Four from B1G named as preseason All-Americans by Sports Illustrated
Being named a preseason All-American is one of the highest individual honors for a player in the offseason. A few from the B1G have garnished some national attention as the start of the season is only a few weeks away.
Sports Illustrated released its preseason All-Americans for the 2017 season. Four B1G names made the list, with two of those coming from Ohio State. Here were the four players tabbed as first-team All-Americans entering the year:
- RB: Saquon Barkley, Penn State
- TE: Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
- C: Billy Price, Ohio State
- LB: Jerome Baker, Ohio State
All of those names belong on that list. Was anyone left out, though?
Sports Illustrated also dug into second-team All-Americans, where five more B1G names were mentioned:
- TE: Mike Gesicki, Penn State
- G: Sean Welsh, Iowa
- DL: Rashan Gary, Michigan
- LB: Josey Jewell, Iowa
- LB: Tegray Scales, Indiana
In total, nine from the conference were mentioned as either first-team or second-team preseason All-Americans. Penn State, Iowa and Ohio State all had two players, while Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin each had one.
You can view all of Sports Illustrated’s selections here.