Your Michigan State two deeps . . .

Senior Lebron Daniel to Dominic Alvis' spot at defensive end, with junior Steve Bigach backing Daniel up.

Daniel likes to box. That's good. He's going to have to keep punching.

PDFs of Iowa and Big Ten notes with Big Ten stats at the bottom.

Offense

SE - 7 ** Marvin McNutt, Jr. 6-4 215 Sr. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood Central); 83 Steven Staggs 6-3 195 Jr. Oskaloosa, IA (Oskaloosa)

LT - 77 ** Riley Reiff 6-6 300 Jr.. Parkston, SD (Parkston); 78 Andrew Donnal 6-7 302 #Fr. Monclova, OH (Anthony Wayne)

LG – 60 Matt Tobin 6-6 290 Jr. Dyersville, IA (Beckman); 68 Brandon Scherff 6-5 310 #Fr. Denison, IA (Denison)

C - 53 * James Ferentz 6-2 284 Jr. Iowa City, IA (City); 59 Conor Boffeli 6-5 290 So. West Des Moines, IA (Valley)

RG –73 * Adam Gettis 6-4 280 Sr. Frankfort, IL (Lincoln Way East); 72 Woody Orne 6-5 295 Sr. Fairfield, IA (South Dakota State)

RT – 56 ** Markus Zusevics 6-5 300 Sr. Arlington Heights, IL (Prospect); 70 * Brett Van Sloten 6-7 292 So. Decorah, IA (Decorah)

TE- 86 * C.J. Fiedorowicz^ 6-7 265 So. Johnsburg, IL (Johnsburg); 85 * Zach Derby 6-3 240 Jr. Iowa City, IA (City) OR 39 *** Brad Herman ^ 6-5 255 Sr. Metamora, IL (Metamora)

QB - 16 ** James Vandenberg 6-3 212 Jr. Keokuk, IA (Keokuk); 14 John Wienke 6-5 220 Jr. Tuscola, IL (Tuscola)

WR - 6 ** Keenan Davis ^ 6-3 215 Jr. Cedar Rapids, IA (Washington); 11 Kevonte Martin-Manley 6-0 205 #Fr. Pontiac, MI (Brother Rice)

RB – 34 * Marcus Coker ^ 6-0 230 So. Beltsville, MD (Dematha Catholic); 3 ** Jason White 5-10 205 Jr. Davenport, IA (North)

FB – 38 * Brad Rogers 5-10 230 So. Toledo, OH (Central Catholic); 92 * Jonathan Gimm 6-3 240 Jr. Houston, TX (Westfield)

PK - 96 * Mike Meyer ^ 6-2 180 So. Dubuque, IA (Wahlert); 8 * Trent Mossbrucker 6-0 204 Jr. Mooresville, IN (HS)

Defense

DE - 58 *** Lebron Daniel 6-2 256 Sr. Cleveland, OH (Glenville); Steve Bigach 6-3 282 Jr. Cleveland, OH (St. Ignatius)

DT - 87 Thomas Nardo 6-3 277 Sr. Lancaster, PA (Catholic); 71 Carl Davis 6-5 310 #Fr. Sterling Heights, MI (Stevenson)

DT - 93 ** Mike Daniels 6-1 280 Sr. Blackwood, NJ (Highland Regional); 99 Joe Gaglione 6-4 255 Jr. Novelty, OH (Lake Catholic)

DE – 91 *** Broderick Binns 6-2 261 Sr. St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall); 96 Joe Forgy 6-4 260 Sr. Iowa Falls, IA (Ellsworth CC)

OLB – 20 * Christian Kirksey^ 6-2 215 So. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood East); 13 * Tommy Donatell 6-2 205 Sr. Atlanta, GA (Peachtree Ridge)

MLB - 45 *** Tyler Nielsen 6-4 235 Sr. Humboldt, IA (Humboldt); 52 Quinton Alston ^ 6-1 220 Fr. Sicklerville, NJ (Timber Creek Reg.)

