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10 B1G players named to Sporting News All-America teams
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With just under two months until the first kickoff of the 2021 college football season, the preseason accolades are trickling out. This week, Sporting News released its preseason All-America teams.
A healthy number of B1G players found their names on the list, with the conference landing 10 players on the two teams. There were five first-team selections and five second-team selections. To keep things even, there were also five offensive players and five defensive players to receive mentions.
Ohio State led the way for the conference with four players selected. Penn State was the only other team with multiple selections, landing two players on the teams. Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Northwestern each had one representative.
Here’s a look at the B1G players who made the list. You can view the complete rosters at SportingNews.com:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Haskell Garrett, DL, Ohio State
Brandon Joseph, S, Northwestern
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
Thayer Munford, OT, Ohio State
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Aidan Hutchinson, DL, Michigan
Tiawan Mullen, CB, Indiana
Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB