All-Big Ten teams released

There’s a few surprises, and a couple that should anger the true football fans…but here’s the coaches list for All-Big Ten football players.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RASHARD MENDENHALL, Illinois
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Jake Long, Michigan
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JAMES LAURINAITIS, Ohio State
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: VERNON GHOLSTON, Ohio State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ARRELIOUS BENN, Illinois

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Chad Henne, Michigan
RB: RASHARD MENDENHALL, Illinois
RB: CHRIS “BEANIE” WELLS, Ohio State
WR: JAMES HARDY, Indiana
WR: MARIO MANNINGHAM, Michigan Receiver
C: A.Q. SHIPLEY, Penn State
G: Martin O’Donnell, Illinois
G: Adam Kraus, Michigan
T: Jake Long, Michigan
T: Kirk Barton, Ohio State
TE: TRAVIS BECKUM, Wisconsin
K: Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
LINE: GREG MIDDLETON, Indiana
LINE: MITCH KING, Iowa
LINE: VERNON GHOLSTON, Ohio State
LINE: MAURICE EVANS, Penn State
LB: J Leman, Illinois
LB: JAMES LAURINAITIS, Ohio State
LB: Dan Connor, Penn State
SEC: VONTAE DAVIS, Illinois
SEC: MALCOLM JENKINS, Ohio State
SEC: JUSTIN KING, Penn State
SEC: JACK IKEGWUONU, Wisconsin
P: JEREMY BOONE, Penn State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB: KELLEN LEWIS, Indiana
RB: Mike Hart, Michigan
RB: JAVON RINGER, Michigan State
WR: DEVIN THOMAS, Michigan State
WR: Dorien Bryant, Purdue
C: RYAN MCDONALD, Illinois
G: RICH OHRNBERGER, Penn State
G: KRAIG URBIK, Wisconsin
T: XAVIER FULTON, Illinois
T: ALEX BOONE, Ohio State
TE: Dustin Keller, Purdue
K: AUSTIN STARR, Indiana

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
LINE: TERRANCE TAYLOR, Michigan
LINE: Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan State
LINE: Cliff Avril, Purdue
LINE: MATT SHAUGHNESSY, Wisconsin
LB: Shawn Crable, Michigan
LB: MARCUS FREEMAN, Ohio State
LB: SEAN LEE, Penn State
DB: Tracy Porter, Indiana
DB: Charles Godfrey, Iowa
DB: Jamar Adams, Michigan
DB: Dominique Barber, Minnesota
P: Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin

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Here’s the All-Big Ten teams, according to Big Ten Media…..

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RASHARD MENDENHALL, Illinois
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JAMES LAURINAITIS, Ohio State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ARRELIOUS BENN, Illinois
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR: Ron Zook, Illinois

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB: TODD BOECKMAN, Ohio State
RB: RASHARD MENDENHALL, Illinois
RB: CHRIS “BEANIE” WELLS, Ohio State
WR: JAMES HARDY, Indiana
WR: MARIO MANNINGHAM, Michigan
C: Marcus Coleman, Wisconsin
G: Martin O’Donnell, Illinois
G; Adam Kraus, Michigan
T: Jake Long, Michigan
T: Kirk Barton, Ohio State
TE: TRAVIS BECKUM, Wisconsin
K: AUSTIN STARR, Indiana

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
LINE: GREG MIDDLETON, Indiana
LINE: Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan State
LINE: VERNON GHOLSTON, Ohio State
LINE: MAURICE EVANS, Penn State
LB: J Leman, Illinois
LB: JAMES LAURINAITIS, Ohio State
LB: Dan Connor, Penn State
DB: Tracy Porter, Indiana
DB: MALCOLM JENKINS, Ohio State
DB: JUSTIN KING, Penn State
DB: JACK IKEGWUONU, Wisconsin
P: JEREMY BOONE, Penn State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB: KELLEN LEWIS, Indiana
RB: Mike Hart, Michigan
RB: JAVON RINGER, Michigan State
WR: DEVIN THOMAS, Michigan State
WR: Dorien Bryant, Purdue
C: RYAN MCDONALD, Illinois
G: RICH OHRNBERGER, Penn State
G; KRAIG URBIK, Wisconsin
T: Pete Clifford, Michigan State
T: ALEX BOONE, Ohio State
TE: Dustin Keller, Purdue
K: Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
LINE: WILL DAVIS, Illinois
LINE: MITCH KING, Iowa
LINE: Bryan Mattison, Iowa
LINE: MATT SHAUGHNESSY, Wisconsin
LB: Mike Humpal, Iowa
LB: Shawn Crable, Michigan
LB: SEAN LEE, Penn State
DB: VONTAE DAVIS, Illinois
DB: Jamar Adams, Michigan
DB: Dominique Barber, Minnesota
DB: Terrell Vinson, Purdue
P: JUSTIN KUCEK, Minnesota

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Here’s my thoughts;

– Chad Henne as first-team QB by the coaches? No freaking way. The media had it right in this case, putting Boeckman as 1st-team and Kellen Lewis as 2nd-team.
– Mike Hart is going to throw a massive bitch-fest over being 2nd-team RB. But there’s no way you can put that guy over Mendenhall and Beanie Wells, especially after gaining 42 total yards in his final two games combined.
– The defensive trio of Gholston, Laurainitis, and Jenkins dominated as expected.
– Hopefully, Robiskie’s Honorable Mentions will persuade him to give it another year at Ohio State.
– I think whoever won the Ohio State-Illinois game was going to get Coach Of The Year.
– Take a look at the linebackers. If you put Connor, Little Animal and J Leman on any team, they’d destroy any other team you could come up with this year.