Tag: Big Ten Awards

A Wisconsin Badger is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

A Wisconsin Badger is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

Wisconsin Badger star linebacker Leo Chenal is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, according to the Wisconsin football Twitter account.

He becomes the third Badger to win the honor, joining Joe Schobert and Chris Borland.

Chenal finished the regular season with 106 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. That all after missing the team’s first two games with COVID-19.

Related: How Brian Kelly’s departure from Notre Dame directly affects Wisconsin football

The star linebacker projects to be one of the first 10 linebackers selected in the upcoming NFL Draft, that obviously if he chooses to leave school early. That decision to stay or leave will likely come after Wisconsin’s upcoming bowl game.

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Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade named Big Ten’s Defensive Back of the Year

Ohio State DB Shaun Wade was named Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year Wednesday.

The Ohio State football team wants you to know that they believe they have the best defensive backs in the country. The Buckeye secondary doesn’t even care about being “DBU”. They’ve moved on to BIA… Best In America.

Shaun Wade has done his best to keep up with the moniker and was recently named the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year in the Big Ten. Even though Wade doesn’t have the eye-popping numbers in this shortened season, he’s done enough to garner the attention of the voters.

Wade basically was learning a new position this year, moving from the slot corner to the outside corner position. It may not seem like a big move, but there are certainly nuances to each.

What might come as a surprise to many, is since the inception of this award in 2011, Shaun Wade is the first Ohio State Buckeye to win the title as the Big Ten’s best DB. When you consider the first-round NFL corners OSU has produced with names like Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, Denzel Ward, Jeff Okudah, and Damon Arnette, it’s unbelievable that Wade is the first winner for the Buckeyes since the inception of the Tatum-Woodson trophy in 2011.

There will be those who will try to tell you that Wade wasn’t deserving of the honor. Don’t believe them. Shaun Wade is not only the best in the Big Ten, but he’s also one of the best in the country and I think we’ll see proof of that through the end of the season.

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Cassius Winston named Michigan State’s 2020 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winner

Michigan State basketball Guard Cassius Winston has been named MSU’s honoree for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

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Michigan State basketball Guard Cassius Winston has received a number of honors this off-season. Now, Winston and Volleyball player Samantha McLean have been named MSU’s Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year. The award winners were picked from a large group of 270 students who displayed positive sportsmanship throughout the academic year.

Here is the official award description from the Big Ten’s website:

“One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.”

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17 Notre Dame Hockey Players Earn Big Ten Academic Honors

17 Notre Dame hockey players were awarded academic All Big-Ten honors on Monday. Find out which record-setting 17 players right here!

Just because things didn’t go as well on the ice as some had hoped this past winter that doesn’t mean Notre Dame hockey players weren’t doing a lot of winning away from the rink.

Monday the Big Ten announced their academic award winners for this past season and the list was stocked full of Fighting Irish.

Official release from the University of Notre Dame Athletics Department:

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Seventeen members of the 2019-20 Notre Dame hockey team earned Big Ten All-Academic team honors, the conference announced on Monday afternoon (May 11).

The 17 honorees tied with Michigan State for the most in the Big Ten hockey conference. The 17 honorees also marked the most conference All-Academic team honorees for a single season in program history, spanning Notre Dame’s time in the Big Ten, Hockey East, CCHA and WCHA.

Seniors Cal Burke and Cale Morris had the added distinction of earning All-Academic team honors for the fourth time in their careers (three seasons in the Big Ten, one season in Hockey East).

Notre Dame’s 2019-20 Big Ten All-Academic Team Honorees
Cal Burke, Sr., Business Analytics; Boxborough, Massachusetts ***
Cam Burke, So., Business; Boxborough, Massachusetts
Nate Clurman, So., Business; Boulder, Colorado
Pierce Crawford, Jr., Business; Analytics Park Ridge, Illinois *
Michael Graham, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Matt Hellickson, Jr., Finance; Rogers, Minnesota *
Nick Leivermann, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Cale Morris, Sr., Business Technology; Larkspur, Colorado ***
Jake Pivonka, So., Business; Naperville, Illinois
Charlie Raith, So., Business; Winnetka, Illinois
Nick Sanford, Jr., Political Science; Morristown, New Jersey *
Graham Slaggert, So., Business; South Bend, Indiana
Dylan St. Cyr, Jr., Finance; Northville, Michigan *
Spencer Stastney, So., Business And Film, Television And Theatre; Mequon, Wisconsin
Alex Steeves, So., Business; Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Matt Steeves, Jr., Business Technology; Eden Prairie, Minnesota *
Colin Theisen, Jr., Finance; Monroe, Michigan *

* – Indicates prior Big Ten and/or Hockey East All-Academic Team honors. Freshmen student-athletes are ineligible for the Big Ten All-Academic Team. 

Locked On Spartans Podcast: Big Ten Awards, Big Ten Tournament

Recapping the Big Ten awards and looking ahead to the Big Ten Tournament

Wil and Matt talk about the Big Ten Awards and if there were any major gripes for MSU players. Then they talk about how fun the Big Ten Tournament is going to be this year.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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