During a long road trip last week, my husband and I played a game where we tried to name (1) an NFL player from every Big Ten school and (2) the top current NFL prospect from each of the 14 member programs.
We thought it would be easy, but considering we started with Rutgers, things went downhill pretty quickly (sorry, Devin McCourty). However, what became apparent in the ensuing days of watching NFL games was how many professional players hailed from Big Ten schools. Hearing AJ Epenesa’s name called for the tackle on Hassan Haskins who himself was being blocked by Nicholas Petit-Frere really drove it home during Monday night’s first matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans.