Coach Matt Rhule Big Ten Media Days Press Conference Notes-welcomes 4 new B1G teams-calls out Ty Robinson, Isaac Gifford, and Ben Scott for staying another year and is grateful for them-Troy Dannen has brought a positive energy to the athletic department-“we think we’re a really good team, and we think we’re a team that people are going to have to deal with this year”-we have the highest cumulative GPA ever this year-“Marcus [Satterfield] is a guy I trust and believe in”-we have a lot of offensive skill-last year, injuries created adversity for young freshman such as Jaylen Lloyd and Malachi Coleman-now, we have depth at WR and RB-we have three QB’s that we know can play-“unfortunate we had to make a change that late in the year” - talking about Evan Cooper’s resignation-“Tony White is one of the best coaches in college football”-John Butler brings experience, second set of eyes, and a guy players can trust-Coach Osborne tried to warn Coach Rhule about the weather and wind. Coach Rhule regrets not being fully prepared for that last season-you can tell when a team is ready to make a turn based on body language-when coach Rhule watches the team, he sees a confident team-travel and weather will be important factors in the “new Big Ten”-“The Big Ten is the NFL of college football” in Coach Rhule’s mind-Competitiveness is Rhule’s #1 trait in recruits-the goal of the program is to raise great men, education is a big part of that-turnover margin of -17 is something Coach Rhule has never dealt with before-by the end of the year, the players truly understood the importance of protecting and taking away the football-Coach Rhule is actively learning new methods to fixing that issue