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2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
Minnesota Northwestern Iowa Michigan Michigan State Nebraska W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Conference Games PCT H A .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Strk ------W-L 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 All Games PCT H A 1.000 2-0 1-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 .667 1-1 0-0 .667 2-0 0-0 .667 1-1 1-0 .667 2-0 0-1 N Top 25^ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 Strk W3 W3 W1 W2 L1 W1

TOP STORIES
Three Big Ten teams open season with three wins and eye 4-0 starts this weekend. Six Big Ten teams receive votes in latest Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls Conference offensive and defensive student-athletes post impressive individual efforts in Week 3. Numerous Big Ten standouts rank among the nations statistical elite. Conference shows quarterback depth as teams have impressed with more than one signal caller.

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

W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Conference Games PCT H A .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0

Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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W-L 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2

PCT 1.000 .667 .667 .667 .667 .333

All Games H A 3-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 0-1

N Top 25^ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Strk W3 W1 L1 W1 W1 W1

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Stringing Together Some Ws: Three Big Ten teams will carry unblemished records into the final weekend of non-conference play following wins last weekend. Minnesota moved to 3-0 on the new season after defeating Western Michigan, Northwestern notched its third win of the season after knocking off ACC foe Boston College and Ohio State held off Pac12 opponent California to win its third straight to start the new year. The Big Ten is one of four conferences in the nation with three or more teams holding 3-0 marks through the first three weeks of the 2012 season. Quick Out of the Blocks: The Big Tens three unbeaten squads are among just 24 teams in the nation that have opened with three straight triumphs to start the 2012 campaign. Minnesota improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2008, when it started the season with four consecutive wins, a feat the Gophers can match this weekend with a victory over Syracuse. Northwestern is 3-0 for the third time in the last five years and can move to 4-0, also for the third time since 2008, should the Wildcats knock off South Dakota this Saturday. Ohio State is 3-0, the first time the Buckeyes have started with three wins to start the year since 2007, when they won 10 consecutive contests. A win Saturday would mark the sixth time since 2000 Ohio State would start the new season with at least four straight victories.

* Ineligible for postseason play

WEEK 3 RESULTS
SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 ILLINOIS def. Charleston Southern, 44-0 Ball State def. INDIANA, 41-39 IOWA def. Northern Iowa, 27-16 #17/18 MICHIGAN def. Masachusetts, 63-13 #20/19 Notre Dame def. #10/10 MICHIGAN STATE, 20-3 MINNESOTA def. Western Michigan, 28-23 #-/24 NEBRASKA def. Arkansas State, 42-13 NORTHWESTERN def. Boston College, 22-13 #12/- OHIO STATE def. California, 35-28 PENN STATE def. Navy, 34-7 PURDUE def. Eastern Michigan, 54-16 #-/22 WISCONSIN def. Utah State, 16-14 Rankings: AP/USA Today

WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 Louisiana Tech at ILLINOIS 8 ET - BTN Central Michigan at IOWA Noon ET - BTN #18/17 MICHIGAN at #11/15 Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. ET - NBC Eastern Michigan at #21/20 MICHIGAN STATE 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN Syracuse at MINNESOTA 8 p.m. ET - BTN Idaho State at #25/22 NEBRASKA 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN South Dakota at NORTHWESTERN 3: 30 p.m. ET - BTN UAB at #16/- OHIO STATE Noon ET - BTN Temple at PENN STATE 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) UTEP at #-/24 WISCONSIN Noon ET - ESPN2 Byes: INDIANA, PURDUE Rankings: AP/USA Today

