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Kirk Herbstreit hands out annual “Herbies” to B1G stars
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ESPN’s college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has never been shy about making predictions.
He made the bold call of saying that Minnesota would best Iowa for the B1G West title. Well, he doubled down and that call. He offered up on plenty more bold predictions in his annual “Herbies.”
There were plenty of B1G nominees and honorees, which you can see here:
B1G Winners
Breakout star — Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Looks the part — Malik McDowell, Michigan State
Best student section — Penn State
B1G Champ — Ohio State over Minnesota
Playoff teams — Ohio State
B1G Nominees
The enforcer — Raekwon McMillan, OSU
Biggest shoes to fill — Tyler O’Connor (MSU), Mike Weber (OSU)
Top 4,000/1,000 threat — J.T. Barrett, OSU
The hybrids — Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
Welcome back — Ed Davis, MSU
Welcome to the party — Mike Weber, OSU
Throwback players — Jake Butt, Michigan
Top cover men — Desmond King (Iowa), Jourdan Lewis (MICH)
Ultimate Herbie — J.T. Barrett, OSU
Breakout star — Sam Hubbard, OSU
Most exciting player — Jabrill Peppers, MICH
Looks the part — Desmond King, Iowa
Impact coordinator hires — No. 4 Don Brown, MICH
Surprise teams — No. 5 Minnesota
Restaurants — No. 4 Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Columbus, Ohio
Best student sections — No. 4 Wisconsin
Surprise bowl teams — No. 4 Rutgers
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.