College football schedule superlatives for the 2019 season
We've picked apart every team's 2019 schedule. Here are the quirks, the shocks, the toughest roads and the cushiest paths.
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2019 Schedule
3rd in Big Ten - East
Ryan McGee ESPN Senior Writer
The CWS tailgaters are abuzz because Penn State head football coach James Franklin was spotted in Vanderbilt gear. He's close friends with Vandy head coach and former coworker Tim Corbin.
How two tragedies shaped top NFL prospect Yetur Gross-Matos
Yetur Gross-Matos' father saved him from drowning as a toddler. His older brother died after being struck by lightning. With the help of the rest of his family, he carries their memory as he's on the verge of stardom.
The sophomore breakout player for each Top 25 team
Sophomores such as Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle are ready to break out after a year of seasoning.
The best football tradition for each Top 25 team
From Midnight Yells to cowbells, from "Dixieland Delight" to Baton Rouge at night, these are college football's top traditions.
Game to beware for each Top 25 college football team
Whether potential trap games or tough tests on the road, here are contests that each top-ranked team, from Clemson to Mississippi State, should watch out for.
Post-spring college football power rankings
Which teams have moved up or down the Top 25 since spring football concluded? Our latest rankings start with the defending champ still in the top spot.
State to appeal Spanier's tossed conviction
Pennsylvania's attorney general will appeal a federal judge's decision to vacate the child-endangerment conviction of former Penn State president Graham Spanier.
Ex-PSU president Spanier's conviction overturned
A federal judge has thrown out former Penn State president Graham Spanier's child-endangerment conviction, less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to jail.
The future head coach on each Top 25 team
From LSU QB Joe Burrow to Texas DE Malcolm Roach, here's the player from each Top 25 team that could be running a program one day.
Ravens hoping QB McSorley can fill do-it-all role
The Ravens, with their final pick of the draft, are hoping Penn State's Trace McSorley, who was the fastest QB at the combine, can have a do-it-all role on offense and special teams.
Ex-PSU president wants conviction overturned
Ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier is arguing that his jail sentence for mishandling a complaint about Jerry Sandusky showering with a boy in 2001 violates the U.S. Constitution.
Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer
In a statement, Ohio State assistant coach Larry Johnson denies the allegations by financial planner Marty Blazer, who testified Tuesday that a Penn State assistant wanted to pay the father of former PSU defensive lineman Aaron Maybin so Maybin would stay in college. Johnson was Penn State's defensive line coach at the time. "It is a complete fabrication with no proof or basis in fact," Johnson's statement reads in part. "We will take any and all legal actions against Mr. Blazer for making such slanderous statements to protect my name and reputation, which I have worked for 40 years as a coach, mentor, husband, father and grandfather to create."
Key figure in hoops trial details football payments
Former financial adviser Marty Blazer, the key government witness in the FBI's college basketball corruption trial, testified Tuesday that he made payments to football players at several colleges as well.
The top NFL draft prospect for each Top 25 college football team
Over the next two years, they should expect to hear their names called early during the NFL draft. Meet the players on the Top 25 teams who look like NFL stars in the making.
PSU's injury-plagued QB Stevens plans to transfer
Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens intends to transfer and will not return to the school, according to his father.
2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 8-1 | 13-1 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 10-3 |
| Penn State | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Michigan State | 5-4 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Indiana | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Northwestern | 8-1 | 9-5 |
| Wisconsin | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Purdue | 5-4 | 6-7 |
| Iowa | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Illinois | 2-7 | 4-8 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Brevard | DT | Committed | 84 |
| Enzo Jennings | CB | Committed | 83 |
| Coziah Izzard | DE | Committed | 83 |
| Jaden Dottin | WR | Committed | 83 |
| Curtis Jacobs | OLB | Committed | 83 |
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Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | S. Barkley | Paul Hornung Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Lombardi Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Ted Hendricks Award |
| 2015 | C. Nassib | Lott IMPACT Trophy |
| 2013 | J. Urschel | Campbell Trophy |