Michigan QB Denard Robinson to speak for Big Ten players at media days; Taylor Lewan, Jordan Kovacs also tapped

Big Ten media days will be held July 26-27 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Robinson will be joined there by senior safety Jordan Kovacs and junior left tackle Taylor Lewan.

Robinson is scheduled to speak at the luncheon Friday, July 27.

Those players are three of the Wolverines' most prominent leaders, and Kovacs and Robinson are considered strong candidates to earn a share of Michigan's captaincy.

Last year, Michigan was represented at Big Ten media days by a then-junior Robinson and seniors Mike Martin and Kevin Koger. Martin and Koger went on to be captains.

Wolverines coach Brady Hoke also will attend media days.

Robinson is a naturally inverted person, and teammates have noted his shyness reached painful levels when he was a freshman. The quarterback has bloomed in the past year, though, and has assumed a more vocal role with the team.

That will be put to the test in Chicago, where he will try to live up to a lofty precedent set by Cousins.

A complete list of the player reps at Big Ten media days:

LEGENDS DIVISION
IOWA
James Ferentz, Sr., C*
Micah Hyde, Sr., DB*
James Vandenberg, Sr., QB

MICHIGAN
Jordan Kovacs, Sr., S*
Taylor Lewan, Jr., OT*
Denard Robinson, Sr., QB*

MICHIGAN STATE
Max Bullough, Jr., LB*
Andrew Maxwell, Jr., QB
Chris Norman, Sr., LB*

MINNESOTA
Keanon Cooper, Sr., LB
MarQueis Gray, Sr., QB
Ed Olson, Jr., OL

NEBRASKA
Rex Burkhead, Sr., RB*
Will Compton, Sr., LB*
Kyler Reed, Sr., TE

NORTHWESTERN
Kain Colter, Jr., QB*
Brian Mulroe, Sr., OL*
David Nwabuisi, Sr., LB

LEADERS DIVISION
ILLINOIS
Michael Buchanan, Sr., DE*
Graham Pocic, Sr., C*
Nathan Scheelhaase, Jr., QB

INDIANA
Larry Black, Jr., Sr., DT
Will Matte, Sr., C
Adam Replogle, Sr., DT

OHIO STATE
Zach Boren, Sr., FB
Etienne Sabino, Sr., LB
John Simon, Sr., DL*

PENN STATE
Jordan Hill, Sr., DT*
Silas Redd, Jr., TB*
John Urschel, Jr., OG

PURDUE
Ricardo Allen, Jr., CB*
Kawann Short, Sr., DT*
Caleb Terbush, Sr., QB

WISCONSIN
Montee Ball, Sr., RB*
Mike Taylor, Sr., LB*
Ricky Wagner, Sr., LT*
* - indicates previous All-Big Ten selection