CHICAGO — It’s the year of the quarterback in the Big Ten Conference and as a table full of reporters gathered around Michigan State’s Connor Cook, the questions started.
“We’re in the talk for something for a reason,” said Cook, whose Spartans are ranked No. 6 in the preseason coaches poll. “Guys like Cardale [Jones], guys like Christian Hackenberg, J.T. Barrett’s a great quarterback. Nate Sudfeld should be in the conversation, too. … It’s just crazy because when is the last time the Big Ten had something like this?”
Cook and Hackenberg already are appearing as options 1A and 1B on NFL mock drafts.