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Where We Rank: Six Big Ten teams are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) and USA Today coaches polls, including five teams appearing among the top 25 in at least one ranking. Ohio State leads the way at No. 16 in the AP poll, while Michigan and Michigan State join them among the top 20. The Wolverines were voted No. 17 by the coaches and No. 18 by the media, while the Spartans were rated No. 20 in the coaches poll and No. 21 in the media rankings. Nebraska returned to the top 25 in the AP poll at No. 25, while moving up two spots to No. 22 in the USA Today vote. Wisconsin was rated No. 24 by the coaches and received votes in the media poll. Northwestern also received votes from both the AP and coaches groups. Putting Up Big Numbers: The third week of the season saw several outstanding individual performances from conference standouts, including eight student-athletes passing the 100yards rushing mark, six quarterbacks reaching the 200-yards passing milestone and six wide receivers surpassing 100 yards receiving or nine catches on the week. Nebraskas Ameer Abdullah led all conference rushers with 167 yards on the ground and two touchdowns. Illinois signal caller Reilly OToole threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns to pace all conference quarterbacks. Ohio States Devin Smith accounted for 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Northwesterns Demetrius Fields finished with nine receptions. In addition to impressive offensive efforts, Big Ten defensive student-athletes enjoyed successful performances, including nine players with 10 or more tackles and 10 with two tackles for loss. Wisconsins Mike Taylor was the top tackler in the conference last week, finishing with 15, including 10 solos, while Penn States Anthony Zettel finished with two sacks to lead a group of 10 defenders with two tackles for loss. A complete list of Week 3 stat leaders can be found on the Big Ten football blog at bigten.org. Ranking Among the Nations Best: Through three weeks, numerous Big Ten standouts rank among the nations statistical elite. Offensively, Northwesterns Venric Mark is seventh in the country in all-purpose yards per game, averaging 196.67 yards per contest. Illinois Reilly OToole is eighth in the country with a 181.03 pass efficiency, Michigans Denard Robinson is ninth nationally in total offense at 350 yards per contest and Ohio States Braxton Miller rates 10th in rushing yards per game at 125.67. Penn States Allen Robinson ranks 10th in the country in two categories - receptions (8.0) and receiving yards (107.33) per game. Defensively, Ohio States Travis Howard ranks fourth in the country in average interceptions per game (1.00), while Iowas Anthony Hitchens is sixth in the NCAA in tackles per game at 12.33 and Wisconsins Mike Taylor is seventh at 12.00. On the special teams units, Iowas Mike Meyer and Northwesterns Jeff Budzien lead the nation in field goals per game at 2.67, while the Wildcats Mark tops the nation in punt return average at 37.25 yards per return. A list of Big Ten standouts and teams in the NCAA rankings can be found on Page 3. Ive Got Your Back: The Big Ten has shown its depth at the quarterback position thus far in 2012, as multiple teams have called upon more than one quarterback. Last Saturday, Illinois Reilly OToole stepped in for injured starter Nathan Scheelhaase to lead all conference signal callers with 333 yards and five touchdowns against Charleston Southern. Following an injury to starter Tre Roberson against Massachusetts on Sept. 8, Cam Coffman threw for 159 yards and a touchdown in the win, while Nate Sudfeld guided the Hoosiers to two touchdown drives in the final four minutes to give Indiana the lead against Ball State last Saturday. Filling in for MarQueis Gray after his second-quarter inury, Minnesotas Max Shortell threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Western Michigan. Northwestern has utilized a two-quarterback system in Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian to start the season with three straight wins, while Purdues Caleb TerBush and Robert Marve have each guided the Boilermakers to wins with Marve earning the victory over Eastern Kentucky and TerBush leading the way against Eastern Michigan.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week Braxton Miller, Ohio State So., QB, Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne Had a hand in all five Ohio State touchdowns, including the game winning touchdown pass, to help the Buckeyes to a 35-28 win over California on Saturday Set career highs with 245 passing yards and four touchdowns on 16 completions, cemented by the victoryclinching 72-yard touchdown toss to Devin Smith Completed touchdown throws of one, three, 25 and 72 yards, while also rushing for 75 yards on 12 carries, including a 55-yard score Wins his first career Offensive Player of the Week award after winning two Freshman of the Week laurels last season Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Chris Wells (Nov. 10, 2008) Defensive Player of the Week Michael Mauti, Penn State Sr., LB, Mandeville, La./Mandeville Totaled a team-high 12 tackles to help Penn State hold Navy to seven points in the Nittany Lions 34-7 victory on Saturday Finished with two tackles for loss for 26 yards, including a sack Part of a Nittany Lion defense that forced four turnovers, including one that resulted in a defensive touchdown Wins the second weekly award of his career Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Gerald Hodges (Oct. 31, 2011) Special Teams Player of the Week Jeff Budzien, Northwestern Jr., PK, Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Tied a single-game Northwestern record with a careerbest five field goals, scoring 16 total points in the Wildcats 22-13 victory over Boston College last Saturday Connected on field goals from 42, 41, 29, 20 and 19 yards to record Northwesterns first 15 points of the game Improved to eight-for-eight in field goal attempts this season Claims his first Special Teams Player of the Week award Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Venric Mark (Sept. 3, 2012) Co-Freshman of the Week Nate Sudfeld, Indiana QB, Modesto, Calif./Modesto Christian Came off the bench in the fourth quarter to throw for 172 yards and two touchdowns against Ball State, giving the Hoosiers the lead with less than a minute to play Connected on touchdown passes of 70 yards with 4:07 to play and two yards with under a minute to go, bringing Indiana back from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit Wins his first Freshman of the Week accolade Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Tre Roberson (Oct. 24, 2011) Deion Barnes, Penn State DE, Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast Recorded a career-high five tackles, including a sack, to help Penn State hold Navy to seven points in the Nittany Lions 34-7 victory on Saturday Forced a fumble on Navys first possession of the second half, one of four turnovers forced by the Penn State defense Wins his first Freshman of the Week accolade Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Rob Bolden (Sept. 6, 2010)

