The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-Big Ten teams for this season.

Athlon's 2012 All-Big Ten Team

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First-Team Offense

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QB Denard Robinson, Michigan Michigan

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RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin

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RB Rex Burkhead, Nebraska

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WR Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin

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WR Keenan Davis, Iowa

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TE Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State

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C Travis Frederick, Wisconsin

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OL Taylor Lewan, Michigan

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OL Spencer Long, Nebraska

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OL Chris McDonald, Michigan State

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OL Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin

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First-Team Defense

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DL William Gholston, Michigan State Michigan State

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DL Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

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DL Kawann Short, Purdue

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DL John Simon, Ohio State

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LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin

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LB Gerald Hodges, Penn State

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LB Mike Taylor, Wisconsin

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CB Johnny Adams, Michigan State

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CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue

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S C.J. Barnett, Ohio State

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S Isaiah Lewis, Michigan State

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First-Team Specialists

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K Brett Maher, Nebraska

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P Brett Maher, Nebraska

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KR Raheem Mostert, Purdue

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PR Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin

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The Breakdown of Athlon's 2012 All-Big Ten Team

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Â First Second Third Overall Illinois 0 3 2 5 Indiana 0 0 3 3 Iowa 1 2 1 4 Michigan 2 2 5 9 Michigan State 4 4 2 10 Minnesota 0 0 2 2 Nebraska 4 3 5 12 Northwestern 0 2 3 5 Ohio State 4 6 1 11 Penn State 1 2 0 3 Purdue 3 1 0 4 Wisconsin 7 1 2 10

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Second-Team Offense

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QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State Ohio State

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RB Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State

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RB Fitzgerald Toussaint, Michigan

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WR Kenny Bell, Nebraska

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WR Roy Roundtree, Michigan

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TE Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin

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C James Ferentz, Iowa

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OL Dan France, Michigan State

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OL Jack Mewhort, Ohio State

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OL Brian Mulroe, Northwestern

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OL Andrew Norwell, Ohio State

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Second-Team Defense

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DL Michael Buchanan, Illinois Illinois

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DL Jordan Hill, Penn State

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DL Akeem Spence, Illinois

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DL Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska

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LB Denicos Allen, Michigan State

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LB Max Bullough, Michigan State

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LB Jonathan Brown, Illinois

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CB Micah Hyde, Iowa

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CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State

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S Christian Bryant, Ohio State

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S Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern

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Second-Team Specialists

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K Drew Basil, Ohio State

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P Cody Webster, Purdue

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KR Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska

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PR Justin Brown, Penn State

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Third-Team Offense

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QB Taylor Martinez, Nebraska Nebraska

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RB Stephen Houston, Indiana

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RB James White, Wisconsin

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WR Demetrius Fields, Northwestern

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WR Kofi Hughes, Indiana

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TE Kyler Reed, Nebraska

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C Graham Pocic, Illinois

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OL Ed Olson, Minnesota

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OL Patrick Omameh, Michigan

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OL Bernard Taylor, Indiana

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OL Patrick Ward, Northwestern

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Third-Team Defense

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DL David Gilbert, Wisconsin Wisconsin

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DL Cameron Meredith, Nebraska

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DL Craig Roh, Michigan

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DL Marcus Rush, Michigan State

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LB Will Compton, Nebraska

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LB Kenny Demens, Michigan

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LB James Morris, Iowa

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CB Blake Countess, Michigan

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CB Terry Hawthorne, Illinois

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S Jordan Kovacs, Michigan

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S Daimion Stafford, Nebraska

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Third-Team Specialists

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K Dan Conroy, Michigan State

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P Ben Buchanan, Ohio State

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KR Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota

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PR Venric Mark, Northwestern



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