Greene, Laurinaitis, Pryor claim Big Ten superlatives

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) -- Officials have announced the all-Big Ten awards Monday.
  
Penn State's Joe Paterno was chosen coach of the year.
  
Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis repeated as defensive player of the year. Iowa's Shonn Greene captured best offensive player.
  
Penn State center A.Q. Shipley is the offensive lineman of the year and Iowa defensive tackle Mitch King was selected as the top defensive lineman.
  
First-team all-conference repeaters from 2007 include Vontae Davis of Illinois; Malcolm Jenkins of Ohio State; King, Shipley and Laurinaitis. Jenkins, a defensive back, and Laurinaitis have made the first team three straight seasons.
   
Coaches' 2008 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE   
Quarterback: Daryll Clark, Penn State
Running back: Shonn Greene, Iowa     
Running back: Javon Ringer, Michigan State
Receiver: Eric Decker, Minnesota   
Receiver: Derrick Williams, Penn State
Center: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
Guard: Seth Olsen, Iowa
Guard: Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
Tackle: Alex Boone, Ohio State
Tackle: Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
Tight end: Brandon Myers, Iowa   
Kicker: Kevin Kelly, Penn State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback: Adam Weber, Minnesota
Running back: Chris ""Beanie"" Wells, Ohio State   
Running back: Evan Royster, Penn State
Receiver: Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Receiver: David Gilreath, Wisconsin
Center: Rob Bruggeman, Iowa
Guard: Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
Guard: Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
Tackle: Xavier Fulton, Illinois
Tackle: Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
Tight end: Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
Kicker: Brett Swenson, Michigan State

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE   
Line: Mitch King, Iowa*  
Line: Corey Wootton, Northwestern
Line: Aaron Maybin, Penn State 
Line: Jared Odrick, Penn State  
Linebacker: Greg Jones, Michigan State  
Linebacker: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State   
Linebacker: Navorro Bowman, Penn State   
Defensive back: Vontae Davis, Illinois   
Defensive back: Otis Wiley, Michigan State   
Defensive back: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State*  
Defensive back: Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State   
Punter: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan   

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Line: Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
Line: Brandon Graham, Michigan
Line: Willie VanDeSteeg, Minnesota
Line: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin
Linebacker: Brit Miller, Illinois
Linebacker: Pat Angerer, Iowa
Linebacker: Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
Defensive back: Amari Spievey, Iowa
Defensive back: Traye Simmons, Minnesota
Defensive back: Allen Langford, Wisconsin
Defensive back: Jay Valai, Wisconsin
Punter: Ryan Donahue, Iowa

*UNANIMOUS SELECTION
   
HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Jon Asamoah, Michael Hoomanawanui, Ryan McDonald, Derek Walker, Juice Williams; IOWA: Kyle Calloway, A.J. Edds, Bradley Fletcher, Matt Kroul; MICHIGAN: Obi Ezeh, Brandon Minor, Terrance Taylor; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor Anderson, Aaron Bates, Charlie Gantt, Brian Hoyer, Roland Martin, Jesse Miller, Chris Rucker, Blair White; MINNESOTA: Jack Simmons; NORTHWESTERN: John Gill, Keegan Kennedy, Sherrick McManis, Eric Peterman, Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith, Tyrell Sutton, Amado Villarreal; OHIO STATE: Nader Abdallah, Kurt Coleman, Rory Nicol; PENN STATE: Jeremy Boone, Tony Davis, Dennis Landolt, Jordan Norwood, Mark Rubin, Tyrell Sales, Lydell Sargeant; PURDUE: Anthony Heygood, Greg Orton, David Pender, Kory Sheets, Torri Williams; WISCONSIN: Jonathan Casillas, Jason Chapman, P.J. Hill, Andy Kemp, DeAndre Levy, Matt Shaughnessy, Eric Vanden Heuvel, Philip Welch.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shonn Greene, Iowa 
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Mitch King, Iowa
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Brit Miller, ILL; Austin Starr, IND; Matt Kroul, IOWA; Sean Griffin, MICH; TBD, MSU; Jack Simmons, MINN; Eric Peterman, NU; Marcus Freeman, OSU; Gerald Cadogan, PSU; Ryan Baker, PUR; Chris Pressley, WIS.

