Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American. Ellis-Watson was also Arkansas nominee for the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. In the Arkansas r

So far, the Big Ten coaches who picked new starting quarterbacks this season have had no regrets.The five first-year starters have a combined record of 8-1, three are in charge of teams ranked in the top half of the Top 25 and each is completing at least 60 percent of his passes.Wilton Speight of No. 4 Michigan has the seventh-highest passer rating in the country and a conference-leading seven touchdown passes. Bart Houston of No. 9 Wisconsin overcame a shaky start to help lead the Badgers season-opening upset of LSU. Tyler OConnor of No. 12 Michigan State completed 72 percent of his passes with three TDs against Furman in his only game.Indianas Richard Lagow has yet to throw an interception in two games. Though turnover-prone, Penn States Trace McSorley has shown to be a good fit for his teams new spread offense.A closer look at the new starters:WILTON SPEIGHTOK, Speight was intercepted on his first pass of the season. He hasnt thrown once since and is completing 70 percent of his throws. With 10 pass plays of 20 yards or longer through two games, he has given the Wolverines (2-0) a downfield threat. Hes been sacked just twice.Last Saturday, when Michigan struggled to run against UCF, Speight was 25 of 37 for 312 yards and four touchdowns.Coach Jim Harbaugh said hes been impressed with Speights arm strength and, more recently, the touch hes developed.Hes an ascending player in all regards, Harbaugh said. The good thing about Wilton has been that his improvements have stuck. Once he takes a step forward or two steps forward, you dont see the step back.BART HOUSTONWisconsin fans were a bit worried during the opener against LSU. Houston threw a horrid interception into triple coverage and had another pass picked off and returned for a touchdown. But with the Badgers (2-0) down 14-13 in the fourth quarter, Houston completed all three of his passes on the drive that set up their winning field goal.The 23-year-old Houston has thrown no interceptions since, and he was extremely sharp in the Badgers easy win over Akron last week.Im proud of the way he competes and approaches every day with a sense of urgency, coach Paul Chryst said. I felt hes certainly made some good throws and plays for us. Also, I thought hes handled it when it hasnt gone well. There are a lot of things and areas we can work on and need to improve, but I love his approach.TYLER OCONNORThe play-calling was limited when OConnor helped lead Michigan State to its upset of Ohio State in Columbus in his only start last year, and the full breadth of the offense wasnt on display when he went 13 of 18 for 190 yards and three TDs in the 28-13 win over FCS Furman in the opener.Saturdays game at No. 18 Notre Dame will be a better gauge. OConnors experience at Ohio State last year should help.Hes going to have another opportunity to grow this Saturday night, coach Mark Dantonio said.RICHARD LAGOWThe junior-college transfer is third in the Big Ten with 253 yards passing per game, and hes hitting 64 percent with no turnovers.He completed his first six passes and finished 17 of 27 for 266 yards and three TDs as Indiana (2-0) beat Ball State 30-20 last week. Through two games he has nine pass plays of 20 yards or longer, including a 79-yarder for a TD against Ball State.For sure hes met our expectations, coach Kevin Wilson said. Hes had very few decisions that have been questioned as far as, `Why are you going there forcing the ball? I dont know if hes exceeded expectations, but hes played really good out of the gate.TRACE MCSORLEYMcSorleys has decent passing numbers for Penn State (1-1) -- a 61-percent completion rate, 271 yards a game, three touchdowns, one interception.His biggest issue is fumbles. 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Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.Birmingham, Ala. - Former Southeastern Conference student-athletes Haley McCleney of Alabama and Taylor Ellis-Watson of Arkansas have been selected as one of the Top 30 honorees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year award.The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. This marks the 26th year of the Woman of the Year Award program, which was established in 1991.McCleney is the Crimson Tide softball programs sixth four-time All-American, earning First Team honors in three of her four seasons. She completed her senior season in 2016 as Alabamas career leader in batting average (.447), on base percentage (.569), walks (199) and triples (16) while also ranking in the top five in stolen base percentage (2nd - .944), runs scored (2nd - 279), slugging percentage (3rd - .690), doubles (3rd - 57), total bases (3rd - 483), hits (4th - 313) and stolen bases (5th - 118). McCleney is just the fifth player in program history and the 21st in NCAA history to total 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases. She is a four-time All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive team honoree.McCleney is a three-time First Team Academic All-American and a two-time Academic All-American of the Year selection, just the third two-time winner since the yearly award was introduced in 1988. McCleney and former teammate Kayla Braud (2010-13) are the only players in program history to eaarn First Team honors as an All-American and Academic All-American in the same season.dddddddddddd She was named the 2016 H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was the SECs Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year last year. In 2016, McCleney graduated with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in exercise science and won the Senior CLASS Award, becoming the third Alabama student-athlete to do so.Ellis-Watson is an 11-time All-American and a six-time NCAA Runner-up in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay. This past season, she was named the 2016 SEC Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American. Ellis-Watson was also Arkansas nominee for the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. In the Arkansas record books, she owns the best time in the outdoor 400-meter dash and as a member of the 4x400 relay team while ranking second in the indoor and outdoor 200-meter dash and the indoor 400-meter dash and fourth in the 100-meter dash. Ellis-Watson will be representing the United States at the Olympics this year as a part of the U.S. 4x400 relay team.From the Top 30, nine finalists will be named (three from each NCAA division). The NCAA Committee on Womens Athletics will then select the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year from among the nine finalists. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday, October 16 in Indianapolis. ' ' '