Following Big Ten football games on Sept. 29, the Offensive, Co-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
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
So., QB, Potomac, Md./Bullis School
Engineered a pair of touchdown drives in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter, including a 12-play, 96-yard drive to take the lead as Ohio State overcame a 12-point deficit in a victory at Penn State
Went 15 of 23 for 212 yards and two touchdowns in the second half in front of a record crowd of 110,889 at Beaver Stadium
Totaled 270 passing yards and three touchdowns in the contest
Earns his third career Offensive Player of the Week award and second in as many weeks
Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Dwayne Haskins (Sept. 24, 2018)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
Chase Winovich, Michigan
Sr., DL, Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
Registered 3.0 tackles for loss in a victory over Northwestern, marking his 13th straight game with at least 0.5 tackles for loss
Recorded nine tackles, including a career-high eight solo tackles
Added 1.0 sack for eight yards in the contest
Receives his second career Defensive Player of the Week honor and first since 2017
Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Khaleke Hudson (Nov. 6, 2017)
Chase Young, Ohio State
So., DE, Upper Marlboro, Md./Dematha Catholic
Tallied 3.0 tackles for loss in a victory at Penn State, including one on the Nittany Lions’ final offensive play of the contest with Ohio State holding a one-point lead
Finished the game with six tackles, including 2.0 sacks
Added two pass break-ups and two quarterback hurries
Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Dre’Mont Jones (Sept. 17, 2018)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Joe Schopper, Purdue
Sr., P, Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral
Placed five of his seven punts inside the 20-yard line in Purdue’s first-ever win at Nebraska
Averaged 41.3 yards per punt in the contest
Helped limit Nebraska to an average starting position of its own 22-yard line
Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
Last Purdue Special Teams Player of the Week: J.D. Dellinger (Oct. 10, 2016)
Freshman of the Week
KJ Hamler, Penn State
Fr., WR, Pontiac, Mich./IMG Academy
Set career highs with four catches and 138 receiving yards against Ohio State
Recorded a 93-yard touchdown reception, the second-longest play from scrimmage in program history
Has caught a touchdown pass in four out of five games this season
Records his first Freshman of the Week award
Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Connor McGovern (Nov. 7, 2016)
