In the past two years, Christian Hackenberg has been sacked 83 times. Nebraska and Indiana each gave up only 13 sacks in 12 games. Saddest Stat of the Year: Penn State allowed 10 sacks in its opener against Temple. It was good to see a smiling (and bearded!) Kill on the sidelines during the Gophers' home finale against Wisconsin. If you didn't get a little choked up watching that, check your pulse. Saddest Moment of the Year: Minnesota coach Jerry Kill's tear-filled news conference announcing his retirement for health reasons. Even Urban Meyer admitted that Elliott's points were correct, if the forum was not. I feel like we just weren't put in the right opportunity to win this game." Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott later apologized for blasting his coaching staff after the 17-14 loss to Michigan State, but he also echoed what a lot of Buckeyes and their fans were thinking. I'm disappointed in the situations that we were put in, and I wish it all played out differently. Quote of the Year: "I'm disappointed in the play calling. Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill was back on the field before the Nov. Patches of the Beaver Stadium turf are still sore from his rumble. The-320 pound Johnson had a higher degree of difficulty when he took a fumble 71 yards for a score against San Diego State. Allen, a 296-pound center, ended his Michigan State home career in style by running for a nine-yard touchdown against Penn State, showing light feet and a nice stiff arm.
But Northwestern deserves credit for winning this one decisively and having a major impact on the playoff race.īig Guy Touchdown of the Year: (tie) Michigan State's Jack Allen and Penn State's Austin Johnson. Excuses (such as body clocks) surfaced around this result. Looking back, this doesn't seem like that big of an upset, as the Wildcats finished 10-2, compared to 11-2 for the Pac-12 champs (yet somehow Stanford ended up ranked eight spots ahead of Northwestern). Upset of the Year: Northwestern, 16, Stanford 6 in Week 1.
Half of them - Cubit and Claeys - ended up with the permanent job.
Remarkably, four different Big Ten schools had interim coaches for at least part of this season: Illinois (Bill Cubit), Maryland (Mike Locksley), Minnesota (Tracy Claeys) and Rutgers (Norries Wilson). Nearly two months later, it's still hard to believe that happened. Play of the Year: Jalen Watts-Jackson's return for a touchdown off a Michigan State blocked punt on the final play of the Spartans' 27-23 win over Michigan. The drama built to a crescendo as Michigan State marched on its now legendary 22-play drive for the winning touchdown - its only trip to the end zone the entire game - in the final minute. The game was played indoors, but you could hardly tell as defense and field goals dominated throughout. This was the first real College Football Playoff play-in game in a Power 5 title matchup, and we were treated to some serious old-school Big Ten football. Game of the Year: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13 in the Big Ten championship game. But college football hands out awards for just about everything these days, so we're going to recognize some more superlatives from the 2015 Big Ten season. The major hardware has been handed out, and all-conference teams have been unveiled.
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