WLB – 44 * James Morris ^ 6-2 227 So. Solon, IA (Solon); 31 * Anthony Hitchens^ 6-1 224 So. Lorain, OH (Clearview)

LC - 28 *** Shaun Prater ^ 5-11 185 Sr. Omaha, NE (Central); 19 * B.J. Lowery ^ 5-11 185 So. Cincinnati , OH (Hughes)

SS - 4 *** Jordan Bernstine 5-11 205 Sr. Des Moines, IA (Lincoln); 10 Collin Sleeper 6-2 200 Jr. Solon, IA (Solon)

FS - 49 * Tanner Miller ^ 6-2 201 So. Kalona, IA (Mid-Prairie); 40 ** Jack Swanson 5-11 200 Jr. Naples, FL (Naples)

RC - 18 ** Micah Hyde ^ 6-1 190 Jr. Fostoria, OH (Fostoria); 2 ** Greg Castillo 5-11 182 Jr. Mount Laurel, NJ (St. Joseph's Prep, PA)

PT - 6 Eric Guthrie 6-6 245 Sr. Nevada, IA (Nevada); John Wienke 6-5, 225 Jr. Tuscola, ILL (Tuscola)

Specialists

Punt Returns: 18 Micah Hyde; 7 Marvin McNutt

Kickoff Returns: 6 Keenan Davis; 4 Jordan Bernstine

Deep Snaps: 61 Casey Kreiter

Holder: 14 John Wienke

* – – Letters won

^ – – Redshirt year still available

# – – Indicates redshirt freshman

Notes 10

Penn State Eyes Share of Division Championship: Boasting an unblemished record in conference play at 5-0, Penn State could clinch at least a share of the Big Ten Leaders Division championship with a win over Nebraska this weekend. With a two-game lead over Ohio State and Wisconsin, the Nittany Lions can even clinch a spot in the inaugural Big Ten Championship game with a victory over the Cornhuskers and losses by both the Buckeyes and Badgers.

Leaders Division Breakdown: With three weeks to play, five Leaders Division squads remain eligible for the divisional title. Ohio State and Wisconsin are tied for second in the standings with 3-2 records, while Illinois and Purdue are tied for fourth with 2-3 marks...

Legends Division Breakdown: All six Legends Division squads remain in the hunt for a division championship with Michigan State leading the pack with a 4-1 conference mark. Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska are in a three-way tie for second in the standings with 3-2 Big Ten records. Minnesota and Northwestern also maintain hopes for a share of the division title…

Big Ten Now Boasts Eight Bowl-Eligible Squads: Wins by Iowa and Ohio State last Saturday give the Big Ten eight bowl-eligible squads, the most of any conference in the nation. Iowa and Ohio State join Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin as the conference's bowl-eligible teams…

Scoring in Bunches: With 24 touchdowns this season, including 21 rushing and three receiving scores, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball is just two away from matching the Big Ten's single-season record for total touchdowns…

The Nation's Best Fans: After welcoming 413,680 fans into its stadiums on Saturday, the Big Ten is on pace to establish average attendance records for both all games (73,483 average) and conference games only (73,449) this season…

Battle for the Axe: In a conference with 16 traditional trophy games, the nation's oldest rivalry will be renewed when Wisconsin travels to Minnesota. It will be the 121st meeting between the two programs, and the 64th time the teams will battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe…

Game Tracker: Times and television designations have been set for games on Nov. 19.

Nebraska at Michigan, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN or ESPN2

Wisconsin at Illinois, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN or ESPN2

Iowa at Purdue, 11 a.m. CT, BTN

Minnesota at Northwestern, 11 a.m. CT, BTN

Indiana at Michigan State, 11 a.m. CT, BTN

Penn State at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. CT, ABC (regional), ESPN (outer market)

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