Big Ten football players on the best stadiums, worst locker rooms, toughest opponents and more

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Per Audrey and Jesse:

What stadium other than your own do you enjoy playing in?​

Wisconsin LB Jake Chaney: Purdue, Iowa and Minnesota. Iowa and Minnesota are rivalry games and then I’ll say Purdue fans get a little rowdy.

What’s the most unique NIL opportunity you’ve had?​

Minnesota RB Darius Taylor: The coolest one is the DT1 pizza with Slice Brother’s. It’s a pepperoni, bacon, hot honey pizza and then I get a proceed from each slice that’s sold. It’s really cool because it’s a small business in Minneapolis, it’s a Black-owned business which is something I’m really fond of. I think it’s really cool for those small businesses to grow and to help out the community. The owners do a lot of work in the community, a lot of philanthropy.

Best offensive player in the Big Ten not on your team?​

Porter: I’m going to stay on the running back side. I like the Penn State boys. I like Kyle Monangai. He’s a good back. I like the young kid out of Minnesota, too, Darius Taylor. So I stay on top of all of them. Emeka (Egbuka), he’s a solid player, too. But if I’m talking running backs, those are kind of the guys that I like to watch and just see what they’ve got going on.

Stadium with the best and worst visiting locker rooms?​

Bryant: Who is that with the pink locker room? Iowa. I don’t get the thought behind it at all. I hate it. Bad. And it’s hot. They turn off the AC when we play there. So we’re hot pink. That’s what we call it. The hot pink locker room. Best? I’d have to give it to Minnesota. Minnesota, all their stuff is underground. The Vikings played there while their stadium was getting built.

Powell: Maryland was one of them that was super tight. Michigan State. Those are probably the two. Penn State has a nice one. Iowa has a nice one as well. Minnesota, too. I don’t think any are better than our locker room.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5668711/2024/07/31/big-ten-player-survey-college-football/

Go Gophers!!