OFFENSE | ||||
QB | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State | ||
RB | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | ||
RB | Reggie Corbin | Illinois | ||
WR | Rondale Moore | Purdue | ||
WR | Tyler Johnson | Minnesota | ||
TE | T.J. Hockeson | Iowa | ||
T | Isaiah Prince | Ohio State | ||
G | Beau Benzschawel | Wisconsin | ||
C | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin | ||
G | Michael Dieter | Wisconsin | ||
T | Ryan Bates | Penn State | ||
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DEFENSE | ||||
DL | Chase Winovich | Michigan | ||
DL | Kenny Willikes | Michigan State | ||
DL | Dre'Mont Jones | Ohio State | ||
DL | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | ||
LB | Devin Bush | Michigan | ||
LB | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | ||
LB | Joe Bachie | Michigan State | ||
DB | Amani Hooker | Iowa | ||
DB | David Long | Michigan | ||
DB | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | ||
DB | Lavert Hill | Michigan | ||
. | ||||
SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
K | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | ||
P | Will Hart | Michigan | ||
RET | Rondale Moore | Purdue |
OFFENSE | ||||
QB | David Blough | Purdue | ||
RB | Karan Higdon | Michigan | ||
RB | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | ||
WR | Parris Campbell | Ohio State | ||
WR | Stanley Morgan | Nebraska | ||
TE | Noah Fant | Iowa | ||
T | David Edwards | Wisconsin | ||
G | Ross Reynolds | Iowa | ||
C | Kirk Barron | Purdue | ||
G | Ben Bredeson | Michigan | ||
T | Matt McCann | Purdue | ||
. | . | |||
DEFENSE | ||||
DL | Joe Gaziano | Northwestern | ||
DL | Chase Young | Ohio State | ||
DL | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota | ||
DL | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | ||
LB | Paddy Fisher | Northwestern | ||
LB | Markus Bailey | Purdue | ||
LB | Tre Watson | Maryland | ||
DB | Montre Hartage | Northwestern | ||
DB | Justin Layne | Michigan State | ||
DB | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin | ||
DB | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | ||
. | ||||
SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
K | Matt Coghlin | Michigan State | ||
P | Blake Hayes | Illinois | ||
RET | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa |
Offensive Player of the Year | QB Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State |
Defensive Player of the Year | DB Amani Hooker, Iowa |
I don't think glowingly of Fitz or this year's NU squad, but they did capitalize like no one else over there to win their division, putting every preseason predictor on his head, which isn't much but enough for my vote.I was the one guy who had Northwestern in my preseason Top 20, so they didn't even overachieve based on what I thought of them. The top of their division just crumbled around them.
Hairball had his best season at Michigan (as HC, of course). Ryan Day went undefeated. Most teams in Maryland's situation would have been lucky to win two games. Pat Fitzgerald winning the West.... with Northwestern. UFM getting to avoid termination and write his own ending, with a wink-nod agreement (imo) to step down at seasons end.Meh. Still lost to 2 of his 3 main rivals and embarrassed the conference in his bowl game again.
All kindsa good storylines.
A "coach of the year" doesn't lose to Akron and get wiped out by Dook.Nor does one repeatedly break university policy about reporting domestic violence and then, when being investigated, have a conversation with his Director of Football Operations about deleting evidence. A football coach of the year should probably at least satisfy those kinds of bare minimum leadership hurdles before being evaluated for football.
Fitz won a division that contains six other teams that each have a "higher ceiling" than NorthwesternBut most of them played closer to their floor.
Nor does one repeatedly break university policy about reporting domestic violence and then, when being investigated, have a conversation with his Director of Football Operations about deleting evidence. A football coach of the year should probably at least satisfy those kinds of bare minimum leadership hurdles before being evaluated for football.I based my vote solely on what his team did on the field.
Anyway, I'm underwhelmed about Fitz too. I tried to make that very clear. The truth is that no one here deserves it by historical standards. But if it has to be someone, I'd go with Fitz, Fleck or *maybe* Frost.
Brohm, Harbaugh, and Ferentz had their own football black eyes but at least have an argument. By default, Meyer may have to rank last.