There are 15 traditional designated "trophy" games in the Big Ten, with everything from a little brown jug to a bronze pig at stake. Four trophies are at stake in this week's regular-season finales. Well, five if you count that Big Ten Championship trophy coach Lloyd Carr's Michigan bunch and Ohio...[details]
2006 (Junior): Selected first team academic all-American and first team District VII academic all-American . . . named honorable mention all-Big Ten by conference media . . . 2006 - - listed as first team cornerback following spring practice . . . started at cornerback in opening win over Montana as defense allowed just 144 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Montana . . . started at cornerback in double overtime win at Syracuse, recording two solo tackles and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in win over Iowa State . . . recorded five solo tackles, three assists and two pass break-ups in win over Iowa State . . . started at cornerback in win at Illinois . . . recorded four solo tackles and one assist vs. Illinois, along with two pass interceptions for 15 yards and a pass break-up . . . nearly had a third turnover on a fumble recovery . . . started at cornerback in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists vs. Ohio State, including one tackle for loss . . . started at cornerback in win over Purdue . . . set Iowa school record with 98-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Purdue, along with totaling five solo tackles and two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in loss at Indiana, recording seven solo tackles . . . started at cornerback in loss at Michigan . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Michigan before leaving the game in the second period due to injury . . . did not see action in win over Northern Illinois, due to injury . . . did not see action in loss to Northwestern, due to injury . . . did not see action in loss to Wisconsin, due to injury . . . did not see action in loss at Minnesota, due to injury . . . started at cornerback vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, recording two solo tackles and one assisted tackle.
2005 (Sophomore): District VII first team academic all-America . . . academic all-Big Ten . . . Next Man In Award, defense . . . started at cornerback in opening win over Ball State, collecting two solo tackles in first career start . . . saw action at Iowa State, recording one solo tackle . . . first career interception came at Iowa State, with a nine-yard return . . . saw action in win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . saw action at Ohio State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Purdue, recording two solo tackles, one assisted tackle and two pass break-ups . . . starter at cornerback for second time in his career in win over Indiana, recording career-high 13 tackles, all solo . . . also had two pass break-ups in win over Hoosiers and second career interception, with theft coming in the Iowa endzone to stop a Indiana scoring threat . . . saw action vs. Michigan, recording one pass break-up . . . starter at cornerback at Northwestern . . . recorded third interception in the fourth quarter vs. Wildcats, while also collecting two solo tackles and one assisted tackle . . . did not see action in win at Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in win over Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida due to injury.
2004 (Freshman): Did not see action in opening win over Kent State . . . played in 11 games, recording 13 tackles . . . saw first action of career in win over Iowa State, primarily on special teams, and had no statistics . . . saw action at Arizona State, recording three solo tackles . . . saw action at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Michigan State, recording three solo tackles and one assist . . . saw action in win over Ohio State as defense held OSU to 177 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Penn State as defense allowed no offensive points and held PSU to 147 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles at PSU . . . saw action in win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Purdue, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in win at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in win over Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title . . . recorded two assisted tackles as defense held Badgers to 186 yards total offense . . . saw action in Capital One Bowl win over LSU, but had no statistics.
Personal: Born 5/22/85 . . . open major . . . parents are Fran and Mark Shada . . . academic all-state selection as a junior and senior, and was named academic all-state captain as a senior . . . attended same high school as OL Seth Olsen . . . high school coach was Fred Petito.
High school honors: First team all-conference and all-state selection as a senior . . . was named Top Male Scholar Football Player for state of Nebraska, as well as the Omaha Metro Area . . . earned first team all-conference and second team all-state honors as a junior . . . Career - - helped lead his Millard North team to three-consecutive undefeated conference seasons and the 2003 Nebraska state championship . . . Millard North had a 36-2 record in his three years as a starter . . . played defensive back, quarterback and wide receiver in high school . . . ended high school career with 96 tackles, eight interceptions and five blocked punts . . . rushed for 1,340 yards as a senior and led the state with 191.4 rushing yards per game . . . scored 20 touchdowns as a senior.