Brady Hoke's call was a focus this week, as he spoke for the first time since the 12:52 a.m. Tuesday news release regarding student-athlete welfare. We offered a brief overview there but, as always, we included highlights throughout the conference.
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Hoke says he won't add anything to Brandon's statement today. "I feel bad for Shane."
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) September 30, 2014
Hoke says "we'll see" about Morris playing Saturday at Rutgers. At this point, I see no good reason why Michigan would play him.
— Brian Bennett (@BennettESPN) September 30, 2014
Brady Hoke: "The statement is out there, and it is what it is." That really cleared things up. Bizarre teleconference.
— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) September 30, 2014
Pelini says there's no coach in the B1G who would trot out someone on the field who's "dinged."
"Anyone who would imply otherwise is wrong"
— Josh Moyer (@ESPNJoshMoyer) September 30, 2014
Gary Andersen notes there's not a player on Wisconsin roster that has played in Evanston. Calls Northwestern "a new venue" for Badgers.
— Brian Bennett (@BennettESPN) September 30, 2014
"I don't think we have a talent problem. I think we have some young corners that need to play better." Urban Meyer on his secondary
— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) September 30, 2014
Dantonio notes SR DE Marcus Rush in line to have most career starts in Michigan State history. Still one of most underrated guys in B1G.
— Brian Bennett (@BennettESPN) September 30, 2014
Minnesota's Jerry Kill: "The ceiling for our whole team is that we can get a lot better." If so, Gophers will be a contender in the West.
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) September 30, 2014
Franklin: "It's not like a whole lot of things popped up on Saturday that we haven't been writing stories about all year long."
— Brian Bennett (@BennettESPN) September 30, 2014