Monday, July 27, 2009

Ohio State and Terrelle Pryor named Big Ten preseason favorites

CHICAGO - At the Big Ten meetings, we've started the day with two awards for the Buckeyes already, one that's not much of a surprise and one that I think is a bit of one.


Ohio State was picked by the media as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten, getting the nod ahead of Penn State and Michigan State. Almost everyone sees the conference race coming down to the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions, though with their matchup in State College, I thought Penn State might be the more popular choice.

But it's the pick of Terrelle Pryor as the Big Ten preseason offensive player of the year that I found most surprising. Illinois receiver Arrelious Benn or Daryll Clark, the Penn State quarterback, were the two players I thought had a better shot than Pryor. Instead, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year is now expected to be the best offensive player in the conference. That won't be a shock if Pryor plays that well, I just didn't think everyone would assume it.

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5 comments:

kj881 said...

GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!

Kev - S.L.A.B. ENT. said...

NO DOUBT! can't wait for the new season...

i think we have a really bright future!

Email Scott said...

GO BUCKS!

but there is no way pryor deserves this... it shows you how bad the big ten is this year. the sec and big 12 are just too good.

Kev - S.L.A.B. ENT. said...

i hate to admit it...

but ur right.

Jamie Slade said...

I think you all got some sort of typo goin on...what you meant was

GO DUCKS!! PAC-10 CHAMPS/NATIONAL CHAMPS, IM CALLIN IT!