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The 2010 Big Ten postseason player rankings wrap up with ... No. 1: Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue, Sr., 6-4, 263 2010 numbers: Recorded 70 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, one safety and two fumbles recovered; led the ...

The 2010 Big Ten postseason player rankings continue with ... No. 2: J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin, Jr., 6-6, 292 2010 numbers: 62 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumbles recovered, one interception, eight pass...

The 2010 Big Ten postseason player rankings continue with ... No. 8: Martez Wilson, LB, Illinois, Jr., 6-4, 250 2010 numbers: Recorded a team-high 112 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and four sacks; had three forced fumbles, an interce...

As promised, I wanted to catch you up on how the Big Ten draft hopefuls performed Saturday at the East-West Shrine Game in Orlando. The East squad rolled to a 25-8 victory against the West as its defense forced three first-half fumbles and recorde...

Greg Robinson's coaching methods have been a subject of great scrutiny as the Michigan defense continues to backslide. But things got weird -- and amusing -- in Saturday's game against Wisconsin. After Michigan forced a fumble early in the thir...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- A few halftime thoughts at Ryan Field, where Northwestern leads No. 7 Michigan State 17-7. Turning point: Northwestern didn't let a fumble at the Michigan State 1-yard line become a momentum swing. The defense forced a three-and-...

Name a statistical category, and Chris Borland's name shows up for Wisconsin. Tackles? Check. Sacks? Check. Interceptions? Check. Forced fumbles? Check plus (five last season, tied for second in Big Ten). Fumble recoveries? Check? Blocked kicks? C...

The Big Ten preseason player rankings, based on past performance and 2010 potential, continue with ... No. 16: Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin, So., 5-11, 232 2009 numbers: Tied for second in the Big Ten with five forced fumbles and tied for fi...

The most impressive statistic from Jason Werner's 2009 season wasn't 14.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks or two forced fumbles. It was 12 games played and started. For just the second time in his Purdue career, Werner got through a season unscathe...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Stuck on you. Purdue DE Ryan Kerrigan -- Kerrigan led the charge in Purdue's upset of No. 7 Ohio State with a team-high nine tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble ...

Rece Davis looks at Saturday's top four game-changing performances in college football. Wisconsin's Antonio Fenelus forced a fumble on a kickoff for a safety, giving the Badgers the lead en route to 35-32 win....

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Here are your top performers in the Big Ten for Week 9. Penn State S Mark Rubin -- The fifth-year senior had a team-high and career-high 11 tackles and forced the Terrelle Pryor fumble that led to Penn State's go-...

Led by SS Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame's defense is simply battering its opponents with forced fumbles and INTs.

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