Greene, Laurinaitis headline All-Big Ten teams
November 24, 2008 by feed
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
The All-Big Ten teams have been named by the league’s coaches and media members. My analysis will come later tonight.
Iowa running back Shonn Greene and Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis were selected as Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year by both the coaches and the media. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was the consensus choice for Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Penn State’s Joe Paterno was the media’s pick for Big Ten Coach of the Year.
Here’s the full list.
COACHES
First-team offense
QB: Daryll Clark, Penn State
RB: Shonn Greene, Iowa
RB: Javon Ringer, Michigan State
WR: Eric Decker, Minnesota
WR: Derrick Williams, Penn State
C: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
G: Seth Olsen, Iowa
G: Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
T: Alex Boone, Ohio State
T: Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
TE: Brandon Myers, Iowa
K: Kevin Kelly, Penn State
First-team defense
DL: Mitch King, Iowa
DL: Corey Wootton, Northwestern
DL: Aaron Maybin, Penn State
DL: Jared Odrick, Penn State
LB: Greg Jones, Michigan State
LB: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
LB: Navorro Bowman, Penn State
DB: Vontae Davis, Illinois
DB: Otis Wiley, Michigan State
DB: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
DB: Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
P: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
Second-team offense
QB: Adam Weber, Minnesota
RB: Chris “Beanie” Wells, Ohio State
RB: Evan Royster, Penn State
WR: Arrelious Benn, Illinois
WR: David Gilreath, Wisconsin
C: Rob Bruggeman, Iowa
G: Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
G: Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
T: Xavier Fulton, Illinois
T: Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
TE: Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
K: Brett Swenson, Michigan State
Second-team defense
DL: Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
DL: Brandon Graham, Michigan
DL: Wille VanDeSteeg, Minnesota
DL: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin
LB: Brit Miller, Illinois
LB: Pat Angerer, Iowa
LB: Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
DB: Amari Spievey, Iowa
DB: Traye Simmons, Minnesota
DB: Allen Langford, Wisconsin
DB: Jay Valai, Wisconsin
P: Ryan Donahue, Iowa
Honorable mention: ILLINOIS: Jon Asamoah, Michael Hoomanawanui, Ryan McDonald, Derek Walker, Juice Williams; IOWA: Kyle Calloway, A.J. Edds, Bradley Fletcher, Matt Kroul; MICHIGAN: Obi Ezeh, Brandon Minor, Terrance Taylor; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor Anderson, Aaron Bates, Charlie Gantt, Brian Hoyer, Roland Martin, Jesse Miller, Chris Rucker, Blair White; MINNESOTA: Jack Simmons; NORTHWESTERN: John Gill, Keegan Kennedy, Sherrick McManis, Eric Peterman, Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith, Tyrell Sutton, Amado Villarreal; OHIO STATE: Nader Abdallah, Kurt Coleman, Rory Nicol; PENN STATE: Jeremy Boone, Tony Davis, Dennis Landolt, Jordan Norwood, Mark Rubin, Tyrell Sales, Lydell Sargeant; PURDUE: Anthony Heygood, Greg Orton, David Pender, Kory Sheets, Torri Williams; WISCONSIN: Jonathan Casillas, Jason Chapman, P.J. Hill, Andy Kemp, DeAndre Levy, Matt Shaughnessy, Eric Vanden Heuvel, Philip Welch.
Offensive Player of the Year: Shonn Greene, Iowa
Offensive Lineman of the Year: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
Defensive Player of the Year: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Mitch King, Iowa
Freshman of the Year: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
MEDIA
First-team offense
QB: Daryll Clark, Penn State
RB: Shonn Greene, Iowa
RB: Javon Ringer, Michigan State
WR: Arrelious Benn, Illinois
WR: Eric Decker, Minnesota
C: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
G: Seth Olsen, Iowa
G: Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
T: Alex Boone, Ohio State
T: Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
TE: Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
K: Kevin Kelly, Penn State
First-team defense
DL: Mitch King, Iowa
DL: Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
DL: Aaron Maybin, Penn State
DL: Willie VanDeSteeg, Minnesota
LB: Brit Miller, Illinois
LB: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
LB: Navorro Bowman, Penn State
DB: Vontae Davis, Illinois
DB: Otis Wiley, Michigan State
DB: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
DB: Allen Langford, Wisconsin
P: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
Second-team offense
QB: Juice Williams, Illinois
RB: Chris “Beanie” Wells, Ohio State
RB: Evan Royster, Penn State
WR: Deon Butler, Penn State
WR: Derrick Williams, Penn State
C: Rob Bruggeman, Iowa and Ryan McDonald, Illinois
G: Roland Martin, Michigan State
G: Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
T: Xavier Fulton, Illinois
T: Kyle Calloway, Iowa
T: Jesse Miller, Michigan State
TE: Jack Simmons, Minnesota
K: Brett Swenson, Michigan State
Second-team defense
DL: Matt Kroul, Iowa
DL: Brandon Graham, Michigan
DL: Corey Wootton, Northwestern
DL: Jared Odrick, Penn State
LB: Greg Jones, Michigan State
LB: Pat Angerer, Iowa
LB: Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
DB: Lydell Sargeant, Penn State
DB: Traye Simmons, Minnesota
DB: Kurt Coleman, Ohio State
DB: Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
P: Aaron Bates, Michigan Stat
Honorable mention: ILLINOIS: Jon Asamoah, Michael Hoomanawanui, Derek Walker; INDIANA: Chris Hagerup; IOWA: Bryan Bulaga, Ryan Donahue, A.J. Edds, Bradley Fletcher, Brent Greenwood, Brandon Myers, Amari Spievey; MICHIGAN: Obi Ezeh, Tim Jamison, Terrance Taylor; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor Anderson, Charlie Gantt, Brian Hoyer, Justin Kershaw, Brandon Long, Joel Nitchman, Chris Rucker, Blair White; MINNESOTA: Kyle Theret, Adam Weber; NORTHWESTERN: John Gill, Keegan Kennedy, Sherrick McManis, Eric Peterman, Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith, Amado Villarreal; OHIO STATE: Nader Abdallah, Rory Nicol, Terrelle Pryor, Brian Robiskie; PENN STATE: Jeremy Boone, Tony Davis, Josh Gaines, Dennis Landolt, Mark Rubin, Stefen Wisniewski; PURDUE: Anthony Heygood, Ryan Kerrigan, Greg Orton, Kory Sheets, Desmond Tardy, Torri Williams; WISCONSIN: P.J. Hill, Andy Kemp, DeAndre Levy, Mike Newkirk, Matt Shaughnessy, Eric Vanden Heuvel, Philip Welch.
Offensive Player of the Year: Shonn Greene, Iowa
Defensive Player of the Year: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
Coach of the Year: Joe Paterno, Penn State




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