Big Ten Media Days came to a close Tuesday, as the second and final day of the event was filled with plenty of juicy material. Players and coaches filled the Downtown Chicago Hilton Hotel while fielding questions from media members in a roundtable format. In order to not repeat some of the often-asked questions throughout Media Day, I made it a point to go around and ask players some out-of-the-norm questions, and I certainly got my fair share of great answers. Here is a look at some of my questions and how current Big Ten players responded to them. [

Big Ten media days are a chance for reporters to get together and ask some out-of-the-ordinary questions to players and coaches around the conference. One of the questions I asked Monday and Tuesday: Who is one freshman that is standing out at each school? I asked one veteran player from every Big Ten team, and here are the answers I got. [ MORE: Get all of our Big Ten media day coverage ] Jon Davis, TE, Illinois. On offense, I’d say Mikey Dudek. I’d look for him to be in a lot of different positions, special teams as well. He

Nebraska Huskers running back Ameer Abdullah gave this year’s student-athlete speech at the 2014 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago. “If someone is stronger than you, train harder,” Abdullah said.”If someone is faster than you, then you have to run smarter.” Watch the entire speech here and be sure to catch our “Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon Show” at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday on BTN & BTN2Go. In 2013, Abdullah produced his second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season, topping 100 yards rushing in 11 of 13 games. He finished with 1,690 rushing yards, the highest yardage total for a Husker since