Four Wolverines Receive All-Big Ten First-Team Honors
11/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced its football all-conference and individual honors today (Tuesday, Nov. 26), with the University of Michigan collecting four All-Big Ten first-team accolades, four Wolverines receiving second-team honors and six other players listed as honorable mention.
| | Baas | | Hobson |
| | Jackson | | Pape |
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Fifth-year senior tight end and co-captain Bennie Joppru (Wayzata, Minn./Minnetonka HS) and junior/sophomore punter Adam Finley (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) were selected to the second team on both the coaches and media ballots. Sophomore wide receiver Braylon Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Bishop Gallagher HS) received second team selection by the coaches while gaining honorable mention accolades from the media. Fifth-year senior Dan Rumishek (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail HS) earned a second team nod from the media and collected honorable mention by the coaches.
In addition to Pape, Edwards and Rumishek, six other Wolverines were honorable mention selection. Senior/junior defensive tackle Grant Bowman (Blacklick, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales HS), fifth-year senior free safety Cato June (Washington, D.C./Anacostia HS) and senior/junior defensive end Shantee Orr (Detroit, Mich./Denby HS) represented the defense with their honorable mention recognition on both ballots. Senior fullback B.J. Askew (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS) and junior tailback Chris Perry (Advance, N.C./Fork Union Military, Va.) were named honorable mention by the coaches, while senior/junior quarterback John Navarre (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy HS) collected recognition from the media.
All-Big Ten Notes
The Wolverines have had 251 player named to the All-Big Ten first team at total of 356 times, the most of any conference school. All four players this year earned first-team honors for the first time.
Jackson and Baas received their first all-conference accolades of any kind.
Hobson has moved up in the all-conference balloting each of the past three seasons: honorable mention in 2000, second team in 2001 and first team this season.
Pape gained first-team honors after collecting honorable mention last year.
Michigan has had at least one offensive lineman earn first-team accolades each of Lloyd Carr's eight seasons.
2002 All-Big Ten Conference Teams
As Selected by the Conference Coaches
| OFF. | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM |
| QB | Brad Banks, Iowa | Craig Krenzel, Ohio State |
| RB | Fred Russell, Iowa | Maurice Clarett, Ohio State |
| RB | Larry Johnson, Penn State | Anthony Davis, Wisconsin |
| WR | Charles Rogers, Michigan State | Braylon Edwards, Michigan |
| WR | Bryant Johnson, Penn State | Michael Jenkins, Ohio State |
| C | Bruce Nelson, Iowa | Al Johnson, Wisconsin |
| OG | Eric Steinbach, Iowa* | David Diehl, Illinois |
| OG | David Baas, Michigan | Jeff Roehl, Northwestern |
| OT | Robert Gallery, Iowa | Tony Pashos, Illinois |
| OT | Tony Pape, Michigan | Shane Olivea, Ohio State |
| TE | Dallas Clark, Iowa | Bennie Joppru, Michigan |
| PK | Nate Kaeding, Iowa | Mike Nugent, Ohio State |
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| DEF. | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM |
| DL | Colin Cole, Iowa | Howard Hodges, Iowa |
| DL | Darrion Scott, Ohio State | Tim Anderson, Ohio State |
| DL | Michael Haynes, Penn State | Kenny Peterson, Ohio State |
| DL | Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State | Will Smith, Ohio State |
| LB | Fred Barr, Iowa | Grant Steen, Iowa |
| LB | Victor Hobson, Michigan | Cie Grant, Ohio State |
| LB | Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State | Niko Koutouvides, Purdue |
| DB | Bob Sanders, Iowa | Eugene Wilson, Illinois |
| DB | Marlin Jackson, Michigan | Derek Pagel, Iowa |
| DB | Michael Doss, Ohio State* | Shawn Mayer, Penn State |
| DB | Chris Gamble, Ohio State | Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin |
| P | Andy Groom, Ohio State | Adam Finley, Michigan |
* denotes unanimous first team selection Offensive Player of the Year: Brad Banks, Iowa
HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois -- Bucky Babcock, Antoineo Harris, Brandon Lloyd, Jerry Schumacher, Walter Young; Indiana -- Kris Dielman; Iowa -- Jared Clauss, C.J. Jones, David Porter; Michigan -- B.J. Askew, Grant Bowman, Cato June, Shantee Orr, Chris Perry, Dan Rumishek; Michigan State -- Thomas Wright; Minnesota -- Jeremiah Carter, Eli Ward; Northwestern -- Raheem Covington, Austin King, Jason Wright; Ohio State -- Dustin Fox, Donnie Nickey; Penn State -- Anthony Adams, Gino Capone, Gus Felder, Joe Iorio, Zack Mills, David Royer, Bryan Scott, Casey Williams; Purdue -- Pete Lougheed, Joe Odom, Shaun Phillips, Stuart Schweigert, John Standeford, Craig Terrill; Wisconsin -- Jake Sprague.
