Big Ten awards and All-Conference teams

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November, 23, 2009

Nov 23

8:15

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By Adam Rittenberg

Check the blog Tuesday as I weigh in on the awards and All-Big Ten teams. And yes, I was just as shocked as many of you by one of the selections (I'll let you figure out which one).

Congrats to all the honorees.

All-Big Ten Conference Football Team Offense -- Coaches Selections

First team	Position	Second team
Daryll Clark, Penn State	Quarterback	Mike Kafka, Northwestern
Evan Royster, Penn State	Running Back	Brandon Saine, Ohio State
John Clay, Wisconsin	Running Back	Ralph Bolden, Purdue
Eric Decker, Minnesota	Receiver	Tandon Doss, Indiana*
Blair White, Michigan State	Receiver	Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa* Keith Smith, Purdue*
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State	Center	Rafael Eubanks, Iowa* Joel Nitchman, Michigan State*
Dace Richardson, Iowa	Guard	Jon Asamoah, Illinois
John Moffitt, Wisconsin	Guard	Justin Boren, Ohio State
Bryan Bulaga, Iowa	Tackle	Rodger Saffold, Indiana
Dennis Landolt, Penn State	Tackle	Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
Tony Moeaki, Iowa	Tight End	Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
Brett Swenson, Michigan State	Kicker	Stefan Demos, Northwestern
* Additional honorees due to ties.

All-Big Ten Conference Football Team Defense -- Coaches Selections

First team	Position	Second team
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa	Line	Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
Brandon Graham, Michigan	Line	Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio State
Jared Odrick, Penn State	Line	Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
O’Brien Schofield, Wisconsin	Line	Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
Pat Angerer, Iowa	Linebacker	A.J. Edds, Iowa
Greg Jones, Michigan State	Linebacker	Ross Homan, Ohio State
Navorro Bowman, Penn State	Linebacker	Sean Lee, Penn State
Tyler Sash, Iowa	Defensive Back	Donovan Warren, Michigan*
Amari Spievey, Iowa	Defensive Back	Sherrick McManis, Northwestern*
Brad Phillips, Northwestern	Defensive Back	Brandon King, Purdue*
Kurt Coleman, Ohio State	Defensive Back	David Pender, Purdue* Jay Valai, Wisconsin*
Zoltan Mesko, Michigan	Punter	Jeremy Boone, Penn State
* Additional honorees due to ties.

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Arrelious Benn, Mikel Leshoure, Juice Williams; INDIANA: Ben Chappell,
Ray Fisher, Matt Mayberry; IOWA: Christian Ballard, Kyle Calloway, Ryan Donahue, Brett Greenwood, Karl Klug,
Adam Robinson; MICHIGAN: Stephen Schilling; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor Anderson, Joel Foreman, Chris L.
Rucker, Jeremy Ware; MINNESOTA: Lee Campbell, Simoni Lawrence, Traye Simmons; NORTHWESTERN: Al
Netter, Corey Wootton; OHIO STATE: Bryant Browning, Chimdi Chekwa; PENN STATE: Josh Hull, Andrew
Quarless; PURDUE: Ken Plue, Carson Wiggs, Torri Williams; WISCONSIN: Chris Borland, Chris Maragos, Brad
Nortman, Scott Tolzien, Nick Toon.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: John Clay, Wisconsin
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Odrick, Penn State
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Jared Odrick, Penn State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Chris Borland, Wisconsin

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Juice Williams, ILL; Jammie Kirlew, IND; A.J. Edds, IOWA; David
Moosman, MICH; Blair White, MSU; Eric Decker, MINN; Sherrick McManis, NU; Kurt Coleman, OSU; Sean Lee,
PSU; Joey Elliott, PUR; Chris Maragos, WIS.

All-Big Ten Conference Football Team Offense -- Media Selections

First team	Position	Second team
Daryll Clark, Penn State	Quarterback	Mike Kafka, Northwestern
Evan Royster, Penn State	Running Back	Brandon Saine, Ohio State
John Clay, Wisconsin*	Running Back	Ralph Bolden, Purdue
Tandon Doss, Indiana	Receiver	Blair White, Michigan State
Keith Smith, Purdue	Receiver	Zeke Markshausen, Northwestern
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State	Center	Rafael Eubanks, Iowa
Justin Boren, Ohio State	Guard	Jon Asamoah, Illinois
John Moffitt, Wisconsin	Guard	Dace Richardson, Iowa
Bryan Bulaga, Iowa	Tackle	Kyle Calloway, Iowa
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin	Tackle	Dennis Landolt, Penn State
Garrett Graham, Wisconsin	Tight End	Tony Moeaki, Iowa
Brett Swenson, Michigan State	Kicker	Stefan Demos, Northwestern
* Unanimous selection.

All-Big Ten Conference Football Team Defense -- Media Selections

First team	Position	Second team
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa	Line	Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
Brandon Graham, Michigan	Line	Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio State
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue	Line	Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
O’Brien Schofield, Wisconsin	Line	Jared Odrick, Penn State
Pat Angerer, Iowa	Linebacker	Ross Homan, Ohio State
Greg Jones, Michigan State*	Linebacker	Josh Hull, Penn State
Navorro Bowman, Penn State	Linebacker	Sean Lee, Penn State
Tyler Sash, Iowa	Defensive Back	Brett Greenwood, Iowa
Donovan Warren, Michigan	Defensive Back	Amari Spievey, Iowa
Sherrick McManis, Northwestern	Defensive Back	Brad Phillips, Northwestern
Kurt Coleman, Ohio State	Defensive Back	David Pender, Purdue
Zoltan Mesko, Michigan	Punter	Jeremy Boone, Penn State
* Unanimous selection.

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Mikel Leshoure, Clay Nurse; INDIANA: Ray Fisher, Matt Mayberry, Greg
Middleton, Rodger Saffold; IOWA: Ryan Donahue, Broderick Binns, A.J. Edds, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Karl
Klug, Daniel Murray, Adam Robinson, Ricky Stanzi; MICHIGAN: Stephen Schilling; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor
Anderson, Kirk Cousins, Joel Foreman, Charlie Gantt, Joel Nitchman, Chris L. Rucker; MINNESOTA: Lee
Campbell, Eric Decker, Eric Ellestad, Nick Tow-Arnett, Traye Simmons; NORTHWESTERN: Al Netter, Corey
Wootton; OHIO STATE: Bryant Browning, Terrelle Pryor, Doug Worthington; PENN STATE: Drew Astorino, Jack
Crawford, D’Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Ollie Ogbu, Andrew Quarless; PURDUE: Joey Elliott, Zach Jones, Brandon
King, Mike Neal, Carson Wiggs, Torri Williams, Jared Zwilling; WISCONSIN: Chris Borland, Chris Maragos, Nick
Toon, Jay Valai, J.J. Watt.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: John Clay, Wisconsin
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Greg Jones, Michigan State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Chris Borland, Wisconsin
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

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