WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 8, 2012

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
1. Iowa Michigan 3. Northwestern Michigan State Nebraska 6. Minnesota W-L 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 1-0 0-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 .500 1-0 0-1 .500 0-1 1-0 .500 1-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 Div. 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Strk W1 W1 L1 W1 L1 L1 All Games W-L PCT H A 3-2 .600 2-2 0-0 3-2 .600 2-0 1-1 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 4-2 .667 2-2 2-0 4-2 .667 4-0 0-2 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 N Top 25^ 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 Strk W1 W1 L1 W1 L1 L1

TOP STORIES
Conference play continues with four intra-division contests this weekend. Four teams bring unblemished conference records into Week 3 of Big Ten play. Conference standouts continue climb up Big Ten, NCAA record charts. Eight Big Ten teams score 27 or more points, winning teams average 41.6 points last Saturday. Big Ten surpasses three-million mark in total attendance.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. Ohio State* Penn State* 3. Wisconsin 4. Purdue Indiana Illinois
^ AP or USA Today

W-L 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2

Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 1-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 .500 1-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 .000 0-1 0-1 .000 0-1 0-1

Div. 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

Strk W2 W2 W1 L1 L2 L2

W-L 6-0 4-2 4-2 3-2 2-3 2-4

All Games PCT H A 1.000 5-0 1-0 .667 3-1 1-1 .600 4-0 0-2 .600 3-1 0-1 .400 1-2 1-1 .333 2-2 0-2

N Top 25^ 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Strk W6 W4 W1 L1 L3 L3

WEEK 6 RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCT. 6 Michigan State def. Indiana, 31-27 Penn State def. #24/22 Northwestern, 39-28 Wisconsin def. Illinois, 31-14* Michigan def. Purdue, 44-13 #12/- Ohio State def. #21/20 Nebraska, 63-38 Byes: Iowa, Minnesota Rankings: AP/USA Today * Indicates Divisional Game

* Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Starting the Conference Season Right: Through two weeks of Big Ten play, two teams each from the Legends and Leaders Divisions boast unblemished records. Iowa and Michigan hold 1-0 marks after the Hawkeyes knocked off Minnesota in their Big Ten opener on Sept. 29, while Michigan defeated Purdue last Saturday. Ohio State and Penn State have opened the conference season 2-0, with the Buckeyes having defeated Michigan State and Nebraska, while the Nittany Lions were victorious over Illinois and Northwestern. Iowa and Ohio State take their undefeated conference records on the road this week as the Hawkeyes travel to Michigan State and the Buckeyes head to Indiana, while Michigan hosts Illinois. Penn State has a bye this week. A Full Slate of Divisional Matchups: Divisional contests will continue this week as four conference matchups will feature intra-division opponents, including two within each division. In the Legends Division, Michigan State plays its first divisional contest of the season when it hosts Iowa, while Northwestern opens divisional play when the Wildcats travel to Minnesota. In the Leaders Division, Purdue hosts Wisconsin in the divisional debut for the Boilermakers, while Indiana hosts Ohio State in the first game of divisional play for each team. 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. Lighting Up the Scoreboards: Points were aplenty last weekend in Big Ten games as eight conference squads scored 27 or more points, while the average point total for the five winning squads was 41.6 points. Four contests resulted in 57 or more combined points from its participants, while the Nebraska and Ohio State offenses combined for 101 points, the first time two teams combined for more than 100 points since Wisconsin and Indiana totaled 103 points on Nov. 13, 2010. Ohio State scored 63 points on Saturday, tied for the second-most by a Big Ten team this season. Michigan finished with 44 points, while Penn State put up 39 points on Saturday. Nebraska scored 38 points against the Buckeyes, while Michigan State and Wisconsin each had 31 points in winning efforts. Touchdowns Not Just for the Offense: Two defensive standouts and two special teams performers found the end zone on Saturday. Northwesterns Venric Mark returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown versus Penn State, his second punt return touchdown of the season. It is the first time a conference player has returned two punts for a touchdown in a season since Wisconsins Brandon Williams accomplished the feat in 2005. A pair of Ohio State players scored touchdowns on returns against Nebraska on Saturday as Bradley Roby returned an interception 41 yards for a score, while teammate Corey Brown returned a punt 76 yards to the end zone. Michigans Raymon Taylor returned a second-quarter interception 63 yards for a score against Purdue.

WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, OCT. 13 Iowa at Michigan State* Noon ET - ESPN Northwestern at Minnesota* Noon ET - ESPN2 Wisconsin at Purdue* Noon ET - BTN Illinois at #25/-/- Michigan 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN (outer market) #8/-/- Ohio State at Indiana* 8 p.m. ET - BTN Byes: Nebraska, Penn State Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Scrambling to the Top: Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson had a record-setting day against Purdue last Saturday as he became the all-time Big Ten leader in rushing yards by a quarterback. Racking up the second-most rushing yardage by a quarterback in a single Big Ten game, Robinsons 235 yards on the ground gave him a career total of 3,905 yards, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,895 set by former Indiana signal caller Antwaan Randle El from 1998-2001. Overall, there have been nine 200-yard rushing performances by Big Ten quarterbacks in conference history, five of which are held by Robinson including two this season. Robinson holds the conference record with a 258-yard outing against Notre Dame in 2010. He ranks fourth in NCAA history in rushing yards by a quarterback, and needs 575 yards to match the record set by West Virginias Pat White. Robinsons 340 total yards against Purdue also placed him into the top 10 in conference history in total offense, currently ranking ninth with 9,441 total yards. Climbing the Charts: Wisconsin running back Montee Ball rushed for two touchdowns against Illinois Saturday, continuing his climb up the Big Ten and NCAA career record charts. Ball now has 69 total touchdowns in his career, which ranks second in Big Ten history, behind only former Badger Ron Daynes 71 career scores, all of which came on the ground. Ball is tied for third in NCAA history in total scores, behind only Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio) and Ricky Williams of Texas, who finished with 78 and 75 touchdowns, respectively. Ball ranks third all-time in Big Ten history in total points with 416 in his career, just 10 points shy of Daynes career total of 426, and is seventh in NCAA history. Ball has 63 career rushing scores and needs eight more to match Daynes all-time mark. Instant Impact: When Ohio State knocked off Nebraska last Saturday, Buckeye head coach Urban Meyer notched his sixth straight victory to start his coaching career in Columbus. Since 1946, only four Big Ten head coaches have started their inaugural seasons with 6-0 records, and two are currently in the conference. Last season, Michigans Brady Hoke led the Wolverines to six consecutive wins in his debut season in Ann Arbor. Former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce started his coaching career with 11 straight victories in 1979 and former Michigan coach Bennie Oosterbaan began his Wolverine coaching career with a perfect 9-0 season in 1948. Its Not Over Until Its Over: Four Big Ten teams rallied from deficits to earn victories on Saturday, including two second-half comebacks. Michigan State entered the second half at Indiana trailing 27-14, but scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to earn a 31-27 victory in the annual battle for the Old Brass Spittoon. Against nationally ranked Northwestern, Penn State battled back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, scoring 22 points in the final stanza to defeat the previously unbeaten Wildcats, 39-28. In addition, Ohio State trailed Nebraska 17-7 before rallying for the victory, while Wisconsin fell behind early to Illinois, 7-0, before pulling ahead. Thanks to the Fans: Last weeks attendance figures allowed the conference to surpass the threemillion mark in total attendance for the 48th straight season. Big Ten stadiums have welcomed 3,149,637 fans through the turnstiles in 45 games, an average of 69,992 patrons per contest, a mark which would rank among the top 10 in average attendance in conference history. On Saturday, Ohio Stadium set a single-game attendance record, welcoming 106,102 fans for the primetime contest featuring Ohio State and Nebraska, breaking the previous mark set in 2009 when the Buckeyes hosted USC. An Award-Winning Event: The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game was honored with a 2012 SportsTravel Award for Best New Sports Event at the SportsTravel Awards Luncheon, it was announced last week. The inaugural game was held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 3, 2011, with more than 64,000 fans in attendance. The weekend also included the Big Ten Fan Fest presented by Dr Pepper, the Georgia Street Tailgate Party and several youth initiatives. Indianapolis will continue to host the event through at least 2015. The SportsTravel Awards celebrate the best in sports-event management and production each year. For tickets and information on the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game, visit bigten.org.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Co-Players of the Week Denard Robinson, Michigan Sr., QB, Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach Became the Big Tens all-time leader in rushing yards by a quarterback after rushing for 235 yards, secondmost in single-game history by a Big Ten quarterback, against Purdue on Saturday Has 3,905 career rushing yards, which ranks fourth in NCAA history among quarterbacks Also passed for 105 yards against Purdue, totaling 340 yards of offense to move into the top 10 in total offense in Big Ten history Wins his ninth career Offensive Player of the Week honor, tied for the most in conference history with former Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Denard Robinson (Sept. 10, 2012) Carlos Hyde, Ohio State Jr., RB, Naples, Fla./Naples Rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries in Ohio States win over nationally ranked Nebraska on Saturday night Became the first Buckeye since Eddie George in 1995 to score four touchdowns in a game Scored on touchdown runs from one, one, seven and 16 yards to help the Buckeye offense to 63 points, tied for the second-most points by a Big Ten team this season Wins the first Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award of his career Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Braxton Miller (Sept. 17, 2012) Defensive Player of the Week Gerald Hodges, Penn State Sr., LB, Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro Finished with 11 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in Penn States victory over Northwestern on Saturday Part of a Penn State defense that held Northwestern to season lows in total yards (247), first downs (14) and rushing yards (112) Recorded two pass breakups and a forced fumble, which came with less than one minute left in the contest to seal the Nittany Lion victory Wins the third Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award of his career Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Michael Mauti (Sept. 31, 2012) Special Teams Player of the Week Corey Brown, Ohio State Jr., PR, Upper Darby, Pa./Cardinal OHara Returned a third-quarter punt 76 yards for a touchdown against nationally ranked Nebraska on Saturday night Accounted for 112 all-purpose yards by adding three catches and one rush Wins his first Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award Last Ohio State Special Teams Player of the Week: Devin Barclay (Sept. 13, 2010) Freshman of the Week Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State WR, Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison Recorded eight catches for 134 yards against Indiana, both career highs and the most by any Michigan State receiver this season Became the first true freshman in Spartan history to record a 100-yard receiving game Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Mike Sadler (Nov. 14, 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) 61-54 (10th) 66-41 (9th) 134-83 (19th) 43-18 (5th) 45-37 (7th) 23-20 (4th) 3-14 (2nd) 110-23 (11th) 4-2 (1st) 54-45 (9th) 64-21 (7th) At School (Yrs) 99-68 (14th) 14-4 (2nd) 48-24 (6th) 7-10 (2nd) 43-18 (5th) 45-37 (7th) 2-4 (1st) 3-14 (2nd) 6-0 (1st) 4-2 (1st) 19-23 (4th) 64-21 (7th) Big Ten Only 59-47 7-2 28-14 2-7 6-4 22-28 0-2 0-10 2-0 2-0 10-15 34-16

