Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 20-21, 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
Ty Fryfogle, Indiana
Sr., WR, Lucedale, Miss./George County
- Hauled in seven passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns against Ohio State to become the first receiver in Big Ten history to record back-to-back 200-yard games
- His 218 yards were the third-highest total ever by a Buckeyes’ opponent and the most by a Hoosier in the history of the series, which dates back to 1901
- Scored from 63, 56 and 33 yards out to became the first Hoosier since James Hardy in 2007 to record a pair of 50-yard touchdowns in a single game
- Has 25 catches for 560 yards and six touchdowns over the last three weeks
- Collects his second career Offensive Player of the Week award and second in as many weeks
- Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Ty Fryfogle (Nov. 16, 2020)
Defensive Player of the Week
Blake Gallagher, Northwestern
Sr., LB, Raynham, Mass./Saint Sebastian’s
- Recorded a team-high 14 tackles in a victory against Wisconsin, his second 14-tackle effort in the last three weeks
- Added a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the contest
- Anchored a defense that held the Badgers to seven points and zero snaps in the red zone, while turning the Badgers over five times
- Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Chris Bergin (Nov. 9, 2020)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Giles Jackson, Michigan
So., WR, Antioch, Calif./Freedom
- Returned four kickoffs for 159 yards, including a 95-yard touchdown to open the second half in a victory at Rutgers
- His 95-yard return is tied for seventh-longest in program history and gives him two of the seven longest return touchdowns in school history, joining his 97-yard touchdown in 2019
- Added four catches for 50 yards on offense
- Earns his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and first of the season
- Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week: Giles Jackson (Nov. 4, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
S, College Station, Texas/College Station
- Added to his Big Ten-leading total with another two-interception effort in Saturday’s victory against Wisconsin
- Led the secondary with seven tackles, including four solo stops
- His five interceptions are two more than anyone else in the Big Ten and he leads the nation in interceptions per game (1.0)
- Collects his second career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Brandon Joseph (Nov. 2, 2020)
