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August 22, 2008

Rodriguez’s offense is innovative but not completely foreign to Big Ten

Rodriguez’s offense is innovative but not completely foreign to Big Ten One by one, Big Ten coaches stood at the dais overlooking a cavernous ballroom and saluted Joe Tiller, offensive innovator. As the league’s media session kicked off, the coaches made obligatory jokes about Tiller’s impending retirement from Purdue and his fly-fishing fixation, but they…
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August 21, 2008

Upshaw played game hard on and off the field

Upshaw played game hard on and off the field As a player, Gene Upshaw was unlike most guards. He loaded his forearms with extra amounts of padding to prepare for the opposition. Offensive linemen, guards in particular, protect quarterbacks in relative anonymity. But Upshaw knew offenses needed to knock people over to move forward. Upshaw…