Media's 2008 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE   
Quarterback: Daryll Clark, Penn State   
Running back: Shonn Greene, Iowa*       
Running back: Javon Ringer, Michigan State  
Receiver: Arrelious Benn, Illinois   
Receiver: Eric Decker, Minnesota     
Center: A.Q. Shipley, Penn State                                                     
Guard: Seth Olsen, Iowa   
Guard: Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State   
Tackle: Alex Boone, Ohio State   
Tackle: Gerald Cadogan, Penn State                                                 
Tight end: Garrett Graham, Wisconsin   
Kicker: Kevin Kelly, Penn State   

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback: Juice Williams, Illinois
Running back: Chris "Beanie" Wells, Ohio State   
Running back: Evan Royster, Penn State
Receiver: Deon Butler, Penn State
Receiver: Derrick Williams, Penn State
Center: Ryan McDonald, Illinois**
Center: Rob Bruggeman, Iowa**
Guard: Roland Martin, Michigan State
Guard: Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
Tackle: Xavier Fulton, Illinois**
Tackle: Kyle Calloway, Iowa**
Tackle: Jesse Miller, Michigan State**
Tight end: Jack Simmons, Minnesota
Kicker: Brett Swenson, Michigan State

FIRST TEAM  DEFENSE   
Line: Jammie Kirlew, Indiana   
Line: Mitch King, Iowa   
Line: Willie VanDeSteeg, Minnesota   
Line: Aaron Maybin, Penn State   
Line: Brit Miller, Illinois   
Linebacker: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State*  
Linebacker: Navorro Bowman, Penn State
Defensive back: Vontae Davis, Illinois
Defensive back: Otis Wiley, Michigan State
Defensive back: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State   
Defensive back: Allen Langford, Wisconsin   
Punter: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Line: Matt Kroul, Iowa
Line: Brandon Graham, Michigan
Line: Corey Wootton, Northwestern
Line: Jared Odrick, Penn State
Linebacker: Pat Angerer, Iowa
Linebacker: Greg Jones, Michigan State
Linebacker: Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
Defensive back: Traye Simmons, Minnesota
Defensive back: Kurt Coleman, Ohio State
Defensive back: Lydell Sargeant, Penn State
Defensive back: Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
Punter: Aaron Bates, Michigan State

*UNANIMOUS SELECTION
** Additional honorees due to tie

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Jon Asamoah, Michael Hoomanawanui, Derek Walker; INDIANA: Chris Hagerup;  IOWA: Bryan Bulaga, Ryan Donahue, A.J. Edds, Bradley Fletcher, Brent Greenwood, Brandon Myers, Amari Spievey; MICHIGAN: Obi Ezeh, Tim Jamison, Terrance Taylor; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor Anderson, Charlie Gantt, Brian Hoyer, Justin Kershaw, Brandon Long, Joel Nitchman, Chris Rucker, Blair White; MINNESOTA: Kyle Theret, Adam Weber; NORTHWESTERN: John Gill, Keegan Kennedy, Sherrick McManis, Eric Peterman, Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith, Amado Villarreal; OHIO STATE: Nader Abdallah, Rory Nicol, Terrelle Pryor, Brian Robiskie; PENN STATE: Jeremy Boone, Tony Davis, Josh Gaines, Dennis Landolt, Mark Rubin, Stefen Wisniewski; PURDUE: Anthony Heygood, Ryan Kerrigan, Greg Orton, Kory Sheets, Desmond Tardy, Torri Williams; WISCONSIN: P.J. Hill, Andy Kemp, DeAndre Levy, Mike Newkirk, Matt Shaughnessy, Eric Vanden Heuvel, Philip Welch.
           
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shonn Greene, Iowa     
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR: Joe Paterno, Penn State