Peppers wins B1G Freshman of the Year; Peppers & Lewis named First Team All-B1G

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This tone-deaf conference is announcing HALF of their all-conference teams and award winners today.

Peppers named the B1G Thompson-Randel El Freshman of the Year.

Peppers and Lewis named first team all-B1G.

The armpunt catchist is named DB of the year.

alum96

November 30th, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^

The Big 10 was absolutely loaded on the DL this year.  When a guy like Zettel doesnt even get 1st team.  Next year will be more of a UM flavor on the DL as a lot of these guys graduate.  Nebraska has a few nice DTs too- not sure their eligibility. 

Ngakoue just declared for the draft.  I think McDowell and a few UM players will be 1st team next year on the DL esp DT - potentially Johnson from PSU as well if he doesn't go pro (he is still deciding apparently)

http://www.testudotimes.com/2015/11/30/9821834/marylands-yannick-ngakou…

LBs unfortunately we will be shut out of.  But Peppers and Lewis should be 1st team next year on DBs.

All-Big Ten defense

Defensive line

Joey Bosa, Ohio State

Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State

Carl Nassib, Penn State

Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland

Linebackers

Joe Schobert, Wisconsin

Anthony Walker, Northwestern

Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State (media only)

Joshua Perry, Ohio State (coaches only)

Defensive backs

Desmond King, Iowa

Jourdan Lewis, Michigan

Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

Vonn Bell, Ohio State (media only)

Will Likely, Maryland (coaches only)

 

Mr. Yost

November 30th, 2015 at 11:37 PM ^

It's just empty because neither the coaches nor the media felt anyone was worthy.

It'll go vacant until we fire everyone and rehire our refs.

I'm not joking...we truly should start from scratch. Why not be the leaders and the best in this area? Pouch the best from around the country, rehire some, don't rehire others...get some top HS guys, whoever fits the bill. Just get better, a LOT better.

I truly think our refs were the worst in the P5 this year and I'm not joking. It wasn't always like that...all refs blow calls, but not like the B1G this year.

I'd look out to the Pac-12, I watched a good amount of Pac-12 ball this year and don't remember myself going "that's horrible" too many times. I could be wrong, but the Pac-12 and ACC seemed to be decent from what I recall. I do remember some big mistakes in games I watched in the SEC and Big 12...but still nothing like the B1G.

BursleysFinest

November 30th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^

Even with Dline being stacked, neither Henry or Glasgow getting at least 3rd team is criminal

Peppers 1st team surprised me (would have guessed 3rd) and the fact that Wilson didn't get 3rd team is annoying but understandable (boring safety is boring).

edited: seeing Wilson as a 2nd teamer may be a little Wolverine bias on my part

kevin holt

December 1st, 2015 at 11:53 AM ^

Also Peppers got 2nd-team as a Return Specialist and Wormley got 3rd-team. Why do we only care about 1st-team?

Edit: was looking at the coaches' ballot. Still counts I guess. And Kenny Allen got 3rd team in the coaches so I guess my point still stands. It's an actual question: do we not care?