The 2011 Big Ten preseason is underway. And it kicked off in a “BIG” way. This season includes the inaugural conference divisions named Legends and Leaders, the addition of a 12th team the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and absence of a head coach in a red sweater vest. One player the conference is happy to have back is a candidate for nearly every major quarterback award including the Heisman Trophy, Dan Persa of Northwestern. The Senior Quarterback showed up to Big Ten media day in a nice Brooks Brothers suit emphasizing that he is healed from a season ending injury. On November 13, 2010 against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Persa threw 32 for 43 for 318 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. After throwing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Fields to win the game in the fourth quarter, Persa suffered an Achilles tendon rupture that required season ending surgery to repair the injury.
Head coach Pat Fitzgerald states: “He’s 100 percent healed from the standpoint of the surgery, now it’s abou...
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