July 9, 2008
2008 Purdue Schedule
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference announced today the 33 student-athletes scheduled to attend the 2008 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon, held Friday, July 25, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Along with head coach Joe Tiller, Purdue will send senior quarterback Curtis Painter, senior wide receiver Greg Orton and senior linebacker Anthony Heygood.
Tiller, who is just one win shy of equaling Hall of Famer Jack Mollenkopf's school record 84 victories at Purdue, will be making his 12th and final appearance as the Boilers' leading man at the luncheon. Painter, who enters his final season at Purdue among the all-time leaders in Big Ten history in attempts, completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense, will be making his third appearance in Chicago, and it will be the first showing for both Heygood, a 2007 honorable mention all-Big Ten selection, and Orton, Purdue's leading returning receiver from last season.
The annual event begins at 11 a.m. ET with the players and coaches autograph and photo session for fans attending the luncheon. The luncheon is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET with Brent Musburger of ABC and ESPN serving as the master of ceremonies.
The Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon annually draws some of the most interesting and talented names in college sports. The list of former Kickoff Luncheon attendees includes coaching legends like Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, along with each of the Big Ten's Heisman Trophy winners in the last 37 years - Archie Griffin, Desmond Howard, Eddie George, Charles Woodson, Ron Dayne and the conference's most recent winner, Troy Smith. In all, almost 700 of the conference's finest players, more than 50 head coaches and nearly 40,000 supporters have made the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon a yearly stop in their preseason college football schedules.
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PLAYERS ATTENDING 2008 BIG TEN KICKOFF LUNCHEON
Illinois
Ryan McDonald*, Sr., OL
Brit Miller, Sr., LB
Juice Williams*, Jr., QB
Indiana
Greg Brown, Sr., DT
Austin Starr*, Sr., K
Marcus Thigpen, Sr., RB
Iowa
Mitch King*, Sr., DT
Matt Kroul*, Sr., DT
Seth Olsen*, Sr., OL
Michigan
Tim Jamison*, Sr., DE
Mike Massey, Sr., TE
Morgan Trent*, Sr., CB
Michigan State
Brian Hoyer*, Sr., QB
Justin Kershaw, Sr., DT
Javon Ringer*, Sr., RB
Minnesota
Steve Davis, Sr., LB
Eric Decker, Jr., WR
Adam Weber, So., QB
Northwestern
C.J. Bachér*, Sr., QB
Eric Peterman, Sr., WR
Tyrell Sutton*, Sr., RB
Ohio State
Todd Boeckman*, Sr., QB
Malcolm Jenkins*, Sr., CB
James Laurinaitis*, Sr., LB
Penn State
Josh Gaines*, Sr., DE
A.Q. Shipley*, Sr., C
Derrick Williams, Sr., WR
Purdue
Anthony Heygood *, Sr., LB
Greg Orton, Sr., WR
Curtis Painter *, Sr., QB
Wisconsin
Travis Beckum*, Sr., TE
Jason Chapman, Sr., DT
Andy Kemp, Sr., G
* Indicates 2007 All-Big Ten selection