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) 110-88 (17th) 60-53 (10th) 64-40 (9th) 133-82 (19th) 41-17 (5th) 43-36 (7th) 23-17 (4th) 3-12 (2nd) 107-23 (11th) 1-2 (1st) 53-44 (9th) 62-20 (7th) At School (Yrs) 98-67 (14th) 13-3 (2nd) 46-23 (6th) 6-9 (2nd) 41-17 (5th) 43-36 (7th) 2-1 (1st) 3-12 (2nd) 3-0 (1st) 1-2 (1st) 18-22 (4th) 62-20 (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 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 0-2 8-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0

BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30

according to NCAA national database as of Sept. 16
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rk Player, School Statistic TOTAL OFFENSE 9. Denard Robinson, MICH 350.00 12. Braxton Miller, OSU 329.33 21. Taylor Martinez, NEB 296.33 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 10. Braxton Miller, OSU 13. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 16. LeVeon Bell, MSU 18. Denard Robinson, MICH 27. Montee Ball, WIS PASS EFFICIENCY 8. Reilly OToole, ILL 13. Taylor Martinez, NEB RECEPTIONS PER GAME 10. Allen Robinson, PSU 125.67 122.33 119.00 117.00 106.67 181.03 173.41 8.00 Rk Player, School Statistic TACKLES PER GAME 6. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.33 7. Mike Taylor, WIS 12.00 15. Michael Mauti, PSU 11.00 28. Will Compton, NEB 10.33 TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME 19. Joe Gaglione, IOWA 1.83 SACKS PER GAME 12. D.L. Wilhite, MINN 1.17 18. RaShede Hagemann, MINN 1.00 Tyler Scott, NU 1.00 Kawann Short, PUR 1.00 INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 4. Travis Howard, OSU 13. Tom Donatelli, IOWA Derrick Wells, MINN Landon Feichter, PUR KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18. Kenny Bell, NEB PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 1. Venric Mark, NU 26. Nick Hill, MSU PUNTING AVERAGE 15. Cody Webster, PUR FIELD GOALS PER GAME 1. Mike Meyer, IOWA Jeff Budzien, NU 1.00 0.67 0.67 0.67 29.67 37.25 13.00 45.08 2.67 2.67 TEAM LEADERS Rk School SCORING OFFENSE 20. Ohio State 22. Nebraska 23. Purdue TOTAL OFFENSE 13. Indiana 16. Nebraska RUSHING OFFENSE 8. Nebraska 22. Ohio State TOTAL DEFENSE 13. Michigan State 21. Purdue 22. Minnesota 23. Iowa 25. Illinois 30. Wisconsin PASS DEFENSE 12. Michigan 15. Minnesota 24. Michigan State 25. Nebraska 27. Iowa RUSH DEFENSE 14. Michigan State 16. Northwestern 17. Wisconsin 20. Illinois SCORING DEFENSE 16. Michigan State 18. Purdue Iowa 27. Wisconsin 28. Penn State Statistic 40.67 40.33 39.67 538.33 532.67 295.00 237.67 250.33 293.00 293.33 294.00 298.00 322.67 157.67 162.67 173.33 174.00 180.00 77.00 80.00 82.00 94.00 13.33 14.00 14.00 15.00 16.00

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 10. Allen Robinson, PSU 107.33 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 7. Venric Mark, NU 15. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 29. LeVeon Bell, MSU SCORING PER GAME 18. Jeff Budzien, NU 21. Braxton Miller, OSU 24. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 196.67 170.67 144.00 11.00 10.67 10.00

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. They 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 Sept. 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
School Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern LEGENDS DIVISION Does Not Play: Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin Illinois, Penn State, Purdue Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State Illinois, Indiana, Purdue 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

Combined non-conference record: 26-10

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2012 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date 9-3 9-10 9-17 Offensive LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU Defensive Derrick Wells, MINN Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Michael Mauti, PSU Special Teams Mike Meyer, IOWA Venric Mark, NU Cody Webster, PUR Jeff Budzien, NU Freshman Frankie Williams, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH Nate Sudfeld, IND Deion Barnes, PSU

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

2012 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

Games Aug. 31-Sept. 1 8 Sept. 8 5 Sept. 15 12 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 25 ALL GAMES Total Average 571,822 71,478 366,518 73,304 840,448 70,037 Sellouts 3 3 5 Games ---CONFERENCE GAMES Total Average ------Sellouts ----

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

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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 8,873 Robinson, MICH 1997-00 2007-10 2002-05 2005-08 1998-01 2006-09 1981-85 2001-04 2004-07 1977-80 2009Rushing Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 57 Ball, WIS 56 Johnson, OSU 55 Thomas, MICH 48 Sheets, PUR 47 Wheatley, MICH 46 Byars, OSU 44 Marek, WIS George, OSU 39 Robinson, MICH Total Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 63 Ball, WIS 58 Johnson, OSU 56 Thomas, MICH 54 Wheatley, MICH Sheets, PUR 50 Byars, OSU 45 George, OSU 44 Marek, WIS Hill, WIS 39 Robinson, MICH Points 426 425 412 380 Dayne, WIS Kelly, PSU Thompson, IND Ball, WIS 1996-99 1986-89 20091973-76 1997-00 2005-08 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 2009Kickoff Returns 135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 124 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Kickoff Return Yards 3,176 Stoudermire, MINN 20083,025 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 Kickoff Return Average 28.8 Brown, PUR 1968-70 26.9 Howard, MICH 1989-91 26.3 Carter, MICH 1979-82 26.2 Duncan, NU 1983-86 26.0 Hill, IOWA 1998-01 25.6 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Interception 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 1998-00 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-

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

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 3,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01 3,580 Robinson, MICH 20092,557 Williams, ILL 2006-09 2,176 Leach, MICH 1975-78 2,150 Foggie, MINN 1984-87 2,080 Greene, OSU 1972-75 1,767 Bollinger, WIS 1999-02 1,714 Kern, OSU 1968-70 1,706 Baggett, MSU 1973-75 1,677 Lewis, IND 2005-08 1,542 Scheelhaase, ILL 2010Rushing Yards 7,125 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 5,589 Griffin, OSU 1972-75 5,299 A. Thompson, IND 1986-89 5,040 Hart, MICH 2004-07 4,887 White, MSU 1984-87 4,676 Davis, WIS 2001-04 4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 1986-89 4,485 Anderson, NU 1998-01 4,472 Thomas, MICH 1997-00 4,398 Ringer, MSU 2005-08 3,630 Ball, WIS 2009-

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BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - SEPT. 16
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (58) 2 LSU (2) 3 Oregon 4 Florida State 5 Georgia 6 Oklahoma 7 South Carolina 8 West Virginia 9 Stanford 10 Clemson 11 Notre Dame 12 Texas 13 USC 14 Florida 15 Kansas State 16 OHIO STATE 17 TCU 18 MICHIGAN 19 UCLA 20 Louisville 21 MICHIGAN STATE 22 Arizona 23 Mississippi State 24 Boise State 25 NEBRASKA Record 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 1-1 2-1 PTS 1498 1433 1356 1275 1203 1181 1081 1051 1009 899 854 816 776 743 683 680 535 448 429 366 318 296 106 95 80 Prev. 1 3 4 5 7 5 8 8 21 11 20 14 21 18 15 12 16 17 22 19 10 24 NR NR NR

