Sept. 9, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Former Northwestern standout Darnell Autry will be featured on the Big Ten Network show "The Big Ten's Best" Friday night.
Third on NU's all-time career rushing leaders list, Autry will be featured as one of the Big Ten's best running backs of the 1990's. The Tempe, Ariz., native compiled 3,793 yards from 1994-96 and helped the 'Cats to back-to-back Big Ten Championships and the 1996 Rose Bowl.
Hosted by Charissa Thompson, "The Big Ten's Best" airs on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. each Friday. Each episode will rank the conference's top 10 performers or performances in a particular category and include interviews with players, coaches and media.
"One of the things that makes the Big Ten special is its unique sense of history and tradition. `Big Ten's Best' will spotlight the players, coaches and teams that have made the conference what it is today," said Mark Hulsey, Big Ten Network Executive Producer and VP, Production. "These shows will undoubtedly spark some debates between fan bases, whose rivalries help characterize the conference."
Upcoming shows this fall will include "Best Big Ten Running Backs of the 90's," "Best Big Ten Quarterbacks of the 80's," "Best Football Finishes of the 80's," "Best Football Finishes of the 90's," "Best Big Ten Basketball Players of the 80's," "Best Big Ten Basketball Players of the 90's," "Best Dynamic Duos in Big Ten Basketball," "Best Basketball Finishes of the 80's," and "Best Basketball Finishes of the 90's."
About the Big Ten Network:
The Big Ten Network is the first nationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With approximately 350 live events, and nearly all of them in HD, the network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The network operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, showcasing a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televising more Olympic sporting events and women's sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. Each year, the network offers between 35 and 40 football games, 105 regular season men's basketball games; 55 women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; Big Ten Tonight; a nightly studio show; coaches' shows; and classic games. Available to all cable and satellite providers nationwide and in Canada, the network currently has agreements with more than 250 affiliates, including AT&T U-Verse, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox (Cleveland, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas), DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct (Canada), Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS. For updated information on the Big Ten Network, go to www.BigTenNetwork.com.