Big Ten media officially boards the Terrelle Pryor hype train

In the aftermath of Tebowgate, I guess the Big Ten decided it needed its own all-conference quarterback controversy: The Big Ten Conference announced today that Ohio State has been selected as the preseason favorite for the 2009 football season by media members attending the conference’s football media day. Penn State was tabbed to finish second, and Michigan State was third. In addition, the media panel also named Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. For the record, selecting Jones over Michigan's Brandon Graham, Penn State's Navorro Bowman and Northwestern's Corey Wootton may be a controversial decision in itself, albeit one that probably won't make steam shoot out of rivals' ears. But consider that Pryor, obviously talented as he was as a freshman, didn't even attempt enough passes to qualify for the NCAA's pass efficie...