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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 Oct. 7
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rk Player, School Statistic TOTAL OFFENSE 14. Denard Robinson, MICH 323.60 23. Braxton Miller, OSU 303.83 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 4. Denard Robinson, MICH 9. LeVeon Bell, MSU 11. Braxton Miller, OSU 22. Mark Weisman, IOWA 24. Venric Mark, NU PASS EFFICIENCY 13. Taylor Martinez, NEB RECEPTIONS PER GAME 16. O.J. Ross, PUR 22. Allen Robinson, PSU 135.20 129.33 127.17 103.00 102.50 161.32 7.00 6.83 Rk Player, School Statistic TACKLES PER GAME 3. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.60 8. Mike Taylor, WIS 11.17 19. James Morris, IOWA 10.00 21. Ryan Shazier, OSU 9.83 TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME 23. Kawann Short, PUR 1.60 SACKS PER GAME 25. Eric Martin, NEB 26. D.L. Wilhite, MINN INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 20. Travis Howard, OSU PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 27. Kenzel Doe, WIS PUNTING AVERAGE 17. Mike Sadler, MSU 23. Cody Webster, PUR FIELD GOALS PER GAME 4. Mike Meyer, IOWA 6. Jeff Budzien, NU Dan Conroy, MSU 0.92 0.90 0.50 16.46 12.38 44.97 43.35 2.00 1.83 1.83 TEAM LEADERS Rk School SCORING OFFENSE 10. Nebraska 22. Ohio State TOTAL OFFENSE 16. Nebraska 26. Indiana PASSING OFFENSE 19. Indiana RUSHING OFFENSE 6. Nebraska 10. Ohio State 14. Northwestern 29. Michigan TOTAL DEFENSE 8. Michigan State 19. Michigan 21. Iowa 23. Minnesota 28. Wisconsin PASS DEFENSE 7. Michigan 16. Nebraska 20. Minnesota 25. Michigan State RUSH DEFENSE 10. Michigan State 15. Northwestern 21. Iowa 25. Wisconsin SCORING DEFENSE 15. Michigan State 19. Penn State 24. Iowa 28. Wisconsin 30. Minnesota Statistic 43.67 38.50 507.33 472.40 304.80 292.00 248.67 255.80 208.40 272.33 311.80 315.00 320.80 338.00 155.00 177.83 181.60 186.33 86.00 102.67 111.00 114.67 15.17 16.00 17.40 19.17 19.60

