Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, February 5, 2018
Several former Big Ten stars shined in Super Bowl LII on Sunday night in Minneapolis.
Philadelphia RB Corey Clement (Wisconsin), undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, caught four passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and Philadelphia DL Brandon Graham (Michigan) registered a late sack-fumble on Tom Brady (Michigan) to help lead the Eagles to their first Super Bowl in a thrilling 41-33 victory.
Speaking of Brady, the five-time Super Bowl champion, he threw for a Super Bowl record 505 yards, and tossed a trio of scoring strikes.
Here's a complete look at how Big Ten names, listed alphabetically, performed:
Philadelphia's Beau Allen (Wisconsin): 2 tackles
New England's Tom Brady (Michigan): 28-48; 505 yards; 3 TD (WATCH); 0 INT
New England's Rex Burkhead (Nebraska): 3 car., 18 yards; 1 rec., 46 yards (WATCH)
Philadelphia's Corey Clement (Wisconsin): 3 car., 8 yards; 4 rec., 100 yards, 1 TD (WATCH); 1 KR for 25 yards
Philadelphia's Brandon Graham (Michigan): 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF (WATCH)
New England's Chris Hogan (Penn State, lacrosse): 6 rec., 128 yards, 1 TD (WATCH); 1 car., 4 yards
Philadelphia's Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State): 4 tackles, 1 PD
New England's James White (Wisconsin): 7 car., 41 yards, 1 TD (WATCH); 2 rec., 21 yards
New England's Duron Harmon (Rutgers): 5 tackles; 1 INT*
New England's Devin McCourty (Rutgers): 7 tackles, 2 PD*
Philadelphia's Torrey Smith (Maryland): 5 rec., 49 yards*
* Indicates a player who attended school before it entered the Big Ten.
And here are some stats from the Big Ten stars of the night:
Former @B1Gfootball players had a hand in five of the nine TDs in Super Bowl LII.
(Include one-time MSU QB Nick Foles, and it's all but one.) pic.twitter.com/7KoNSuMmLd
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 5, 2018
James White has now scored 4 career Super Bowl touchdowns, tied for 3rd-most all-time. Only Jerry Rice (8) and Emmitt Smith (5) have more. pic.twitter.com/645oPmpRnv
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 5, 2018
The only running backs in #SuperBowl history with 100 receiving yards:
Roger Craig
JAMES WHITE
COREY CLEMENT#OnWisconsin (via @NFLResearch) pic.twitter.com/QwJN2kZTu3— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) February 5, 2018
Tom Brady is the 1st QB in NFL history to lose a game with at least 500 passing yards, 3 TD and 0 interceptions (regular season or playoffs). pic.twitter.com/fryLNXdBIO
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 5, 2018