Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 10, the Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week and Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week’s honorees:
Offensive Player of the Week
Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska
Sr., RB, Sachse, Texas/Sachse
Rushed for a career-high three touchdowns in Nebraska’s victory over Illinois, carrying the ball 11 times for 162 yards
Recorded the two longest runs of his career on 66- and 60-yard touchdowns
Added three catches for 36 yards to finish the contest with 198 all-purpose yards
Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Nov. 14, 2016)
Defensive Player of the Week
Robert Windsor, Penn State
Jr., DT, Fond Du Lac, Wis./Fond Du Lac
Established a career best with two sacks in Penn State’s win against Wisconsin
Tied a career high with six total tackles, including five solo stops
Anchored a defense that recorded five sacks and held Wisconsin to 12 first downs
Receives his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Yetur Gross-Matos (Oct. 29, 2018)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Logan Justus, Indiana
Jr., K, McCordsville, Ind./Mt. Vernon
Hit the game-winning field goal from 42 yards out with 2:32 remaining to give Indiana a 34-32 victory over Maryland
Added a 23-yard field goal earlier in the game and has now made six straight field goal attempts and is 13-of-15 this season
Converted on all four PAT attempts to total 10 of Purdue’s 34 points on the day
Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
Last Indiana Special Teams Player of the Week: J-Shun Harris II (Sept. 17, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Adrian Martinez, Nebraska
Fr., QB, Fresno, Calif./Clovis West
Recorded his sixth 300-yard total offense game of the season, tallying 345 total yards against Illinois
Completed 24 of 34 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in the contest
Added 55 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground
Records his third Freshman of the Week award and second in as many weeks
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Adrian Martinez (Nov. 5, 2018)
