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NEWS & NOTES SHORT NAMED FIRST TEAM Kawann Short was selected as one of the best at his position in the league. The defensive tackle was named sar spoke highly of Short earlier this month after it was announced Short would play in the Senior Bowl. "I think he's been a fantastic player for us," Tibesar said. "He's shown tremen- a first-team All-Big Ten pick by both the media and coaches after record- ing 42 tackles, including 14.5 for loss, and six sacks during his senior season. Defensive coordinator Tim Tibe- Freshman-of-the-Week honors after recording six tackles and an intercep- tion against the Hoosiers. It was Wil- liams' second such honor this season. Marve was also named among Kawann Short was named a first-team All-Big Ten member after a season that saw him collect six sacks. dous character playing through injuries. There are a lot of guys who have his pro- fessional football potential that when they get injured, they don't want to play. He has never wavered in trying to help this team to win. He has not been at full strength, but he has certainly showed a tremendous amount of heart and gone out and played through injury and that shows great character. selection on Monday, but the Boilermak- ers had other representation on the all- league teams. Junior cornerback Ricardo Allen was Short was Purdue's only first-team " ever I'm going against, I try to shut them down," Johnson said before playing his fi- nal game in Ross-Ade Stadium. "I feel like I've been doing a great job. I just want to show everybody that I still have more. On the coaches' ceiver Antavian Edison and punter Cody Webster were honorable mention. For the media, Allen, Edison, Webster list, Johnson, re- " and safety Landon Feichter were honor- able mention picks. freshman Frankie Williams earned week- ly Big Ten honors on Monday. Marve was named the league's co- MARVE, WILLIAMS HONORED Senior Robert Marve and redshirt on the coaches' second team, and senior cornerback Josh Johnson landed on the media's second team. "I try to go out and play big and who- Offensive Player-of-the-Week after com- pleting 20-of-29 passes for a career-high 348 yards and four touchdowns in a 56- 35 victory over Indiana Saturday. Marve Tom Campbell the eight "Stars of the Week" selected by the Manning Award. Fans can now go to the Allstate end. Voting closes at noon ET Thursday. INJURY NEWS became the first Boilermaker to throw for at least 300 yards and four touch- downs since 2009. It was Marve's first league weekly honor. Williams, a cornerback, earned Heart of Dallas Bowl played on New Year's Day. Because the Big 12 has enough bowl eligible teams, the Big Ten opponent in Dallas will be taken from the same pool of Big 12 teams mentioned earlier. CollegeFootballNews.com and ESPN. Sugar Bowl Facebook page to vote for the best performance of the week- warmed up Saturday before the IU game but did not play. He injured a hamstring in the second half against Il- linois the week before. Also, tight end Gabe Holmes (ribs) Running back Ralph Bolden tion vs. Indiana, after missing the last six weeks with a knee injury. Following a minor knee injury — it and defensive tackle Brandon Taylor (high ankle) did not participate. Raheem Mostert returned to ac- appeared — to Akeem Hunt, Mostert took up his usual kick return duties. He had three returns for 82 yards, including a long of 59. — Gold and Black Staff com think the Meineke Car Care Bowl will take Purdue ahead of Minnesota, feeling like the Boilermakers are a more attrac- tive competitor than the Gophers. Col- legeFootballNews.com and ESPN's Brad Edwards have Purdue facing Texas Tech, in a matchup of the Big Ten's No. 6 vs. the same selection from the Big 12. ESPN ana- lyst Mark Schlabach thinks the Boilers will play Baylor. nod to go to Houston, sending Purdue to the Heart of Dallas Bowl at noon ET on New Year's Day. Jerry Palm of CBSSports.com and Tom But others feel the Gophers will get the Dienhart, a senior writer at BTN.com, have the Boilers in Dallas, as the league's seventh selection, vs. the No. 8 from the Big 12. Both think that Purdue will play Iowa State. Here's a complete list of Dienhart's picks: western Gator: Mississippi State vs. Wisconsin Heart of Dallas: Iowa State vs. Purdue Buffalo Wild Wings: TCU vs. Michigan Rose: Stanford vs. Nebraska Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan Outback: South Carolina vs. North- State Minnesota Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 13 • 24