Big Ten continues strong FB recruiting start

The Gophers received their 10th verbal commitment earlier this week, and the rest of the Big Ten is off to a strong start in football recruiting. The 11 teams in the conference have combined to get 141 verbal commitments to date. This ties them with the Big 12, which also has 141 verbals, but has one extra team. The SEC has 123 commitments, the Big East has 95, the ACC has 86 and the Pac 10 has 92 verbals.

Illinois	12
Indiana	12
Iowa	11
Michigan	10
Michigan State	14
Minnesota	10
Northwestern	8
Ohio State	14
Penn State	19
Purdue	17
Wisconsin	14
TOTALS	141