Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, August 15, 2013
The topic of breakout players can be an ambiguous one. For example, some people view Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah as a 2013 breakout player. Others, meanwhile, feel that with 1,315 total yards and 10 scores a season ago, he's well past "breakout" territory. I tend to side with the latter. Either way, I went to Twitter and asked Big Ten fans for their 2013 breakout candidates.
Before we move on to the fans' picks, here are my top candidates: Devin Funchess and Melvin Gordon on offense and Adolphus Washington and Shilique Calhoun on defense. To be fair, my offensive picks had their moments last year, but I believe both become flat-out stars this fall.
Here's what Big Ten fans said on Twitter:
— Corey the Street (@CStrable) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Donovan young.
— Maxwell C (@SwellyC92) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/Argus_99/status/368084643922599936
@BTNBrentYarina Melvin Gordon
— Alx (@alexinsix) August 15, 2013
?@BTNBrentYarina: OK, #B1G fans, let's see your 2013 breakout player.? Amara Darboh #GoBlue
— braxton neff (@Young_Drift_) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina Tevin Coleman
— Josh Putt (@jjputt22) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Devin Funchess #GoBlue
— Andre L. Johnson (@DreJohnWRDB) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/The_JDavis_1/status/368084865448562690
https://twitter.com/peterdemaio/status/368084962152443904
https://twitter.com/jordandostal/status/368085079156727808
https://twitter.com/steakNstiffarms/status/368085234668953601
https://twitter.com/TravisDickmeyer/status/368085336834195457
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Akeel Lynch
— Shane (@wattheheckmann) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina Melvin Gordon
— Gregdawg (@Gregdawg08) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork FITZ!
— Thomas Henson (@nomas167) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/HTVfanatic/status/368085728321761280
https://twitter.com/JCastelli10/status/368085752988434433
https://twitter.com/gostatego3/status/368085799776313344
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Jordan Canzeri #B1G
— ?????? ???? (@JJMEIS) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/Wisky_Girl/status/368086401192951808
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Aaron Burbridge!
— Adam ?? (@rickyadams411) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/GlombBomb/status/368085814569611264
@BTNBrentYarina Dontre Wilson.
— Rob (@RTP316) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina If I have to pick one from MSU, I'll go with Calhoun.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina Akeem Hunt, Purdue
— Brandon Kill (@brandonkill18) August 15, 2013
@BTNBrentYarina @BigTenNetwork Melvin Gordon. #Badgers
— Jeff (@bogeyj33) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/nelsensc/status/368090513259253760
https://twitter.com/Thestuness/status/368091532546416640
Corey "Philly" Brown RT @BTNBrentYarina: OK, #B1G fans, let's see your 2013 breakout player.
— Shaddy (@IAmShaddy81) August 15, 2013
| About Brent Yarina | BTN.com senior editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina. |