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 15. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 103.20 24. Allen Robinson, PSU 87.33 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 5. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 7. Venric Mark, NU 20. LeVeon Bell, MSU SCORING PER GAME 23. Brett Maher, NEB 184.33 180.50 154.33 9.33

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 10-7 Offensive LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Kain Colter, NU Denard Robinson, MICH Carlos Hyde, OSU Defensive Derrick Wells, MINN Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Michael Mauti, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Michael Mauti, PSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Special Teams Mike Meyer, IOWA Venric Mark, NU Cody Webster, PUR Jeff Budzien, NU Ameer Abdullah, NEB Brett Maher, NEB Corey Brown, OSU Freshman Frankie Williams, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH Nate Sudfeld, IND Deion Barnes, PSU Imani Cross, NEB Mason Monheim, ILL Aaron Burbridge, MSU

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 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

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 5 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 45 ALL GAMES Total Average 571,822 71,478 366,518 73,304 840,448 70,037 634,202 70,466 358,596 59,766 378,051 75,610 Sellouts 3 3 5 4 3 1 Games ----5 5 CONFERENCE GAMES Total Average --------313,115 62,623 378,051 75,610 Sellouts ----3 1

3,149,637

69,992

19

10

691,166

69,117

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 9,441 Robinson, MICH 9,300 Henne, MICH 1997-00 2007-10 2002-05 2005-08 1998-01 2006-09 1981-85 2001-04 20092004-07 Rushing Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 63 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 69 Ball, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 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 426 425 416 Dayne, WIS Kelly, PSU Ball, WIS 1996-99 1986-89 20091973-76 1997-00 2005-08 1991-94 1982-85 1972-75 1992-95 20091996-99 20091986-89 1973-76 1997-00 1991-94 2005-08 1982-85 1992-95 1972-75 2006-08 20091996-99 2005-08 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 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

