From an Ohio State release.
J.T. Barrett, Tyquan Lewis Earn Big Ten Preseason Honors
The pair are among 10 from conference selected by media panel
CHICAGO – Ohio State standouts J.T. Barrett and Tyquan Lewis were chosen today to the Big Ten Conference’s preseason list of 10 outstanding players from the conference with five representing the Big Ten East and five representing the West. The announcement was made in conjunction with the start of Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Barrett, a 6-2, 220-pounder from Wichita Falls, Texas and Rider High School, is a two-time Big Ten Conference Griese-Brees quarterback of the year and he shared the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award last season with Penn State’s Saquon Barkley.
Lewis is the reigning Big Ten Conference Smith-Brown defensive lineman of the year. The Tarboro, N.C., native and Tarboro High School graduate is 6-4 and 265 pounds and enters his final campaign with the Buckeyes with 27.0 tackles-for-loss and 16.5 quarterback sacks.
Lewis, graduated offensive center Billy Price and senior linebacker Chris Worley are representing Ohio State at the 2017 Big Ten Media Days.
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Big Ten release
Big Ten Announces Football Preseason Honors
Five returning All-Americans, nine former All-Big Ten selections highlight this year’s list
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2017 football preseason honors on Monday in conjunction with the start of Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. A media panel selected the 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West divisions.
Ohio State and Penn State each fielded a pair of honorees on the East Division roster. The Buckeyes were represented by senior quarterback J.T. Barrett and senior defensive end Tyquan Lewis, while the Nittany Lions saw junior running back Saquon Barkley and senior quarterback Trace McSorley make the list. Indiana senior linebacker Tegray Scales rounded out the East Division lineup. Barrett and Barkley each garnered Big Ten football preseason honors for the second consecutive season.
Northwestern and Wisconsin each had two standouts selected to represent the West Division. The Wildcats were represented by three-time honoree and senior running back Justin Jackson and senior safety Goodwin Igwebuike, while the Badgers saw senior linebacker Jack Cichy and senior tight end Troy Fumagalli earn recognition. Iowa senior linebacker Josey Jewell completed the West Division honorees. Cichy, Fumagalli, Igwebuike and Jewell garnered Big Ten football preseason honors for the first time in their careers.
The 2017 Big Ten preseason honors list features the reigning Graham-George Offensive Player and Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year in Barkley and the returning Big Ten Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year in Lewis, who are among nine All-Big Ten selections on the squad. Barkley, Barrett and Lewis were first-team All-Big Ten picks last year, while Jackson was a first-team choice by the media and a second-team selection by the coaches. Other second- and third-team All-Conference honorees last year who made this year’s preseason honors list include Fumagalli, Igwebuike, Jewell, McSorley and Scales.
2017 Big Ten Preseason Honorees
Big Ten East Division
J.T. Barrett, Graduated, QB, Ohio State
Tyquan Lewis, Graduated, DE, Ohio State
Tegray Scales, Sr., LB, Indiana
Saquon Barkley, Jr., RB, Penn State
Trace McSorley, Sr., QB, Penn State
Big Ten West Division
Josey Jewell, Sr., LB, Iowa
Goodwin Igwebuike, Sr., S, Northwestern
Justin Jackson, Sr., RB, Northwestern
Jack Cichy, Sr., LB, Wisconsin
Troy Fumagalli, Sr., TE, Wisconsin