USA TODAY COACHES - SEPT. 16

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (54) 2 LSU (5) 3 Oregon 4 Florida State 5 Oklahoma 6 Georgia 7 West Virginia 8 South Carolina 9 Clemson 10 Texas 11 Stanford 12 USC 13 Kansas State 14 Florida 15 Notre Dame 16 TCU 17 MICHIGAN 18 Louisville 19 UCLA 20 MICHIGAN STATE 21 Arizona 22 NEBRASKA 23 Mississippi State 24 WISCONSIN 25 Oklahoma State Record 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 2-1 3-0 2-1 2-1 PTS 1470 1411 1339 1240 1201 1150 1114 1071 955 869 868 779 767 689 681 675 507 434 375 354 296 194 99 97 73 Prev. 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 11 12 16 3 14 17 19 15 18 20 23 10 25 24 NR 22 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 68, Baylor 55, NORTHWESTERN 41, Ohio 20, Oklahoma State 19, Rutgers 19, Iowa State 15, Virginia Tech 13, Cincinnati 9, Tennessee 6, WISCONSIN 5, Texas Tech 5, Texas A&M 4, Missouri 4, Georgia Tech 3, Fresno State 2, Utah 1.

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 71, Boise State 70, Baylor 54, Cincinnati 39, NORTHWESTERN 33, Rutgers 29, Iowa State 29, Oregon State 24, Georgia Tech 20, Louisiana Tech 18, Missouri 18, Texas Tech 15, BYU 8, Texas A&M 7, Utah 6, Tennessee 6, Ohio 5, Arizona State 5, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Western Kentucky 3, Washington 2, San Jose State 1.

BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

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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 Derrick Wells, MINN 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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LOUISIANA TECH at ILLINOIS

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 7 p.m. CT Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670) BTN Announcers: Chris Denari, J Leman, Tony Banks Series: First Meeting Louisiana Tech (2-0 overall, 0-0 WAC) Coach: Sonny Dykes Career: 15-12 (3rd year) At Louisiana Tech: 15-12 (3rd year) Offense: Spread Rush: Tevin King (35-316 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Colby Cameron (53-76, 629 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Quinton Patton (11-155 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Rufus Porter (21 tackles) Sacks: IK Enemkpali (2.0-19 yards) Football Contact: Patrick Walsh, 318-257-5305, pwalsh@latech.edu ILLINOIS (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 23-17 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-1 (1st year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Josh Ferguson (25-139 yards) and Donovonn Young (30-81 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Reilly OToole (38-48, 394 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Ryan Lankford (11-192 yards, 3 TDs) and Donovonn Young (11-68 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Jonathan Brown (20 tackles) and Ashante Williams (20 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (1.0-10 yards) and Jonathan Brown (1.0-7 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 Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 kwbrown3@illinois.edu, drneal@illinois.edu

CENTRAL MICHIGAN at IOWA

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 11 a.m. CT Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium (70,585) BTN Announcers: Tom Werme, Chuck Long, Danan Hughes Series: Iowa leads 2-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 1998: Iowa 38, Central Michigan 0 Central Michigan (1-1 overall, 0-0 MAC) Coach: Dan Enos Career: 7-19 (3rd year) At Central Michigan: 7-19 (3rd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Zurlon Tipton (28-242 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Ryan Radcliff (31-61, 344 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Titus Davis (8-115 yards) and Cody Wilson (8-70 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Justin Cherocci (25 tackles) Sacks: Leterrius Walton (1.0-5 yards) Int: Jason Wilson (1-55 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: John Regenfuss, 989-774-7323, john.regenfuss@cmich.edu IOWA (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 110-88 (17th year) At Iowa: 98-67 (14th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Damon Bullock (65-280 yards, 1 TD) Pass: James Vandenberg (59-103, 593 yards) Rec.: Keenan Davis (14-170 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (37 tackles) Sacks: Joe Gaglione (2.0-10 yards) Int: Tom Donatelli (2-18 yards) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu

#18/17 MICHIGAN at #11/15 NOTRE DAME

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 7:30 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) NBC Announcers: Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan Series: Michigan leads 23-15-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 10, 2011: Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31 MICHIGAN (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 60-53 (10th year) At Michigan: 13-3 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (40-351 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (41-75, 699 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Devin Gardner (8-155 yards, 3 TDs) and Jeremy Gallon (8-146 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Jordan Kovacs (23 tackles) Sacks: Joe Bolden (1.0-24 yards) and Will Campbell (1.0-16 yards) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu Notre Dame (3-0 overall) Coach: Brian Kelly Career: 190-67-2 (22nd year) At Notre Dame: 19-10 (3rd year) Offense: Spread Rush: Theo Riddick (46-190 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Everett Golson (47-81, 611 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: TJ Jones (9-103 yards, 1 TD), Robby Toma (9-91 yards), Theo Riddick (9-85 yards) and Tyler Eifert (8-120 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 3-4 Tackles: Manti Teo (30 tackles) Sacks: Stephon Tuitt (5.0-33 yards) Int.: Bennett Jackson (2-47 yards) Football Contact: Brian Hardin, 574-631-9471, brian.r.hardin.13@nd.edu

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EASTERN MICHIGAN at #21/20 MICHIGAN STATE

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) BTN Announcers: Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, Rebecca Haarlow Series: Michigan State leads 8-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 2008: Michigan State 42, Eastern Michigan 10 Eastern Michigan (0-3 overall, 0-1 MAC) Coach: Ron English Career: 8-32 (4th year) At Eastern Michigan: 8-32 (4th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Alex Gillett (31-153 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Alex Gillett (35-74, 336 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Garrett Hoskins (8-101 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Bryan Pali (32 tackles) Sacks: Kalonji Kashama (2.0-14 yards) Int: Pudge Cotton (1-28 yards, 1 TD) and Colin Weingrad (1-20 yards) Football Contact: Greg Steiner, 734-487-0317, greg.steiner@emich.edu MICHIGAN STATE (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 64-40 (9th year) At Michigan State: 46-23 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: LeVeon Bell (81-357 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Andrew Maxwell (65-114, 710 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Dion Sims (16-165 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Max Bullough (16 tackles) and Darqueze Dennard (16 tackles) Sacks: William Gholston (1.0-7 yards) and Johnny Adams (1.0-2 yards) Int.: Isaiah Lewis (1-40 yards), Johnny Adams (1-0 yards) and RJ Williamson (1-0 yards) Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu

SYRACUSE at MINNESOTA
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 7 p.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) BTN Announcers: Matt Shepard, Jon Jansen, Jay Wilson Series: Minnesota leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2009: Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT) Syracuse (1-2 overall, 0-0 Big East) Coach: Doug Marrone Career: 18-22 (4th year) At Syracuse: 18-22 (4th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Jerome Smith (44-175 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Ryan Nassib (97-147, 1,139 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Marcus Sales (25-350 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Marquis Spruill (21 tackles) Sacks: Brandon Sharpe (1.5-14 yards) and Dan Vaughn (1.5-12 yards) Int.: Brandon Reddish (1-0 yards), Shamarko Thomas (1-0 yards) and Jeremi Wiles (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Sue Edson, 315-952-4787, sedson@syr.edu MINNESOTA (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 133-82 (19th year) At Minnesota: 6-9 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Donnell Kirkwood (53-262 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Max Shortell (15-23, 260 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: A.J. Barker (10-231 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Derrick Wells (26 tackles) Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (3.5-25 yards) Int: Derrick Wells (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu

IDAHO STATE at #25/22 NEBRASKA

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium (81,091) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Kelly Stouffer, Damon Benning Series: First Meeting Idaho State (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Sky) Coach: Mike Kramer Career: 3-10 (2nd year) At Idaho State: 3-10 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Xavier Finney (34-98 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Kevin Yost (81-109, 803 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Derek Graves (30-269 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Mitch Beckstead (19 tackles) Football Contact: Steve Schaack, 208-202-2621, schaste4@isu.edu NEBRASKA (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 41-17 (5th year) At Nebraska: 41-17 (5th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Ameer Abdullah (61-367 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (56-79, 713 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Quincy Enunwa (13-126 yards) and Kenny Bell (10-205 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Will Compton (31 tackles) Sacks: Will Compton (2.0-15 yards) Int: P.J. Smith (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com

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SOUTH DAKOTA at NORTHWESTERN

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field (47,130) BTN Announcers: Wayne Larrivee, Chris Martin, Evan Fitzgerald Series: Northwestern leads 4-0 Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 1927: Northwestern 47, South Dakota 2 South Dakota (1-1 overall, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Coach: Joe Glenn Career: 189-101-1 (25th year) At South Dakota: 1-1 (1st year) Offense: Pro Form Rush: Marcus Sims (22-165 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Josh Vander Maten (24-34, 274 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Terrance Terry (10-146 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 3-4 Tackles: Ryan Hillier (20 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Starr (2.0-11 yards) Int: Charlie Goro (1-50 yards, 1 TD) and D.J. Wakes (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Bryan Boettcher, 605-677-5927, Bryan.Boettcher@usd.edu NORTHWESTERN (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 43-36 (7th year) At Northwestern: 43-36 (7th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Venric Mark (56-282 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Kain Colter (37-56, 321 yards, 2 TDs) and Trevor Siemian (32-47, 292 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Demetrius Fields (19-164 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (27 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (3.0-19 yards) Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu

