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Big Ten facing multiple hurdles in 2007

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

CHICAGO -- When a reporter began to recite the list of players Ohio State's football team will have to replace this season -- stars such as Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith and receivers Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez -- Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel cut him off. "You mention all those names and they're gone," Tressel said. "It makes me feel bad." The defending Big Ten champion won't be the only team from the conference searching for an identity this season. Michigan, the 2006 Big Ten runner-u ...

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