Twice a year, in the preseason and postseason, we release our list of the top 25 Big Ten players. It requires some agonizing choices.
Twenty-five might seem like a lot, but that's basically the same number as the all-conference first team, including specialists. And, of course, some positions are far deeper than others.
So every time we do this, we are forced to leave out some very worthy individuals. That was the case again this year. Here are the guys who were the toughest to leave off our 2015 postseason list:
The Ohio State linebacker trio: Darron Lee, Joshua Perry and Raekwon McMillan: All three of these linebackers are outstanding, though it was difficult to determine which was the best.