Written by BTN.com staffAudio clips from Tuesday’s weekly Big Ten Conference teleconference call for reporters and Big Ten football are ready to be played. Listen to 12 Big Ten coaches answer reporters’ questions below.
The tweets are from @B1GFootball, the official football Twitter account run by the Big Ten Conference.
Fitzgerald on IOWA – have playmakers on offense all over the place, one of best O-lines in conference—
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Listen to Coach Pat Fitzgerald:
Hoke on MSU D – being a D-line coach by trade, the way they attack line of scrimmage, have alot of depth & playmakers—
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Listen to Coach Brady Hoke:
Pelini on comeback vs. OSU – gotta get more consistent, we've been own worst enemy at times, showed our guys what we're capable of—
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Listen to Coach Bo Pelini:
Dantonio on MSU O – goes as we run ball and as QB plays, had some turnovers in red zone, take those away and we're scoring more—
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Listen to Coach Mark Dantonio:
Ferentz on NU's recent success – they've played better last 3 games, outplayed us, not much more complex than that—
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Listen to Coach Kirk Ferentz:
Kill on QB Gray – couldn't play week before, didn't take full speed rep until THU, makes it hard to play, but we needed spark at PUR—
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Listen to Coach Jerry Kill:
Zook on DE Whitney Mercilus – thought he was our best DE at end of last year, great offseason & spring, keeps getting better, quiet leader—
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Listen to Coach Ron Zook:
Hope on DB Ricardo Allen – heckuva player, dominant at times as true frosh, very competitive, real fast, studies opponents—
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Listen to Coach Danny Hope:
Paterno on playing 2 QBs – both kids have done well, both deserve to play, when I'm convinced one is better, think about playing 1—
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Listen to Coach Joe Paterno:
Bielema on bye week – did 15 interviews in Bristol with ESPN on Friday, flew back and was just a fan of college football on Saturday—
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Listen to Coach Bret Bielema:
Fickell on QB Braxton Miller – played with alot more confidence, getting better each week, a competitor, got hurt and wanted to go back in—
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Listen to Coach Luke Fickell:
Wilson on team identity – for us to be good team, need to be tough, physical team; WIS has done that, embraced values of playing tough—
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Listen to Coach Kevin Wilson:
