) Football Contact: Tom Symonds, 740-593-1298, symondst@ohio.edu PENN STATE (2011*: 0-4 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 0-0 (1st year) At Penn State: 0-0 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Curtis Dukes (41-237 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Matt McGloin (125-231, 1,571 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Shawney Kirksey (5-108 yards) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Gerald Hodges (106 tackles) Sacks: Gerald Hodges (4.5-29 yards) and Sean Stanley (4.5-27 yards) Int.: Five tied with 1 Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu * Penn State vacated 2011 wins

EASTERN KENTUCKY at PURDUE

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET West Lafayette, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) BTN Announcers: Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, J Leman Series: First Meeting Eastern Kentucky (2011: 7-5 overall, 6-2 Ohio Valley, T-1st) Coach: Dean Hood Career: 26-20 (5th year) At Eastern Kentucky: 26-20 (5th year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Matt Denham (254-1,570 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: T.J. Pryor (130-234, 1,605 yards, 18 TDs) Rec.: Tyrone Goard (39-627 yards, 11 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Ichiro Vance (86 tackles) Sacks: Shawn Shupperd (4.5-22 yards) Int.: Kevin Hamlin (4-120 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Michael Clark, 859-622-6170, michael.clark@eku.edu PURDUE (2011: 7-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten, 3rd/Leaders Division) Coach: Danny Hope Career: 51-43 (9th year) At Purdue: 16-21 (4th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Ralph Bolden (148-674 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Caleb TerBush (171-277, 1,905 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Antavion Edison (44-584 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Will Lucas (82 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (6.5-31 yards) Int.: Ricardo Allen (3-37 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu

NORTHERN IOWA at #12/12 WISCONSIN

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Madison, Wis. Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jay Wilson Series: First Meeting Northern Iowa (2011: 10-3 overall, 7-1 Missouri Valley, T-1st) Coach: Mark Farley Career: 99-39 (12th year) At Northern Iowa: 99-39 (12th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: David Johnson (179-822 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Jared Lanpher (27-47, 365 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Terrell Sinkfield (28-464 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Garrett Scott (105 tackles) Sacks: Chris Jepson (3.0-23 yards) Int.: Garrett Scott (4-47 yards) Football Contact: Colin McDonough, 319-273-5456, Colin.McDonough@uni.edu WISCONSIN (2011: 11-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten, T1st/Leaders Division) Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 60-19 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 60-19 (7th year) Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Montee Ball (307-1,923 yards, 33 TDs) Pass: Danny OBrien (150-266, 1,648 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (55-933 yards, 8 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Taylor (150 tackles) Sacks: Beau Allen (4.0-21 yards) Int.: Shelton Johnson (4-0 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold

IOWA
DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. Northern Illinois [1] Iowa State Northern Iowa Central Michigan Minnesota at Michigan State Penn State at Northwestern at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Nebraska DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24

#8/8 MICHIGAN
SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. #2/2 Alabama [1] Air Force Massachusetts at Notre Dame at Purdue Illinois Michigan State at Nebraska at Minnesota Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

#13/13 MICHIGAN STATE

DATE 8/31 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE #24/22 Boise State at Central Michigan Notre Dame Eastern Michigan Ohio State at Indiana Iowa at Michigan at Wisconsin Nebraska Northwestern at Minnesota

[1] - at Chicago, Ill.

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

MINNESOTA
DATE 8/30 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at UNLV New Hampshire Western Michigan Syracuse at Iowa Northwestern at Wisconsin Purdue Michigan at Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State

#17/16 NEBRASKA
DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Southern Miss at UCLA Arkansas State Idaho State Wisconsin at Ohio State at Northwestern Michigan at Michigan State Penn State Minnesota at Iowa DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17 11/24

NORTHWESTERN
SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Syracuse Vanderbilt Boston College South Dakota Indiana at Penn State at Minnesota Nebraska Iowa at Michigan at Michigan State Illinois

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ILLINOIS
DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Western Michigan at Arizona State Charleston Southern Louisiana Tech Penn State at Wisconsin at Michigan Indiana at Ohio State Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE

INDIANA
OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Indiana State at Massachusetts Ball State at Northwestern Michigan State Ohio State at Navy at Illinois Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

#18/- OHIO STATE

DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Miami (Ohio) Central Florida California UAB at Michigan State Nebraska at Indiana Purdue at Penn State Illinois at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT Ohio at Virginia Navy Temple at Illinois Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin ATTENDANCE DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE

PURDUE
OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Eastern Kentucky at Notre Dame Eastern Michigan Marshall Michigan Wisconsin at Ohio State at Minnesota Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Indiana

#12/12 WISCONSIN
DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Northern Iowa at Oregon State Utah State UTEP at Nebraska Illinois at Purdue Minnesota Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State at Penn State

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