BiG Ten Weekly Football Honors

November 25, 2019 Broadcast, College 0

Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Shea Patterson, Michigan
Sr., QB, Shreveport, La./IMG Academy

  • Threw for 366 yards and five touchdowns in a victory at Indiana, becoming the first quarterback in school history with five touchdown passes in regulation
  • First quarterback in school history with at least four touchdown passes in consecutive games and the first to post back-to-back 300-yard games since 2015
  • Completed his first seven pass attempts before finishing 20-of-32
  • Claims his second career Offensive Player of the Week award and second in as many weeks
  • Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Shea Patterson (Nov. 18, 2019)

J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
Jr., RB, La Grange, Texas/LaGrange

  • Rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns in a win against Penn State, which entered the game with the nation’s No. 4 rush defense
  • Passed Eddie George for third place on Ohio State’s career rushing list with 3,902 yards and now needs just 60 yards to pass Ezekiel Elliott for second
  • Scored both Ohio State touchdowns in the first half
  • Claims his third career Offensive Player of the Week award and third of the season
  • Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: J.K. Dobbins (Oct. 28, 2019)

Defensive Player of the Week
Chase Young, Ohio State
Jr., DE, Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Catholic

  • Recorded three sacks in Ohio State’s victory against Penn State, setting the school single-season record with 16.5 and moving into fourth place in Big Ten history
  • Finished the game with four tackles for loss and two forced fumbles
  • Tallied a career-high nine tackles, including five solo stops
  • Receives his third career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second of the season
  • Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Chase Young (Oct. 28, 2019)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Keith Duncan, Iowa
Jr., K, Weddington, N.C./Weddington

  • Connected on four field goals against Illinois to give him a Big Ten-record 27 this season
  • Converted from 23, 45, 24 and 29 yards to tie a career high for most successful field goals in a single game
  • Moved into sixth place in school history with 36 career made field goals
  • Claims his third career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and second of the season
  • Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Keith Duncan (Sept. 16, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
David Bell, Purdue
WR, Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central

  • Caught 12 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin
  • Recorded his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season, tied for the third-most in a year in school history
  • Tallied his third game with double-digit receptions this year and now has at least one reception in all 11 games this season
  • Earns his fourth career Freshman of the Week award, tying teammate Rondale Moore from 2018 and Wisconsin’s James White in 2010 for the fifth-most in Big Ten history
  • Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: David Bell (Nov. 11, 2019)

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