Penn State’s Nassib is Big Ten defensive player of the year

“But anyway, is an outstanding player, eight interceptions, kick returner, punt returner, has been a very good player for them”.

Two of the more notable programs in college hoops will be going head-to-head this Wednesday thanks to the always entertaining Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

With No. 4 and No. 5 facing off for the conference championship this week, it’s pretty much seen as a play-in game for the playoff.

Grant (four return touchdowns) and Likely (three return touchdowns) are on equal footing, but it’s hard to understand how Peppers (no return touchdowns) earned a spot on the second-team.

“We’re not going to think differently”, running back Jordan Canzeri said.

While Michigan State and Iowa haven’t played since 2013 – that was a 26-14 win for Michigan State when Cook established himself is MSU’s starter – there is certainly a familiarity.

Iowa finished its regular season unbeaten for the first time since 1922.

Somehow, an undefeated record-including wins over good teams in Pitt, Wisconsin, and Northwestern and wins over huge rivals such as Iowa State on the road and Minnesota at home in a night game-haven’t been enough for (most) people to take Iowa seriously. Now look who’s smash-mouthing to the title game, the two toughest teams, never more evident than in Michigan State’s 17-14 victory over Ohio State. Beathard was second team All-Big Ten. The Hawkeyes also won on the last play of the game in East Lansing during a 9-0 start in 2009 and ruined Michigan State’s Rose Bowl hopes in 2010.

“One of the great things about the bowls is there’s a significant amount of money that comes in through the Big Ten and it goes through a revenue sharing process with all team members”, Hollis said.

Michigan State’s Connor Cook was named the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year, becoming the first Spartan to earn the honor since its inception in 2011. This week could be different against a stout Michigan State defensive front seven. The fifth-year senior will have a chance to be a difference-maker against an Iowa passing attack that ranks 11th in the conference and has allowed 20 sacks this season. For his efforts during his four seasons donning scarlet and gray, Decker is projected to be a first round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Each team that participates in the playoffs gets an expense allowance, which is typically a couple million dollars for the players, families, and donors to get to and from their destination.

The announcement was made Tuesday by the Big Ten Conference, along with league offensive individual award winners and the all-conference offensive teams. He also leads Iowa in passes defensed and broken up and has 61 tackles in 12 games. He heads the Hawkeyes in sacks with 6.5 and tackles for loss with 10.5. Ohio State’s Raekwon McMillan was named one of five finalists for the 2015 Butkus Award, awarded each year to the best linebacker in college football.