The preseason chatter has finally, mercifully coming to a close. The Big Ten coaches all took their turn chatting with the media for one of the final times before they actually have some games to talk about, and the entire live coverage from earlier can be found on the blog's official Twitter account.
A quick sample and a few highlights can be found right here, and as always, there's much more coverage to follow as we hit the homestretch before the season kicks off.
Brady Hoke on starting freshman LT Mason Cole: "The one thing with Mason is that you don't notice him -- so he's not making those mistakes."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014Kyle Flood on playing WSU in Seattle: "I don't know that I could consider a West Coast trip a neutral-site game."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014Urban Meyer: "All those positives" Buckeyes saw in J.T. Barrett during his recruitment are "coming out now."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014James Franklin's first-ever word on a regular-season Big Ten teleconference: "Awesome."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014Kill on Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner: "We're going to run the football, but to get those key wins, you've gotta be able to throw it."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014Wiscy HC Gary Andersen: "We're going to be receiver-by-committee. We're not going to be receiver-by-Jared-Abbrederis."
— ESPN Big Ten (@ESPN_BigTen) August 26, 2014