Buckeyes on Top
At the Big Ten media day today, Ohio State
was chosen as the favorite to win the Big Ten this year. Wisconsin
and Illinois
round out the top three. Ohio
State is going for their
fourth straight Big Ten title and third outright.
By Pete Quint
The Big Ten also chose James
Laurinaitis and Beanie Wells as the Pre-season Defensive and Offensive Players
of the Year. This is Laurinaitis’ second
pre-season DPoY nomination and the second time in five years that Buckeye
linebackers have been named to the award (AJ Hawk ‘04-’05) .