It's another bye week but still plenty of things to read about on the Badger football team. Next game is Saturday, Dec. 5 at Hawaii at 10:30 p.m. (CT) and it will air live on ESPN2.
John Clay was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year on Monday.
Nov. 25, 2009
MADISON, Wis. -
The 411 Wisconsin is in the midst of another bye week and will practice tonight at 4:15. The team has Thursday and Friday off for the Thanksgiving holiday but will return Saturday to continue preparations for the 2009 regular season finale against Hawaii.
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In case you missed it… The Big Ten Conference announced its player of the year awards Monday and John Clay was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, while Chris Borland was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year. In all, 12 Badgers earned All-Big Ten mention. Read more with this release.
Clay is named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year At one point this season, University of Wisconsin sophomore running back John Clay talked to his offensive linemen and told them he would go as far as they would take him. They took him all the way to the consensus Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year, as selected by both the media and coaches, in voting announced Monday night. In turn, Clay helped take a couple of his teammates along with him, writes Tom Mulhern for the Wisconsin State Journal. Line’s left side makes all the right moves The way things were going in August, it looked like it was going to be a long year for the University of Wisconsin football team’s offensive line. At one point during training camp, three of the projected starters were out with injuries. But junior left tackle Gabe Carimi and junior left guard John Moffitt made sure it wasn’t a wasted season, a point that was punctuated earlier this week when both were named first-team All-Big Ten Conference, writes Jim Polzin in this notes column for Madison.com.
Video(s) of the Day John Clay and Chris Borland both spoke with the Big Ten Network after learning they won their player of the year awards. Check out the videos below.
Tweet of the Day BuckyBadger: Hey, we're starting to think about going to a bowl game with the Badgers. Want to come (once we know where we're playing)? http://ow.ly/FhPW Posted Nov. 24 at 12:51 p.m.
What you won’t find on Facebook Chris Borland is one of seven children. He is the sixth of seven in the Borland family and each of his siblings played some sport in high school. Read more about Borland with this feature that was published last week on UWBadgers.com. Note of the Day John Clay is the just the third Badger in history to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors, joining running backs Brent Moss (1993) and Ron Dayne (1999). He is also the sixth sophomore to win Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, joining Purdue quarterback Drew Brees (1998), Michigan running backs Tyrone Wheatley (1992) and Jon Vaughn (1990) and Michigan State running backs Tico Duckett (1990) and Lorenzo White (1985).
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