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 3,905 Robinson, MICH 20093,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01 2,557 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 1,616 Scheelhaase, ILL 20101,575 Gray, MINN 2009Rushing 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 3,905 Robinson, MICH 20093,876 Ball, WIS 2009-

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

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WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGS - OCT. 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (60) 5-0 2 Oregon 6-0 3 South Carolina 6-0 4 Florida 5-0 5 West Virginia 5-0 6 Kansas State 5-0 7 Notre Dame 5-0 8 OHIO STATE 6-0 9 LSU 5-1 10 Oregon State 4-0 11 USC 4-1 12 Florida State 5-1 13 Oklahoma 3-1 14 Georgia 5-1 15 Texas 4-1 16 Clemson 5-1 17 Stanford 4-1 18 Louisville 5-0 19 Mississippi State 5-0 20 Rutgers 5-0 21 Cincinnati 4-0 22 Texas A&M 4-1 23 Louisiana Tech 5-0 24 Boise State 4-1 25 MICHIGAN 3-2 PTS 1500 1435 1359 1265 1260 1217 1176 1053 938 873 812 800 756 733 711 657 587 494 450 331 205 153 129 114 82 Prev. 1 2 6 10 8 7 9 12 4 14 13 3 17 5 11 15 18 19 20 22 NR NR NR NR NR

USA TODAY
Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (58) 5-0 2 Oregon (1) 6-0 3 South Carolina 6-0 4 West Virginia 5-0 5 Kansas State 5-0 6 Florida 5-0 7 Notre Dame 5-0 8 LSU 5-1 9 USC 4-1 10 Oklahoma 3-1 11 Florida State 5-1 12 Georgia 5-1 13 Clemson 5-1 14 Oregon State 4-0 15 Texas 4-1 16 Louisville 4-0 17 Stanford 4-1 18 Mississippi State 5-0 19 Rutgers 5-0 20 Cincinnati 4-0 21 Texas A&M 4-1 22 Boise State 4-1 23 TCU 4-1 24 Louisiana Tech 5-0 25 Iowa State 4-1 PTS 1474 1411 1345 1296 1216 1165 1152 961 940 872 819 761 759 691 663 628 577 558 410 365 208 197 194 131 73 Prev. 1 2 6 7 8 11 10 3 12 14 4 5 15 17 9 16 18 19 21 23 NR 25 13 NR NR

HARRIS POLL
Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (108) 5-0 2 Oregon (5) 6-0 3 South Carolina 6-0 4 West Virginia 5-0 5 Kansas State 5-0 6 Florida 5-0 7 Notre Dame 5-0 8 LSU 5-1 9 Florida State 5-1 10 USC 4-1 11 Georgia 5-1 12 Oregon State 4-0 13 Oklahoma 3-1 14 Clemson 5-1 15 Texas 4-1 16 Stanford 4-1 17 Mississippi State 5-0 18 Louisville 5-0 19 Rutgers 5-0 20 Cincinnati 4-0 21 TCU 4-1 22 Boise State 4-1 23 Texas A&M 4-1 24 Louisiana Tech 5-0 25 Iowa State 4-1 PTS 2820 2706 2565 2376 2355 2305 2210 1901 1736 1634 1532 1516 1428 1410 1287 1266 1093 1088 785 552 384 335 291 147 129 Prev. -

Others Receiving Votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, MICHIGAN STATE 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, NC State 17, NEBRASKA 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, PENN STATE 1, NORTHWESTERN 1.

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, MICHIGAN 33, NORTHWESTERN 31, MICHIGAN STATE 27, Ohio 23, NEBRASKA 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, WISCONSIN 8, Western Kentucky 7, NC State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2.

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor 126, MICHIGAN STATE 121, Ohio 108, Arizona State 99, NEBRASKA 75, MICHIGAN 67, NORTHWESTERN 42, WISCONSIN 42, Texas Tech 39, NC State 33, Oklahoma State 31, Duke 21, UCLA 16, Nevada 13, Washington 12, California 6, Western Kentucky 5, Fresno State 4, Tulsa 4, Tennessee 3, Virginia Tech 2, Arizona 2, Louisiana-Monroe 2, Toledo 1.

BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

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Associated Press/USA Today/Harris (NOTE: Harris poll first released on Oct. 7)

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BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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 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 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

AFCA Good Works Team (Dedication to community service and off-field accomplishments) Patrick Omameh, MICH Rex Burkhead, NEB

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

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD QUARTERFINALISTS

Lombardi Trophy (College Lineman of the Year) William Gholston, MSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, 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

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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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IOWA at MICHIGAN STATE

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 Noon ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Series: Iowa leads 22-19-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2011: Michigan State 37, Iowa 21 IOWA (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 111-89 (17th year) At Iowa: 99-68 (14th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Mark Weisman (74-515 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: James Vandenberg (93-159, 1,000 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Keenan Davis (26-308 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (63 tackles) Sacks: Joe Gaglione (3.0-15 yards) Int: Tom Donatelli (2-18 yards) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu

Legends Division Game

MICHIGAN STATE (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 66-41 (9th year) At Michigan State: 48-24 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: LeVeon Bell (171-776 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Andrew Maxwell (127-225, 1,428 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Dion Sims (24-313 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Max Bullough (47 tackles) Sacks: Five with 1.0 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

NORTHWESTERN at MINNESOTA
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 11 a.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Heather Mitts Series: Minnesota leads 50-32-5 Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Northwestern 28, Minnesota 13 NORTHWESTERN (5-1 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 45-37 (7th year) At Northwestern: 45-37 (7th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Venric Mark (114-610 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (79-120, 807 yards, 2 TDs) and Kain Colter (45-68, 369 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Demetrius Fields (24-199 yards, 1 TD) and Tony Jones (18-230 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Damien Proby (53 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (4.0-20 yards) Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards) and Nick VanHoose (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu

Legends Division Game

MINNESOTA (4-1 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 134-83 (19th year) At Minnesota: 7-10 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Donnell Kirkwood (93-394 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Max Shortell (51-86, 688 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: A.J. Barker (19-357 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Derrick Wells (36 tackles) Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (4.5-29 yards) Int: Derrick Wells (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu

WISCONSIN at PURDUE
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 Noon ET West Lafayette, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jon Jansen Series: Wisconsin leads 42-29-8 Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2011: Wisconsin 62, Purdue 17 WISCONSIN (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 64-21 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 64-21 (7th year) Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Montee Ball (143-569 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Joel Stave (42-71, 693 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (27-516 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Taylor (67 tackles) Sacks: Chris Borland (3.0-15 yards) Int: Devin Smith (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

Leaders Division Game

PURDUE (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Danny Hope Career: 54-45 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-23 (4th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Akeem Shavers (68-274 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Caleb TerBush (67-105, 636 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Antavion Edison (28-313 yards, 5 TDs) and O.J. Ross (35-282 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Will Lucas (29 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (4.0-28 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

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ILLINOIS at #25/- MICHIGAN

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Stadium (109,901) ABC (regional); ESPN (outer market) Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Danny Kannell, Maria Taylor Series: Michigan leads 68-23-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2011: Michigan 31, Illinois 14 ILLINOIS (2-4 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 23-20 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-4 (1st year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Donovonn Young (59-227 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (65-104, 659 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Ryan Lankford (25-362 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ashante Williams (41 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (2.5-31 yards) Int.: Five with 1 Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 kwbrown3@illinois.edu, drneal@illinois.edu MICHIGAN (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 61-54 (10th year) At Michigan: 14-4 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (90-676 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (62-115, 942 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Devin Gardner (13-226 yards, 4 TDs) and Jeremy Gallon (14-216 yards) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Thomas Gordon (32 tackles) Sacks: Craig Roh (1.5-9 yards) Int: Raymon Taylor (2-70 yards, 1 TD) and Thomas Gordon (2-19 yards) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu

#8/- OHIO STATE at INDIANA

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 8 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman Series: Ohio State leads 67-12-5 Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2011: Ohio State 34, Indiana 20 OHIO STATE (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 110-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 6-0 (1st year) Offense: Spread Rush: Braxton Miller (106-763 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (83-135, 1,060 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (35-352 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (59 tackles) Sacks: John Simon (3.0-20 yards) Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu

Leaders Division Game

INDIANA (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 3-14 (2nd year) At Indiana: 3-14 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Stephen Houston (52-277 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Cameron Coffman (86-128, 801 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Cody Latimer (20-363 yards, 2 TDs) and Shane Wynn (28-213 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: David Cooper (36 tackles) and Adam Replogle (36 tackles) Sacks: Adam Replogle (2.5-11 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

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

No. Team 42 Michigan 34* 18 15 13 11 8 8 7 7 2 1^ Ohio State Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Northwestern Purdue Chicago Michigan State Indiana Penn State Years 1898-01c-02-03c-04c-06c-18c-22c-23c-25-26c-30c-31c-32c-33c-43c-47-48-49c-50-64-69c-71-72c-73c-74c-76c-77c-78c-80-82-86c-88-89-90c91-92-97-98c-00c-03-04c 1916-17-20-35c-39-42-44-49c-54-55-57-61-68-69c-70-72c-73c-74c-75-76c-77c-79-81c-84-86c-93c-96c-98c-02c-05c-06-07-08c-09 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-01 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-24 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c 1945-67c 1994

* Ohio State vacated 2010 season ^ Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011 seasons # Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion

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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 HEART OF DALLAS 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

2012-13 Big Ten Bowl Selection Order:

First Selection: Rose Bowl Game/BCS; Second Selection: Capital One Bowl; Third Selection: Outback Bowl; Fourth Selection: TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl; Fifth Selection: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl; Sixth Selection: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; Seventh Selection: Heart of Dallas Bowl; Eighth Selection: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold
(3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) (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

#25/-/- MICHIGAN
DATE SCORE 9/1 L, 14-41 9/8 W, 31-25 9/15 W, 63-13 9/22 L, 6-13 10/6 W, 44-13 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 50,105 Illinois Michigan State at Nebraska at Minnesota Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

MICHIGAN STATE
(4-2, 1-1 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 W, 31-27 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 45,979 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

NEBRASKA
(4-2, 1-1 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 L, 38-63 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 106,102 at Northwestern Michigan at Michigan State Penn State Minnesota at Iowa 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

NORTHWESTERN
(5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) SCORE W, 42-41 W, 23-13 W, 22-13 W, 38-7 W, 44-29 L, 28-39 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Syracuse 37,830 Vanderbilt 31,644 Boston College 32,597 South Dakota 28,641 Indiana 33,129 at Penn State 95,769 at Minnesota Nebraska Iowa at Michigan at Michigan State Illinois

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

Leaders Division Games in Bold
(2-4, 0-2 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 L, 14-31 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 80,096 at #25/-/-Michigan Indiana at Ohio State Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern

ILLINOIS

(2-3, 0-2 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 L, 31-27 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 45,979 #8/-/- Ohio State at Navy at Illinois Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

INDIANA

#8/-/- OHIO STATE

(6-0, 2-0 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 W, 63-38 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 106,102 at Indiana Purdue at Penn State Illinois at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
(4-2, 2-0 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 W, 39-28 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 95,769 at Iowa Ohio State at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin

(3-2, 0-1 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 L, 13-44 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 50,105 Wisconsin at Ohio State at Minnesota Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Indiana 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

PURDUE

WISCONSIN
(4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) SCORE W, 26-21 L, 7-10 W, 16-14 W, 37-26 L, 27-30 W, 31-14 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 80,096 at Purdue Minnesota Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State at Penn State

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