Week 9: Listen to your Coach

BTN.com staff, October 25, 2011

It's Week 9 of the Big Ten football season and we just posted the audio for all 12 Big Ten coaches on the Big Ten Conference Tuesday teleconference with reporters as we do each and every week. Also, our friends at @B1Gfootball usually chronicles the call live on Twitter so follow them for updates from the conference.

Fitzgerald on mood of team – working tails off to improve, just need to make 1 or 2 more plays, everybody get 1% better each day

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Pat Fitzgerald:

Hoke on PUR QBs – TerBush manages offense, gets them in right plays, accurate and can run; Marve may be a little more athletic

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Brady Hoke:

Pelini on MSU D – play hard, well-coached, good personnel, they play the right way, really hard, formidable group

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Bo Pelini:

Dantonio on team chemistry – evolved over five years, try to recruit character players, then they become leaders, great love for each other

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Mark Dantonio:

Ferentz on MINN – playing extremely hard, have been all season long, expect a tough ball game on Saturday

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Kirk Ferentz:

Kill on new contract – means a great deal, I'm fortunate that our President feels good about me, great vote of confidence.

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Jerry Kill:

Zook on PSU – one of best defenses in country, they just keep getting better, especially on O, settling into what they want to do

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Ron Zook:

Hope on PUR O – started season with new QB, so have had to manufacture run game, now have 2 talented passers to go with run game

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Danny Hope:

Paterno on ILL – excellent QB, fine RBs, good WRs, big, strong O-line; D-line is excellent, LBs and DBs – very good team, difficult matchup

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Joe Paterno:

Bielema on RB Montee Ball – year in our program, has changed physically, wants ball on every snap, has really grown as human being

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Bret Bielema:

Fickell on rivalry with WIS – been going since I was in school, tough thing was sometimes we wouldn't play for a few years

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Luke Fickell:

Wilson on NU – put up alot of yards against stout PSU defense, Persa doesn't look as healthy as last year, Colter helps them

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2011

Listen to Coach Kevin Wilson:

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Week 9: Listen to your Coach

BTN.com staff, October 25, 2011

BTN.com staff