WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 1, 2012

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
1. Northwestern Nebraska Iowa 4. Michigan Minnesota Michigan State W-L 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 1-0 0-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 Div. 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 Strk W1 W1 W1 -L1 L1 W-L 5-0 4-1 3-2 2-2 4-1 3-2 All Games PCT H A 1.000 4-0 1-0 .800 4-0 0-1 .600 2-2 0-0 .500 2-0 0-1 .800 3-0 1-1 .600 2-2 1-0 N Top 25^ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 Strk W5 W3 W1 L1 L1 L1

TOP STORIES
Second week of conference play features one intradivision matchup. Two Big Ten teams open seasons with five wins and eye 6-0 starts this weekend. Seven Big Ten teams receive votes in latest Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Trophy games continue this weekend with Michigan State taking on Indiana for the Old Brass Spittoon. Eight Big Ten student-athletes named semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. Ohio State* Penn State* 3. Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Illinois
^ AP or USA Today

W-L 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 0-0 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0

Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

Strk W1 W1 -L1 L1 L1

W-L 5-0 3-2 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-3

All Games PCT H A 1.000 4-0 1-0 .600 2-1 1-1 .750 3-0 0-1 .600 3-0 0-2 .500 1-1 1-1 .400 2-2 0-1

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

Strk W5 We W2 L1 L2 L2

WEEK 5 RESULTS
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 Penn State def. Illinois, 35-7* Iowa def. Minnesota, 31-13* Northwestern def. Indiana, 44-29 #14/- Ohio State def. #20/18 Michigan State, 17-16

* Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Division Matchups Continue This Weekend: Last Saturday saw the beginning of divisional play in the Big Ten, with Penn State defeating Illinois and Iowa knocking off Minnesota. This Saturday, one divisional matchup is part of the Week 6 schedule. Illinois plays its second divisional contest in as many weeks when it travels to Wisconsin in a Leaders Division contest. It will be the opening game of division action for the Badgers, who held off the Illini a year ago in Champaign. As part of divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a tiebreaker to determine the Big Ten Football Championship Game participants, if necessary. After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes winning divisional games an important part of the Big Ten title chase. See Page 10 of this release for the full tiebreaker. Unbeaten and Going Strong: Following the first weekend of conference action, two Big Ten teams remain with unblemished records. Northwestern and Ohio State each saw their records improve to 5-0 this season, after the Wildcats defeated Indiana at home and the Buckeyes held off Michigan State in East Lansing. The Big Ten is one of only two conferences with two or more teams boasting 5-0 records through the first five weeks of the season. Overall, just 23 teams hold unblemished records this season. History of the Unbeatens: The Big Tens pair of 5-0 teams are among a group of just 11 squads in the country to start the 2012 season with five consecutive victories, and Northwestern and Ohio State look to make it 6-for-6 in the win column this weekend. Northwestern heads to Penn State on Saturday hoping to start the season 6-0 for the first time since 1962. Ohio State welcomes Nebraska on Saturday night with hopes of winning its sixth straight game to start the season for the first time since 2007, when the Buckeyes won their first 10 games of the year. Where We Rank: Seven Big Ten teams are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) and USA Today Coaches polls, released on Sunday. Ohio State leads all conference teams, appearing at No. 12 in the AP rankings. Nebraska and Northwestern appear in the top 25 in both rankings, with the Huskers checking in at No. 20 in the coaches poll and No. 21 in the writers rankings. Northwestern, joining Ohio State as the two conference teams with 5-0 marks, was voted No. 22 by the coaches and No. 24 in the AP poll. Michigan State and Michigan are receiving votes in both rankings, while Purdue and Wisconsin are among others receiving votes in the coaches poll.

Purdue def. Marshall, 51-41 #22/20 Nebraska def. #rv/23 Wisconsin, 30-27 Byes: Michigan Rankings: AP/USA Today * Indicates Divisional Game

WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, OCT. 6 Michigan State at Indiana Noon ET - BTN #24/22 Northwestern at Penn State Noon ET - ESPN Illinois at Wisconsin* 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market) Michigan at Purdue 4 p.m. ET - BTN #21/20 Nebraska at #12/- Ohio State 8 p.m. - ABC Byes: Iowa, Minnesota Rankings: AP/USA Today * Indicates Divisional Game

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Saturday Standouts: Numerous Big Ten standouts enjoyed successful outings on Saturday, offensively and defensively. Six conference student-athletes rushed for more than 100 yards, led by Iowas Mark Weisman, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota, while Northwesterns Kain Colter totaled 161 yards and four touchdowns against Indiana. Wildcat teammate Trevor Siemian led the Big Ten in passing with 308 yards, while Purdues Caleb TerBush, Illinois Nathan Scheelhaase and Michigan States Andrew Maxwell each passed for more than 250 yards on Saturday. Ohio State Corey Brown caught a Big Ten season-high 12 passes versus Michigan State, while Wisconsins Jared Abbrederis had 142 yards receiving against Nebraska. Defensively, Wisconsins Mike Taylor had 15 tackles, one of 11 conference performers with 10 or more tackles last Saturday. Meanwhile, Purdues Kawann Shorts three tackles for loss was tops in the conference last week as seven others also finished with two or more tackles for loss last weekend. A complete list of Week 4 stat leaders can be found on the Big Ten football blog at bigten.org. Ranking Among the Nations Best: Numerous Big Ten standouts rank among the top 10 nationally, according to the latest statistics released by the NCAA. Offensively, Michigan States LeVeon Bell ranks sixth in the country in rushing yards per game (131.0), while Nebraskas Ameer Abdullah and Northwesterns Venric Mark rank in the top 10 in all-purpose yardage. Abdullah is eighth nationally at 178.6 yards per game, while Mark is ninth at 176.8 yards per contest. Defensively, a pair of Big Ten linebackers rank in the top 10 in tackles per game, with Iowas Anthony Hitchens ranking third at 12.6 tackles per game and Wisconsins Mike Taylor seventh at 11 stops per game. Mark ranks second in the country in punt return average at 25.83 yards per return, while three conference place kickers are among the top five in field goals per game, including Northwesterns Jeff Budzien (third, 2.20), Iowas Mike Meyer (fifth, 2.0) and Michigan States Dan Conroy (fifth, 2.0). Doing Their Part: In the six Big Ten games last Saturday, three contests featured touchdowns by the defenses and special teams. Three touchdowns came by way of interceptions, while the fourth came on a kickoff return. Indianas Tevin Coleman found the end zone with a 96-yard kickoff return for the Hoosiers, the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Big Ten player this season. Iowas Christian Kirksey intercepted a Minnesota pass and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown, giving the Hawkeyes their final score of the day. A pair of Boilermakers returned interceptions for touchdowns against Marshall. For the fourth time in his career, Ricardo Allen returned an interception for a touchdown after returning his pick 39 yards for a score. On the ensuing Marshall possession, Josh Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown. More Than a Win at Stake: In a conference that features 16 traditional trophy games, one traveling keepsake will be up for grabs on Saturday. This weekend, Michigan State travels to Indiana for the 55th meeting with the Old Brass Spittoon on the line. The trophy game began in 1950, and the Spartans own a 41-12-1 advantage in the series. Michigan State has won three straight contests in the series, an holds a 41-15-1 overall advantage in the series. Last weekend, Iowa defeated Minnesota to reclaim the Floyd of Rosedale. Leaders in the Classroom: Eight Big Ten student-athletes were among 50 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players to be named semifinalists for the National Football Foundations William V. Campbell Trophy. The Big Ten is one of only two FBS conferences with eight or more studentathletes named semifinalists for the award, with recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. Big Ten semifinalists are Indianas Adam Replogle, Iowas James Vandenberg, Nebraskas Rex Burkhead, Northwesterns Patrick Ward, Ohio States Ben Buchanan, Penn States Pete Massaro, Purdues Robert Maci and Wisconsins Shelton Johnson. Four studentathletes from Big Ten schools have won the Campbell Trophy, a group that includes Nebraskas Rob Zatechka (1994) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) and Ohio States Bobby Hoying (1995) and Craig Krenzel (2003).

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Co-Offensive Players of the Week Taylor Martinez, Nebraska Jr., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial Totaled 288 yards of total offense and helped Nebraska rally from a 17-point second-half deficit to defeat Wisconsin on Saturday Threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 107 more and a touchdown Had a hand in three straight Nebraska touchdowns, completing a 3-yard pass to Rex Burkhead in the second quarter, rushing for a 38-yarder and converting on a 10yard strike to Kyler Reed in the third quarter Wins his third career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Martinez (Sept. 3, 2012) Kain Colter, Northwestern Jr., QB, Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek Finished with 297 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, helping Northwestern to a win over Indiana on Saturday and a 5-0 start to the season Scored all four touchdowns on the ground, rushing for 164 yards and catching nine passes for 131 yards as part of Northwesterns record 704 yards of total offense Scored on touchdown runs of eight, eight, 15 and 22 yards, scoring once in each quarter Claims his second career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor, and first this season Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Kain Colter (Nov. 7, 2011) Defensive of the Week Michael Mauti, Penn State Sr., LB, Mandeville, La./Mandeville Finished with six tackles and two interceptions as part of a Penn State defensive effort that held Illinois to seven points on Saturday Intercepted his first pass at the goal line, returning it 99 yards to the Illinois one-yard line to keep the Illini off the scoreboard at the end of the first half Picked off his second pass of the day in the third quarter, setting up Penn States final touchdown drive Wins the third weekly award of his career and second this season Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Michael Mauti (Sept. 17, 2012) Special Teams Player of the Week Brett Maher, Nebraska Sr., P/K, Kearney, Neb./Kearney Kicked the game-tying field goal in the third quarter and the game-winning field in the fourth quarter to give Nebraska a 30-27 victory over Wisconsin Was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and converted on all three extra points Had three punts for 140 yards, an average of 46.7, and one punt inside the 20 in which he pinned Wisconsin at its own 10-yard line for its final drive Wins his fourth Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Ameer Abdullah (Sept. 24, 2012) Freshman of the Week Mason Monheim, Illinois LB, Orrville, Ohio/Orrville Recorded a game-high 11 tackles, including four solo stops, against Penn State on Saturday Forced his second fumble of the season Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Donovonn Young (Sept. 26, 2011)

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) 111-89 (17th) 60-54 (10th) 65-41 (9th) 134-83 (19th) 43-17 (5th) 45-36 (7th) 23-19 (4th) 3-13 (2nd) 109-23 (11th) 3-2 (1st) 54-44 (9th) 63-21 (7th) At School (Yrs) 99-68 (14th) 13-4 (2nd) 47-24 (6th) 7-10 (2nd) 43-17 (5th) 45-36 (7th) 2-3 (1st) 3-13 (2nd) 5-0 (1st) 3-2 (1st) 19-22 (4th) 63-21 (7th) Big Ten Only 59-47 6-2 27-14 2-7 6-3 22-27 0-1 0-9 1-0 1-0 10-14 33-16

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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 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 1-0 0-3 9-3 0-1 1-1 2-0 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 1-1 0-1 1-0

BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30

according to NCAA national database as of Sept. 30
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rk Player, School Statistic TOTAL OFFENSE 19. Denard Robinson, MICH 319.50 26. Braxton Miller, OSU 302.00 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 6. LeVeon Bell, MSU 13. Braxton Miller, OSU 14. Denard Robinson, MICH 17. Venric Mark, NU 26. Mark Weisman, IOWA PASS EFFICIENCY 11. Taylor Martinez, NEB RECEPTIONS PER GAME 22. O.J. Ross, PUR 30. Allen Robinson, PSU Cory Brown, OSU 131.00 115.40 110.25 107.60 103.00 169.63 6.75 6.40 6.40 Rk Player, School Statistic TACKLES PER GAME 3. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.60 7. Mike Taylor, WIS 11.00 23. James Morris, IOWA 10.00 30. Ryan Shazier, OSU 9.60 Michael Mauti, PSU 9.60 TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME 21. Kawann Short, PUR 1.75 SACKS PER GAME 20. Kawann Short, PUR INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 15. Travis Howard, OSU 25. Landon Feichter, PUR Josh Johnson, PUR KICK RETURN AVERAGE 14. Kenny Bell, NEB PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2. Venric Mark, NU 17. Ameer Abdullah, NEB PUNTING AVERAGE 20. Mike Sadler, MSU 25. Cody Webster, PUR FIELD GOALS PER GAME 3. Jeff Budzien, NU 5. Mike Meyer, IOWA Dan Conroy, MSU 29. Brett Maher, NEB 1.00 0.60 0.50 0.50 29.67 25.83 15.00 44.78 44.13 2.20 2.00 2.00 1.40 TEAM LEADERS Rk School SCORING OFFENSE 10. Nebraska 13. Purdue TOTAL OFFENSE 13. Nebraska 17. Indiana PASSING OFFENSE 20. Indiana RUSHING OFFENSE 5. Nebraska 9. Northwestern 21. Ohio State TOTAL DEFENSE 9. Michigan State 21. Iowa 25. Minnesota PASS DEFENSE 9. Michigan 12. Michigan State 23. Minnesota 27. Nebraska RUSH DEFENSE 13. Northwestern 17. Michigan State 19. Ohio State 23. Purdue 25. Iowa SCORING DEFENSE 12. Michigan State 14. Penn State 25. Ohio State 28. Iowa Statistic 44.80 42.50 521.40 510.00 311.00 305.80 255.80 224.50 263.40 315.00 320.80 154.50 167.20 181.60 188.00 90.00 96.20 100.80 106.50 111.00 12.80 13.60 17.00 17.40

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 18. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 99.75 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 8. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 9. Venric Mark, NU 17. LeVeon Bell, MSU SCORING PER GAME 17. Jeff Budzien, NU 19. Brett Maher, NEB 178.60 176.80 159.60 10.40 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. 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

Combined non-conference record: 34-13

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2012 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date 9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 9-31 Offensive LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Kain Colter, NU Defensive Derrick Wells, MINN Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Michael Mauti, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Michael Mauti, PSU Special Teams Mike Meyer, IOWA Venric Mark, NU Cody Webster, PUR Jeff Budzien, NU Ameer Abdullah, NEB Brett Maher, NEB Freshman Frankie Williams, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH Nate Sudfeld, IND Deion Barnes, PSU Imani Cross, NEB Mason Monheim, ILL

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 9 Sept. 29 6 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 40 ALL GAMES Total Average 571,822 71,478 366,518 73,304 840,448 70,037 634,202 70,466 358,596 59,766 Sellouts 3 3 5 4 3 CONFERENCE GAMES Games Total Average ------------5 313,115 62,623 Sellouts ----3

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

2,771,586

69,290

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313,115

62,623

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 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 9,101 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 61 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 67 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 426 425 412 404 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 Return Yards 3,215 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 25.5 Cobb, MSU 2003-04 25.3 Thomas, ILL 2003-06 25.1 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Interception Touchdowns 5 Fletcher, WIS 4 Wilbur, IND Allen, PUR Forced Fumbles 14 Kerrigan, PUR 13 Rice, ILL Sanders, IOWA 12 Looney, PUR 11 Borland, WIS Consecutive PATs Made 126 Carlson, MICH 119 Conway, PSU 111 Summers, PUR 107 Stoyanovich, IND 98 Dimke, ILL 86 Williams, OSU 83 Nystrom, MINN Nugent, OSU Wagner, PSU 78 Kelly, PSU Wiggs, PUR 70 Budzien, NU 1998-00 1978-82 20102007-10 1992-95 2000-03 1977-80 2009-10 1989-91 1994-96 2006-08 1986-88 2008-11 1991-93 2000-02 2002-04 2007-10 2007-08 2008-11 2010-

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 3,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01 3,670 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 1,575 Gray, MINN 20091,532 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 3,760 Ball, WIS 2009-

Kickoff Returns 135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 128 Stoudermire, MINN 2008-

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BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - SEPT. 30
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (60) 2 Oregon 3 Florida State 4 LSU 5 Georgia 6 South Carolina 7 Kansas State 8 West Virginia 9 Notre Dame 10 Florida 11 Texas 12 OHIO STATE 13 USC 14 Oregon State 15 Clemson 15 TCU 17 Oklahoma 18 Stanford 19 Louisville 20 Mississippi State 21 NEBRASKA 22 Rutgers 23 Washington 24 NORTHWESTERN 25 UCLA Record 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 3-1 3-0 4-1 4-0 2-1 3-1 5-0 4-0 4-1 4-0 3-1 5-0 4-1 PTS 1500 1430 1349 1310 1252 1152 1123 1066 1043 937 932 793 703 647 608 608 581 509 404 306 240 160 159 143 122 Prev. 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 13 18 17 15 16 8 19 21 22 23 NR NR NR

USA TODAY COACHES - SEPT. 30

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (57) 2 Oregon 3 LSU (1) 4 Florida State (1) 5 Georgia 6 South Carolina 7 West Virginia 8 Kansas State 9 Texas 10 Notre Dame 11 Florida 12 USC 13 TCU 14 Oklahoma 15 Clemson 16 Louisville 17 Oregon State 18 Stanford 19 Mississippi State 20 NEBRASKA 21 Rutgers 22 NORTHWESTERN 23 Cincinnati 24 Texas Tech 25 Boise State Record 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 4-0 2-1 4-1 5-0 3-0 3-1 4-0 4-1 4-0 5-0 3-0 4-0 3-1 PTS 1472 1403 1327 1301 1227 1161 1137 1050 981 915 883 784 749 684 626 524 453 452 422 415 206 202 175 108 83 Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 9 19 20 25 NR NR NR NR

Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati 72, Boise State 53, Texas A&M 51, MICHIGAN STATE 43, Texas Tech 39, MICHIGAN 38, Louisiana Tech 37, Baylor 31, Ohio 30, Arizona State 15, Arizona 4, Miami (Fla.) 4, Iowa State 3, Tennessee 3.

Others Receiving Votes: Washington 63, Texas A&M 61, UCLA 58, Louisiana Tech 56, MICHIGAN STATE 45, Baylor 41, Arizona State 40, Miami (Fla.) 17, MICHIGAN 11, Ohio 11, LouisianaMonroe 8, WISCONSIN 6, PURDUE 6, San Jose State 4, Oklahoma State 3, Toledo 1, Tulsa 1, Virginia Tech 1.

BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

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BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
AFCA Good Works Team (Dedication to community service and off-field accomplishments) Patrick Omameh, MICH Rex Burkhead, NEB 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 Senior CLASS Award Adam Replogle, IND Rex Burkhead, NEB John Simon, OSU Montee Ball, WIS

Campbell Trophy (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) Adam Replogle, IND James Vandenberg, IOWA Rex Burkhead, NEB Patrick Ward, NU Ben Buchanan, OSU Pete Massaro, PSU Robert Maci, PUR Shelton Johnson, WIS 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 Michael Mauti, PSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS

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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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MICHIGAN STATE at INDIANA

Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 Noon ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jon Jansen Series: Michigan State leads 41-15-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Michigan State 55, Indiana 3 MICHIGAN STATE (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 65-41 (9th year) At Michigan State: 47-24 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: LeVeon Bell (134-655 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Andrew Maxwell (103-185, 1,138 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Dion Sims (24-313 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Max Bullough (38 tackles) Sacks: Denicos Allen (1.0-9 yards), William Gholston (1.0-7 yards) Chris Norman (1.0-6 yards) and Johnny Adams (1.0-2 yards) Int.: Isaiah Lewis (1-40 yards), Johnny Adams (1-0 yards), Kurtis Drummond (1-0 yards) and RJ Williamson (1-0 yards) Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu INDIANA (2-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 3-13 (2nd year) At Indiana: 3-13 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Stephen Houston (42-255 yards, 4 TDs) and DAngelo Roberts (42-179 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Cameron Coffman (53-80, 519 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Cody Latimer (18-320 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: David Cooper (28 tackles) Sacks: Larry Black (2.0-7 yards) Int: Greg Heban (1-24 yards), Alexander Webb (1-9 yards) and Brian Williams (1-4 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu

#24/22 NORTHWESTERN at PENN STATE

Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 Noon ET University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Series: Penn State leads 4-3* Last Meeting: Nov. 6. 2004: Northwestern 14, Penn State 7* NORTHWESTERN (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 45-36 (7th year) At Northwestern: 45-36 (7th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Venric Mark (101-538 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (58-84, 672 yards, 1 TD) and Kain Colter (45-68, 369 yards, 2 TDs) and Rec.: Demetrius Fields (21-178 yards, 1 TD) and Tony Jones (14-203 yards) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (39 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (3.0-19 yards) Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards) and Nick VanHoose (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu PENN STATE (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 3-2 (1st year) At Penn State: 3-2 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Zach Zwinak (40-196 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Matt McGloin (101-170, 1,217 yards, 10 TDs) Rec.: Allen Robinson (32-439 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Michael Mauti (48 tackles) Sacks: Deion Barnes (3.5-9 yards) Int: Michael Mauti (2-105 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu * Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011

ILLINOIS at WISCONSIN
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Madison, Wis. Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Danny Kannell, Maria Taylor Series: Illinois leads 36-35-7 Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Wisconsin 28, Illinois 17 ILLINOIS (2-3 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 23-19 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-3 (1st year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Donovonn Young (55-222 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (47-75, 481 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Ryan Lankford (23-347 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ashante Williams (34 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (2.5-31 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

Leaders Division Game

WISCONSIN (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 63-21 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 63-21 (7th year) Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Montee Ball (125-450 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Joel Stave (26-46, 439 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (20-399 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Taylor (55 tackles) Sacks: Chris Borland (3.0-15 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

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MICHIGAN at PURDUE
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 4 p.m. ET West Lafayette, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman Series: Michigan leads 43-14 Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2011: Michigan 36, Purdue 14 MICHIGAN (2-2 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 60-54 (10th year) At Michigan: 13-4 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (66-441 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (54-99, 837 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Devin Gardner (11-195 yards, 3 TDs) and Jeremy Gallon (11-179 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Jordan Kovacs (30 tackles) Sacks: Joe Bolden (1.0-24 yards) and Will Campbell (1.0-16 yards) Int: Raymon Taylor (1-7 yards) and Thomas Gordon (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu PURDUE (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Coach: Danny Hope Career: 54-44 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-22 (4th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Akeem Shavers (58-240 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Caleb TerBush (51-80, 531 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Antavion Edison (24-285 yards, 5 TDs) and O.J. Ross (27-236 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Will Lucas (19 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (3.0-22 yards) Int: Landon Feichter (2-36 yards, 1 TD) and Josh Johnson (2-74 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu

#21/20 NEBRASKA at #12/- OHIO STATE

Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 8 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium (102,329) ABC Announcers: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe Series: Ohio State leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2011: Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27 NEBRASKA (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 43-17 (5th year) At Nebraska: 43-17 (5th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Ameer Abdullah (79-486 yards, 5 TDs) and Rex Burkhead (29-274 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (82-121, 1,059 yards, 11 TDs) Rec.: Quincy Enunwa (16-173 yards, 1 TD) and Kenny Bell (15-330 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Will Compton (44 tackles) Sacks: Eric Martin (3.5-22 yards) Int: Charley Evans (1-29 yards, 1 TD), Josh Mitchell (1-0 yards) and P.J. Smith (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com OHIO STATE (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 109-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 5-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread Rush: Braxton Miller (90-577 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (76-121, 933 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (32-317 yards, 1 TD) and Devin Smith (19-351 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (48 tackles) Sacks: Etienne Sabino (2.0-17 yards) Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu

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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)

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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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold
(3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 18-17 9/8 L, 6-9 9/15 W, 27-16 9/22 L, 31-32 9/29 W, 31-13 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 70,585 Minnesota 70,585 at Michigan State Penn State at Northwestern at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Nebraska

IOWA

MICHIGAN
(2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 L, 14-41 9/8 W, 31-25 9/15 W, 63-13 9/22 L, 6-13 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 80,795 at Purdue Illinois Michigan State at Nebraska at Minnesota Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

MICHIGAN STATE
(3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 W, 17-13 9/8 W, 41-7 9/15 L, 3-20 9/22 W, 23-7 9/29 L, 16-17 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 74,204 #14/- Ohio State 76,705 at Indiana Iowa at Michigan at Wisconsin Nebraska Northwestern at Minnesota

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

MINNESOTA
(4-1, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/30 W, 30-27 (3OT) 9/8 W, 44-7 9/15 W, 28-23 9/22 W, 17-10 9/29 L, 13-31 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 50,805 at Iowa 70,585 Northwestern at Wisconsin Purdue Michigan at Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State

#21/20 NEBRASKA
(4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 49-20 9/8 L, 30-36 9/15 W, 42-13 9/22 W, 73-7 9/29 W, 30-27 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 84,923 #-/23 Wisconsin 85,962 at #12/- Ohio State at Northwestern Michigan at Michigan State Penn State Minnesota at Iowa

#24/22 NORTHWESTERN
(5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) 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 W, 42-41 W, 23-13 W, 22-13 W, 38-7 W, 44-29 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Syracuse 37,830 Vanderbilt 31,644 Boston College 32,597 South Dakota 28,641 Indiana 33,129 at Penn State at Minnesota Nebraska Iowa at Michigan at Michigan State Illinois

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

Leaders Division Games in Bold
(2-3, 0-1 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 L, 24-52 L, 7-35 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Western Michigan 43,441 at Arizona State 54,128 Charleston Southern 45,369 Louisiana Tech 46,539 Penn State 46,734 at Wisconsin at Michigan Indiana at Ohio State Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern

ILLINOIS

(2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 24-17 9/8 W, 45-6 9/15 L, 39-41 9/29 L, 29-44 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 33,129 Michigan State Ohio State at Navy at Illinois Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

INDIANA

#14/- OHIO STATE

(5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) 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 W, 56-10 W, 31-16 W, 35-28 W, 29-15 W, 17-16 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Miami (Ohio) 105,039 Central Florida 104,745 California 105,232 UAB 105,019 at #20/18 Michigan State 76,705 #21/20 Nebraska at Indiana Purdue at Penn State Illinois at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
(3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 L, 14-24 9/8 L, 16-17 9/15 W, 34-7 9/22 W, 24-13 9/29 W, 35-7 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Ohio 97,186 at Virginia 56,087 Navy 98,792 Temple 93,680 at Illinois 46,734 #24/22 Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin

(3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 48-6 9/8 L, 17-20 9/15 W, 54-16 9/29 W, 51-41 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 45,481 Michigan Wisconsin at Ohio State at Minnesota Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Indiana

PURDUE

WISCONSIN
(3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 26-21 9/8 L, 7-10 9/15 W, 16-14 9/22 W, 37-26 9/29 L, 27-30 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 79,806 at #22/20 Nebraska 85,962 Illinois at Purdue Minnesota Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State at Penn State

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