CHICAGO - The bench became an unwilling partner, an unwanted friend, a large metal weight that was forced onto Daryll Clark his sophomore year. He had felt he was ready. He knew he was ready. His position coach at Penn State, Jay Paterno, said the same thing. The problem was, ...
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald brought up a good point when asked who he'd rather replace, his skill players or his linemen. He said his skill players because everyone throws, catches and runs. Not everyone blocks. At Penn State this year, Joe Paterno needs to revamp his line after losing starters ...
If bitterness crept in through Daryll Clark's words Tuesday morning, it could have been an understandable feeling. After all, there was healthy debate as to whether Clark, and not Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, should have been named the conference's preseason offensive player of the year. Both are quarterbacks. Both ...
So the media picked Ohio State to win the Big Ten again, and Terrelle Pryor and Greg Jones as the league’s offensive and defensive players of the year. At the risk of offending my sportswriting brethren, big whoop.
With Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and USC garnering most of the preseason headlines, there’s not much buzz about Big Ten football media days, which begin today in Chicago.
Phil Steele, who puts out one of the most consistently accurate preseason magazines annually, talked with AnnArbor.com about the Big Ten race and Michigan’s chances of a turnaround in the 2009 season.
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