Indiana, Northwestern, USC and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors Hoosiers’ Fisher, Wildcats’ Olsen, Trojans’ Miller and Huskies’ Williams Jr. garner accolades
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 7 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:
Offensive Player of the Week
Demond Williams Jr., Washington
QB – So. – Chandler, Ariz. – Basha
• Went 21-for-27 for 402 yard and two passing touchdowns (no interceptions) and had 13 carries for 136 yards and two more scores in a win against Rutgers
• Became the first Husky ever, and just the 16th player in NCAA-FBS history, to pass for 400 yards and rush for 100 in the same game, with 402 and 138 respectively
• Broke the UW single-game record for total offense, with 538 yards, breaking the mark of 529, set by Michael Penix Jr. vs. Arizona in 2022
• His 138 rushing yards were fourth-most in UW history by a quarterback and helped to lead the Huskies to a come-from-behind, 38-19 win over Rutgers
• Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Demond Williams Jr. (Sept. 22, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
Aiden Fisher, Indiana
LB – Sr. – Fredericksburg, Va. – Riverbend
· Piled up a game-high 13 tackles with career-best 1.5 sacks to help Indiana to its first-ever top-five road win at Oregon
· Anchored a defense that held Oregon to its fewest yards of total offense under head coach Dan Lanning and fewest yards since 2021 (Utah; 221)
· His 1.5 sacks in the game were more than the Ducks had allowed in its first five games of the season and part of a 6.0 sack game – the most allowed by Oregon since the 2024 College Football Playoff against Ohio State
· Had a solo sack in the second quarter with Oregon in the red zone to force a field goal try
· Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Jailin Walker (Dec. 2, 2024)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Jack Olsen, Northwestern
K – Gr. – Wheaton, Ill. – Wheaton-Warrenville
· Went a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts as Northwestern defeated Penn State 22-21 on the road on Saturday
· Connected on field goals of 27, 34 and 41 yards, with his longest of the day coming in the fourth quarter, giving Northwestern a 16-14 lead
· Helped the Wildcats win their first game at Penn State since 2014
· For his career, Olsen increased his total to 27 made field goals, which ranks 10th-most in a career in Northwestern program history, while his career field goal percent of 73.0 ranks fourth highest
· Last Northwestern Special Teams Players of the Week: Luke Akers (Oct. 14, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
King Miller, USC
RB – Calabasas, Calif. – Calabasas
· Recorded 158 rushing yards on 18 attempts with a touchdown to lead the Trojans to a 31-13 victory against No. 15 Michigan
· It marked his first time leading the Trojans in rushing since the 2025 opener versus Missouri State (73-13)
· His 158 yards are believed to be the most by a USC walk-on since at least the early 1970s
· Miller’s 49-yard run with 12:09 in the third quarter was his longest of the season, later adding a 47-yard run in the quarter
· First USC Freshman of the Week for the program
2025 Big Ten Football Players of the Week (presented by IFS.ai)
Sept. 1
O: Jayden Maiava, USC
O: Jonah Coleman, WASH
D: Preston Zachman, WIS
ST: Hank Beatty, ILL
F: Malik Washington, MD
Sept. 8
O: Aidan Chiles, MSU
O: Jonah Coleman, WASH
D: Jordan Hall, MSU
ST: Spencer Porath, PUR
F: Julian Sayin, OSU
Sept. 15
O: Omar Cooper Jr., IND
D: Jerry Mixon, ORE
ST: Kaden Wetjen, IOWA
F: Bryce Underwood, MICH
Sept. 22
O: Fernando Mendoza, IND
O: Demond Williams Jr., WASH
D: Daniel Wingate, MD
ST: Kaden Wetjen, IOWA
ST: Dominic Zvada, MICH
F: Malik Washington, MD
Sept. 29
O: Luke Altmyer, ILL
O: Dante Moore, ORE
D: Caden Curry, OSU
ST: David Olano, ILL
F: Drake Lindsey, MINN
Oct. 6
O: Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
D: DeShon Singleton, NEB
ST: David Olano, ILL
F: Julian Sayin, OSU
Oct. 13
O: Demond Williams Jr., WASH
D: Aiden Fisher, IND
ST: Jack Olsen, NU
F: King Miller, USC