UAB at #16/- OHIO STATE

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 Noon ET Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium (102,329) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Lisa Byington Series: First Meeting UAB (0-2 overall, 0-0 C-USA) Coach: Garrick McGee Career: 0-2 (1st year) At UAB: 0-2 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Darrin Reaves (18-58 yards) and Jonathan Perry (24-38 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Jonathan Perry (35-67, 536 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Jackie Williams (11-202 yards) and Patrick Hearn (11-174 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Marvin Burdette (17 tackles) Sacks: Chris Rabb (2.0-21 yards) Int.: Jake Ganus (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Norm Reilly, 205-934-0722, nreilly@uab.edu OHIO STATE (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 107-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 3-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread Rush: Braxton Miller (56-377 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (48-78, 611 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (16-166 yards, 1 TD) and Devin Smith (13-233 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (27 tackles) Sacks: Nine with 1.0 Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu

TEMPLE at PENN STATE

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards Series: Penn State leads, 28-3-1* Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 1997: Penn State 52, Temple 10* Temple (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big East) Coach: Steve Addazio Career: 10-5 (2nd year) At Temple: 10-5 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Matt Brown (29-176 yards, 1 TD) and Chris Coyer (30-133 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Chris Coyer (12-29, 239 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Jalen Fitzpatrick (4-97 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Nate Smith (18 tackles) Sacks: Eight with 1.0 Int: Vaughn Carraway (1-57 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Cathy Bongiovi, 215-204-1608, cathyb@temple.edu PENN STATE (1-2 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 1-2 (1st year) At Penn State: 1-2 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Derek Day (26-83 yards) Pass: Matt McGloin (59-104, 688 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Allen Robinson (24-322 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Michael Mauti (33 tackles) Sacks: Deion Barnes (3.0-5 yards) Int: Jordan Hill (1-9 yards) and Gerald Hodges (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu * Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011

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UTEP at #-/24 WISCONSIN

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 11 a.m. CT Madison, Wis. Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway Series: First Meeting UTEP (0-2 overall, 0-0 C-USA) Coach: Mike Price Career: 174-176 (31st year) At UTEP: 45-54 (9th year) Offense: One-Back Rush: Nathan Jeffery (21-177 yards) and Autrey Golden (24-124 yards) Pass: Nick Lamaison (48-88, 552 yards, 5 TDs) Rec.: Jordan Leslie (14-233 yards, 2 TDs) and Michael Edwards (14-174 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Richard Spencer (29 tackles) Sacks: Horace Miller (2.0-7 yards) Int.: Richard Spencer (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Angela Olivas, 915-747-6451, acolivas@utep.edu WISCONSIN (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 62-20 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 62-20 (7th year) Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Montee Ball (84-320 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Danny OBrien (44-71, 454 yards, 3 TDs) and Joel Stave (2-6, 15 yards) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (7-110 yards, 2 TDs), Jacob Pederson (7-63 yards, 1 TD), Jeff Duckworth (7-55 yards) and Montee Ball (7-49 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Taylor (36 tackles) Sacks: Michael Trotter (1.0-8 yards), Chris Borland (1.0-2 yards) and David Gilbert (1.0-2 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER

The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the two division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to participate in a postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanctions shall 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 in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) unless a conference team other than the champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll. The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie: (a) (b) If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative 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 winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. 1. The records of the three tied teams will be compared against each other 2. The records of the three tied teams will be compared within their division 3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of finish (4, 5, and 6) 4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all common conference opponents; 5. The highest ranked team in the first Bowl Championship Series Poll following the completion of Big Ten regular season conference play shall be the representative in the Big Ten Championship Game, unless the two highest ranked tied teams are ranked within one spot of each other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the Big Ten Championship 6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representative 7. The representative will be chosen by random draw. If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten championship game, then the participant(s) in the Big Ten championship game shall be determined by the following procedure: a) b) c) d) If the ineligible team is tied for the division championship, then the team it tied with shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. If two or more teams are tied with an ineligible team for the division championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining teams revert to the tie-break procedure. The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. If there is a division runner-up tie, then the tied teams shall revert to the tie-break procedure.

