Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors

Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors

Spartans’ Chiles and Hall, Buckeyes’ Sayin, Boilermakers’ Porath and Huskies’ Coleman garner accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 2 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Aidan Chiles, Michigan State

QB – Jr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Downey

•      Recorded a career-high four touchdowns Saturday as the Spartans beat Boston College in double overtime
•      Had 270 total yards (231 passing, 39 rushing) and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing)
•      Threw the game-winning two-point conversion pass to Omari Kelly in double overtime on the last play of the game
•      Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Maliq Carr (Nov. 20, 2023)

Jonah Coleman, Washington

RB – Sr. – Stockton, Calif. – Lincoln

•      Tied the modern Washington record with five rushing touchdowns in the Huskies’ 70-10 win over UC Davis, tying the mark set by Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny in 1950 (vs. Washington State) and tied by Corey Dillon vs. UCLA, in1996.
•      Scored on five of his 15 carries and rushed for 111 yards
•      Also had a 24-yard reception
•      The second Washington Offensive Player of the Week in as many weeks

Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Hall, Michigan State

LB – Jr. – Fredericksburg, Va. – IMG Academy

•       Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the win over Boston College
•       His nine solo stops Saturday night marked a career best
•       Added one forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone in the first quarter
•       Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Cal Haladay (Nov. 14, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Spencer Porath, Purdue

K – So. – Brownsburg, Ind. – Brownsburg

•       Recorded the fourth multi-field goal game of his career, matching his career high by going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts
•       Connected on field goals from 25 yards and 43 yards, the latter the second-longest of his career
•       Made all four PATs to help the Boilermakers defeat SIU, 34-17
•       Last Purdue Special Teams Players of theWeek: J.D. Dellinger (Nov.11, 2019)

Freshman of the Week

Julian Sayin, Ohio State

QB – Carlsbad, Calif. – Carlsbad

•       Completed a school record 16 consecutive passes to open the game and finished with 18 completions in 19 attempts for 306 yards with four touchdown passes and one interception in No. 1 Ohio State’s70-0 victory over Grambling State
•       Connected with Jeremiah Smith on two touchdown passes, including the second-longest completion, and third longest play from scrimmage, in school history: an 87-yard catch and run midway through the first quarter
•       His 94.7 completion percentage for the game is third-highest in school history and 16 consecutive completions in the game is second-most at Ohio State
•       Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: JeremiahSmith (Nov. 11, 2024)

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