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Big Ten Suspends Jonas Mouton

The Big Ten has announced that Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton will be suspended one game for punching Notre Dame center Eric Olsen on Saturday, taking a stand and disciplining one of its players after Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez failed to do so.

Rich Rodriguez Denies Jonas Mouton Punched Irish Player

Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton punched Notre Dame center Eric Olsen in the second quarter of Michigan's victory on Saturday, and although the officials missed it, it's clear to see: Plain as day in the video above, Mouton delivers a right uppercut to Olsen's chin after the play is over.

Big Ten Football Preview '07: Key Position Battles

Every year players depart college football via graduation, the NFL draft, or fightin' in da club, leaving behind a horde of fans wondering just who is going to replace the heroes of yesteryear. Herewith, the most heated/important position battles in the Big Ten this year.

1. Wisconsin Quarterback

The Badgers return just about everyone from their 12-1, Citrus Bowl-winning 2006 team except quarterback John Stocco (@ right) and Joe Thomas, the man who protected his blindside. As a result, many are projecting the Badgers to be Michigan's strongest Big Ten challenger in this gleefully Troy Smith-free year, but if the Badgers are going to make a run at the Rose Bowl or even the national championship game they're going to have to get some kind of production out of Not Stocco, whoever he is. Fifth year senior Tyler Donovan is the odds-on favorite; Kansas State transfer Allan Everidge is also in the running.

Donovan started two games last year when Stocco was out with an injury. You can't tell much from a game against Buffalo, but Donovan was cool and collected against a kinda decent -- but not very -- Iowa defense, going 17 for 24 with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Donovan also added 61 rushing yards. Meanwhile, the last time Everidge surfaced he was true freshman overwhelmed at Kansas State.

Whoever wins the job will have to perform well when Michigan rolls into Madison for one of the 2007 season's key contests, as fat Wisconsin running backs have never performed against the Wolverines and Michigan's secondary is a blinking red sign that says "exploit me"; a BCS bid hinges on the arm of either Donovan or Everidge if all goes according to plan.