Read the names of the players in the Football Hall of Fame, and there is a who’s who of Big Ten Conference defensive players — Dick Butkus, Rod Woodson, Ray Nitschke, Alex Karras, Herb Adderley, Charles Woodson and others.

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“We played decent football (in the first half), but it was what it’s been like all year long where we have that one quarter that hasn’t gone our way,” Vipers coach Rod Woodson said.

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