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Nine from B1G are academic All-Americans
December, 6, 2012
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Brian Bennett | ESPN.com
Nine Big Ten players have been named to the Capital One Academic All-America teams. That leads all FBS conferences.
Here are the honorees:
First team
Burkhead, Ward and Massaro earned first-team honors for the second time, becoming three of just five players nationally to achieve that distinction.
Second team
To be eligible for the academic All-America honors, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a starter or key performer, and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average.
The Big Ten's five first-team selections were more than any other conference. The league has now led all FBS conferences in academic All-Americans for eight straight seasons, with 64 total honorees over that span.
Congrats to these players for this outstanding achievement.
Here are the honorees:
First team
- Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska
- Pete Massaro, DE, Penn State
- Adam Replogle, DT, Indiana
- John Urschel, OL, Penn State
- Patrick Ward, OL, Northwestern
Burkhead, Ward and Massaro earned first-team honors for the second time, becoming three of just five players nationally to achieve that distinction.
Second team
- Brian Arnfelt, DL, Northwestern
- Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State
- Sean Fisher, LB, Nebraska
- Mike Sadler, P, Michigan State
To be eligible for the academic All-America honors, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a starter or key performer, and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average.
The Big Ten's five first-team selections were more than any other conference. The league has now led all FBS conferences in academic All-Americans for eight straight seasons, with 64 total honorees over that span.
Congrats to these players for this outstanding achievement.
Saturday's player to watch: C Stankiewitch 
November, 16, 2012
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By
Josh Moyer | ESPN.com
Everyone will closely watch Zach Zwinak and Allen Robinson, but who else should play a critical role in Saturday's game? NittanyNation ventures outside the box against Indiana.
This week's impact player: Matt Stankiewitch, fifth-year senior center
This game has the potential to be a lopsided affair, and Stankiewitch could play a crucial role in determining just how much. The Hoosiers have allowed 244 rushing yards a game -- the third-worst mark in the country -- and have permitted more than five yards a carry. That means Penn State is likely to run it early and run it often, and nowhere is Indiana's defense more experienced than the interior.
This week's impact player: Matt Stankiewitch, fifth-year senior center
This game has the potential to be a lopsided affair, and Stankiewitch could play a crucial role in determining just how much. The Hoosiers have allowed 244 rushing yards a game -- the third-worst mark in the country -- and have permitted more than five yards a carry. That means Penn State is likely to run it early and run it often, and nowhere is Indiana's defense more experienced than the interior.
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Josh Moyer joined ESPN.com in 2012 after covering Penn State football for recruiting website Nittany Network and City Hall for The Citizens' Voice in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Moyer graduated from Penn State and earned his graduate degree at Columbia. Email him at espnjoshmoyer@gmail.com.