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Eric Steinbach, Iowa
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Doss, Ohio State
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Maurice Clarett, Ohio State
2002 All-Big Ten Conference Teams
As Selected by the Conference Media
| OFF. | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM |
| QB | Brad Banks, Iowa* | Craig Krenzel, Ohio State |
| RB | Maurice Clarett, Ohio State | Fred Russell, Iowa |
| RB | Larry Johnson, Penn State* | Anthony Davis, Wisconsin |
| WR | Charles Rogers, Michigan State | Brandon Lloyd, Illinois |
| WR | John Standeford, Purdue | Michael Jenkins, Ohio State |
| C | Bruce Nelson, Iowa | Al Johnson, Wisconsin |
| OG | Eric Steinbach, Iowa* | David Diehl, Illinois |
| OG | David Baas, Michigan | Jeff Roehl, Northwestern |
| OT | Tony Pashos, Illinois | David Porter, Iowa |
| OT | Robert Gallery, Iowa | Shane Olivea, Ohio State |
| TE | Dallas Clark, Iowa | Bennie Joppru, Michigan |
| PK | Mike Nugent, Ohio State | Nate Kaeding, Iowa |
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| DEF. | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM |
| DL | Colin Cole, Iowa | Derrick Strong, Illinois |
| DL | Howard Hodges, Iowa | Dan Rumishek, Michigan |
| DL | Michael Haynes, Penn State | Darrion Scott, Ohio State |
| DL | Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State | Will Smith, Ohio State |
| LB | Victor Hobson, Michigan | Jerry Schumacher, Illinois |
| LB | Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State | Fred Barr, Iowa |
| LB | Niko Koutouvides, Purdue | Gino Capone, Penn State |
| DB | Bob Sanders, Iowa | Eugene Wilson, Illinois |
| DB | Marlin Jackson, Michigan | Chris Gamble, Ohio State |
| DB | Michael Doss, Ohio State | Shawn Mayer, Penn State |
| DB | Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin | Stuart Schweigert, Purdue |
| P | Andy Groom, Ohio State | Adam Finley, Michigan |
* denotes unanimous first team selection HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois -- Bucky Babcock, Antoineo Harris; Indiana -- Enoch DeMar, Kris Dielman; Iowa -- Mo Brown, Jared Clauss, Derek Pagel, Grant Steen; Michigan -- Grant Bowman, Braylon Edwards, Cato June, John Navarre, Shantee Orr, Tony Pape; Michigan State -- Thomas Wright; Minnesota -- Jeremiah Carter, Terry Jackson II, Michael Lehan, Eli Ward; Northwestern -- Raheem Covington, Austin King, Jason Wright; Ohio State -- Tim Anderson, Dustin Fox, Cie Grant, Donnie Nickey, Kenny Peterson, Alex Stepanovich; Penn State -- Anthony Adams, Gus Felder, Rich Gardner, Joe Iorio, Bryant Johnson, Tyler Lenda, Zack Mills, David Royer, Bryan Scott; Purdue -- Landon Johnson, Pete Lougheed, Gene Mruczkowski, Joe Odom, Shaun Phillips, Craig Terrill; Wisconsin -- Jake Sprague. Offensive Player of the Year: Brad Banks, Iowa
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Haynes, Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Maurice Clarett, Ohio State
Dave McClain Coach of the Year: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Contact: David Ablauf, Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423
