Whitney Mercilus
Dienhart: Big Ten Gets 9 on AP All-America team
Dienhart: Big Ten Gets 9 on AP All-America team
The Big Ten was well represented on the AP All-America team, with nine players tabbed. Illinois DE Whitney Mercilus, Michigan C David Molk, Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy, Penn State DT Devon Still and Wisconsin RB Montee Ball and G Kevin Zeitler were all first-teamers, while Nebraska LB Lavonte David and Wisconsin C Peter Konz […]
Dienhart: Illinois 2011 Season Recap
Dienhart: Illinois 2011 Season Recap
BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart spent the season covering Big Ten football, and now it's time for his team-by-team season recaps. Every day, for the next 12 days, Dienhart will post a recap for each Big Ten school, in alphabetical order. Up first: Illinois. Watch our video from the Illini's impressive nonconference victory over Arizona […]
Illini's Mercilus Wins Hendricks Award
Illini's Mercilus Wins Hendricks Award
Illinois' Whitney Mercilus won the Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, it was announced Wednesday. The junior leads the nation in sacks (14.5), sacks per game (1.2) and forced fumbles (9) while ranking sixth nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.6). The award makes Mercilus the first Illini to win a national honor […]
