Former University of Iowa All-America quarterback Brad Banks led the 2002 Hawkeyes to a Big Ten co-championship; a perfect 8-0 league mark and an 11-2 overall record. That team made their first ever BcS appearance vs. USC in the Orange Bowl. Banks was runner-up to USC’s Carson Palmer (you might have heard of him, he made a lot of news with the Cincinnati Bengals lately) in … [Read more...] about Iowa Hawkeyes Welcome Back Heisman Runner-Up QB Brad Banks
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Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi: Big Ten’s Best QB and MVP
The list of quarterbacks with true NFL prospects is somewhat low in the Big Ten right now, but Iowa's Ricky Stanzi seems to have a lot of what is needed for those scouts. He has size. He is the best, pure-pocket passer in the league, leading the league in passing efficiency with a 180.3, good for second in the nation. On Saturday, the senior semifinalist for the O'Brien … [Read more...] about Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi: Big Ten’s Best QB and MVP
Top 10 Big Ten Football Players of the Decade
By Paul M. Banks To conclude the 2006 Big Ten regular season, bitterest of rivals Ohio St and Michigan met as #1 vs. #2, and both undefeated for the first time in the well decorated history of the series. Basically, if you weren’t excited about that game, you were a terrorist. And unlike your typical game of the century, it actually lived up to the hype! However, Big Ten … [Read more...] about Top 10 Big Ten Football Players of the Decade