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Big Ten Conference

Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes' lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten Conference is an association of 11 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service.

2000 Big Ten Highlights

2000 Big Ten Standings

Purdue quarterback Drew Brees was chosen the Big 10 Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan offensive guard Steve Hutchinson was selected the Big10 Offensive Lineman of the Year. The Defensive Player of the Year was Wisconsin defensive back Jamar Fletcher and his teammate defensive tackle Wendell Bryant share Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year honors wil Minnesota defensive end Karon Riley. Purdue defensive back Stuart Schweigert was named Rookie of the Year.

1T Purdue 6 2 8 4 1T Michigan 6 2 9 3 1T Northwestern 6 2 8 4 4 Ohio State 5 3 8 4 5T Minnesota 4 4 6 6 5T Penn State 4 4 5 7 5T Wisconsin 4 4 9 4 8T Illinois 2 6 5 6 8T Indiana 2 6 3 8 8T Michigan State 2 6 5 6

Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Gophers

Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten Conference

2000 Big Ten Conference All Stars

First Team

Offense

Defense

QB	Drew Brees	Sr.	Purdue	DL	Wendell Bryant	So.	Wisconsin
RB	Damien Anderson	Jr.	Northwestern	DL	Dwayne Missouri	Sr.	Northwestern
RB	Anthony Thomas	Jr.	Michigan	DL	Karon Riley	So.	Minnesota
WR	Vinny Sutherland	Sr.	Purdue	DL	Fred Wakefield	Sr.	Illinois
WR	David Terrell	So.	Michigan	LB	Joe Cooper	Jr.	Ohio State
TE	Tim Stratton	Sr.	Pudue	LB	Larry Foote	Jr.	Michigan
OT	Jim Backus	Sr.	Michigan	LB	Josh Thornhill	Sr.	Michigan State
OT	Matt Light	Sr.	Purdue	DB	Nate Clements	Jr.	Ohio State
OG	Steve Hutchinson	Sr.	Michigan	DB	Jamar Fletcher	Sr.	Wisconsin
OG	Casey Rabach	Sr.	Wisconsin	DB	Renaldo Hill	Sr.	Michigan State
OC	Ben Hamilton	Jr.	Minnesota	DB	Willie Middlebrooks	Sr.	Minnesota
PK	Dan Stultz	So.	Ohio State	P	Kevin Stemke	Sr.	Wisconsin

Second Team

QB	Antwaan Randle El	Jr.	Indiana	DL	Akin Ayodele	Fr.	Purdue
RB	Michael Bennett	Sr.	Wisconsin	DL	Justin Kurpeikis	Sr.	Penn State
RB	T.J. Duckett	Sr.	Michigan State	DL	Matt Mitrione	Jr.	Purdue
WR	Chris Chambers	Jr.	Wisconsin	DL	John Schlect	Sr.	Minnesota
WR	Ron Johnson	Sr.	Minnesota	LB	Napoleon Harris	N	Northwestern
TE	Tony Stewart	Jr.	Penn State	LB	Sean Hoffman	Sr.	Minnesota
OT	Kareem McKenzie	Sr.	Penn State	LB	Justin Smith	Sr.	Indiana
OT	Marques Sullivan	i	Illinois	LB	Matt Wilhelm	So.	Ohio State
OG	Bill Ferrano	Jr.	Wisconsin	DB	James Boyd	Jr.	Penn State
OG	Ray Redziniak	Jr.	Illinois	DB	Mike Doss	So.	Ohio State
OC	LeCharles Bentley	Sr.	Ohio State	DB	Mike Echols	Sr.	Wisconson
PK	Dan Nystrom	Jr.	Minnesota	DB	Richard Newsome	Jr.	Michigan State
m	m	m	m	P	Preston Gruening		Minnesota

Honorable Mention

ILLINOIS: LUKE BUTKUS, C; Robert Franklin, LB; ROCKY HARVEY, RB; Josh Whitman, TE; EUGENE WILSON, DB; INDIANA: Paul Mandina, DL; Andy Payne, PK; IOWA: Jason Baker, P; LADELL BETTS, RB; A.J. Blazek, C; Anthony Herron, DL; Kevin Kasper, WR; BRUCE NELSON, OG; LeVar Woods, LB; MICHIGAN: David Brandt, C; HAYDEN EPSTEIN, P; DREW HENSON, QB; VICTOR HOBSON, LB; TODD HOWARD, DB; DeWayne Patmon, DB; MARQUISE WALKER, WR; James Whitley, DB; Maurice Williams, OT; Eric Wilson, DL; MICHIGAN STATE: CHRIS BAKER, TE; CEDRIC HENRY, DB; Shaun Mason, OG; Siitupe Peko, OT; Jace Sayler, DL; JOSH SHAW, DL; MINNESOTA: Adam Haayer, OT; TELLIS REDMON, RB; GREG WHITE, DL; NORTHWESTERN: KEVIN BENTLEY, LB; Harold Blackmon, DB; LEON BROCKMEIER, OT; AUSTIN KING, C; Tim Long, PK; JEFF ROEHL, OG; BILLY SILVA, LB; OHIO STATE: Rodney Bailey, DL; MIKE COLLINS, DL; Tam Hopkins, OG; Brent Johnson, DL; Ken-Yon Rambo, WR; PENN STATE: Bhawoh Jue, DB; JIM KENNEDY, DL; Ryan Primanti, PK; PURDUE: LANDON JOHNSON, LB; GENE MRUCZKOWSKI, OG; JOE ODOM, LB; STUART SCHWEIGERT, DB; WISCONSIN: AL JOHNSON, C; NICK GREISEN, LB

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