If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the control of the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional tie-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representative to the Bowl Championship Series: a) b) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll will automatically be placed in the BCS championship game. If the two divisional representatives met previously in the season and neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings, the team ranked highest in the final BCS standings shall be the representative to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within five or fewer places of the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the two teams shall determine the Conferences BCS representative. If the two divisional representatives did not meet previously during the season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS representative. If the two teams are tied in the BCS standings, the team with the best overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representative. 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. If the two teams remain tied after e), the representative will be the team with the best overall winning percentage. If the two teams remain tied after f), the representative will be the team furthest removed from BCS participation. If the two teams remain tied after g), the representative shall be determined by a random draw.

c) d) e) f) g) h)

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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) (2-1 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 18-17 9/8 L, 6-9 9/15 W, 27-16 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 [1] - at Chicago, Ill. OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. Northern Illinois [1] 52,117 Iowa State 70,585 Northern Iowa 70,585 Central Michigan Minnesota at Michigan State Penn State at Northwestern at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Nebraska

IOWA

#18/17 MICHIGAN
DATE SCORE 9/1 L, 14-41 9/8 W, 31-25 9/15 W, 63-13 9/22 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. #2/2 Alabama [1] 90,413 Air Force 112,522 Massachusetts 110,708 at #11/15 Notre Dame at Purdue Illinois Michigan State at Nebraska at Minnesota Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

#21/20 MICHIGAN STATE

(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 W, 17-13 9/8 W, 41-7 9/15 L, 3-20 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE #24/22 Boise State 78,709 at Central Michigan 35,127 #20/19 Notre Dame 79,219 Eastern Michigan Ohio State at Indiana Iowa at Michigan at Wisconsin Nebraska Northwestern at Minnesota

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

MINNESOTA
(3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/30 W, 30-27 (3OT) 9/8 W, 44-7 9/15 W, 28-23 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at UNLV 16,013 New Hampshire 47,022 Western Michigan 44,921 Syracuse at Iowa Northwestern at Wisconsin Purdue Michigan at Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State

#25/22 NEBRASKA
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 49-20 9/8 L, 30-36 9/15 W, 42-13 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Southern Miss 85,425 at UCLA 71,530 Arkansas State 85,290 Idaho State Wisconsin at Ohio State at Northwestern Michigan at Michigan State Penn State Minnesota at Iowa

NORTHWESTERN
(3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 42-41 9/8 W, 23-13 9/15 W, 22-13 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Syracuse 37,830 Vanderbilt 31,644 Boston College 32,597 South Dakota Indiana at Penn State at Minnesota Nebraska Iowa at Michigan at Michigan State Illinois

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

Leaders Division Games in Bold
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) 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 W, 24-7 L, 14-45 W, 44-0 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Western Michigan 43,441 at Arizona State 54,128 Charleston Southern 45,369 Louisiana Tech Penn State at Wisconsin at Michigan Indiana at Ohio State Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern

ILLINOIS

(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 24-17 9/8 W, 45-6 9/15 L, 39-41 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Indiana State 41,882 at Massachusetts 16,304 Ball State 48,186 at Northwestern Michigan State Ohio State at Navy at Illinois Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

INDIANA

#16/- OHIO STATE

(3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 56-10 9/8 W, 31-16 9/15 W, 35-28 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Miami (Ohio) 105,039 Central Florida 104,745 California 105,232 UAB at Michigan State Nebraska at Indiana Purdue at Penn State Illinois at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
(1-2, 0-0 Big Ten) OPPONENT Ohio at Virginia Navy Temple at Illinois Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin 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 L, 14-24 L, 16-17 W, 34-7 ATTENDANCE 97,186 56,087 98,792

(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 48-6 9/8 L, 17-20 9/15 W, 54-16 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Eastern Kentucky 40,572 at #22/22 Notre Dame 80,795 Eastern Michigan 40,217 Marshall Michigan Wisconsin at Ohio State at Minnesota Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Indiana

PURDUE

#-/24 WISCONSIN
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 26-21 9/8 L, 7-10 9/15 W, 16-14 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Northern Iowa 79,568 at Oregon State 42,189 Utah State 79,332 UTEP at Nebraska Illinois at Purdue Minnesota Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State at Penn State

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS.