Big Ten lunch links: Illinois makes QB change

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October, 5, 2009

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By Adam Rittenberg

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg

Looks like you've got a case of the Mondays.

Senior quarterback Juice Williams is out as Illinois' starter. Ron Zook made a desperate move in a desperate time, I opine.
Is Michigan a contender or a fraud? Annarbor.com's Dave Birkett takes a look. The Wolverines have some lessons to learn from their loss to Michigan State, Mark Snyder writes in the Detroit Free Press.
Freshman Montee Ball has replaced junior Zach Brown as Wisconsin's backup running back, Jeff Potrykus writes in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Michigan State loses starting safety Roderick Jenrette to a broken foot, plus news on redshirts, Joe Rexrode writes in the Lansing State Journal. Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio gets testy with a radio host.
Minnesota needs to bounce back from an emotion-charged loss to Wisconsin, Kent Youngblood writes in the Star Tribune. A big blow for the Gophers, who lose starting center Jeff Tow-Arnett for the season with a broken leg, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press.
A lot has changed for both Iowa and Michigan since the teams last met on the field, Pat Harty writes in the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Hawkeyes left tackle Bryan Bulaga didn't miss a beat in his return, Andrew Logue writes in the Des Moines Register.
Penn State star linebackers Sean Lee and Navorro Bowman are still waiting to play a full game together, Ron Musselman writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Purdue wideout Keith Carlos will be more involved with Royce Adams sidelined for two weeks, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier.
After a surprising start to the season, Indiana got put in its place by Ohio State, Bob Kravitz writes in The Indianapolis Star.

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Purdue Boilermakers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Michigan State Spartans, Indiana Hoosiers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Wisconsin Badgers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Jeff Tow-Arnett, Bryan Bulaga, Navorro Bowman, Keith Carlos, Sean Lee, Montee Ball, Juice Williams, Mark Dantonio, Roderick Jenrette

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