Co-Offensive Players of the Week
QB - J.J. McCarthy, Michigan (JR)
- Completed 21-of-27 passes for 287 yards and added a career-high four touchdown passes in Michigan's 49-0 victory against Michigan State
- Moved into sixth all-time in program history in touchdown passes (45) and No. 10 all-time with 5,034 career passing yards
- Led the Wolverines to 7-of-11 on third downs with 28 first downs in the game
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy (Oct. 16, 2023)

WR - Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State (JR)
- Led Ohio State to a 20-12 victory over previously unbeaten No. 7 Penn State with a career-high 11 receptions, including the game-winning touchdown with 4:07 left to play
- Had 162 receiving yards -- his fifth time over 100 yards this season -- against the nation's No. 1 total defense and No. 1 pass defense, and his game-winning score was a catch-and-run from 18 yards out
- Nine of his receptions went for an Ohio State first down, giving him 19 first down receptions the past two seasons against the Nittany Lions
- Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin Harrison Jr. (Oct. 9, 2023)

Defensive Player of the Week
DB - Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (SR)
- Made four tackles in Minnesota's 12-10 win at Iowa, leading the Gophers to a win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City for the first time since 1999
- Had one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in Minnesota's upset win.
- Led a Gopher defense that limited Iowa to 127 total yards of offense (116 passing, 11 rushing) for the game and held Iowa to 12 total yards on seven offensive drives in the second half
- The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Sept. 5, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Dragan Kesich, Minnesota (SR)
- Kicked four field goals and scored all 12 of Minnesota's points in a 12-10 win at Iowa
- Made field goals from 43, 44, 28 and 31 yards, marking the first game Minnesota has won without scoring a touchdown since a 12-10 win at Iowa in 1981 when Jim Gallery kicked four field goals
- Became the first Gopher to make four or more field goals in a win since Dan Nystrom made five against Arkansas in the 2002 Music City Bowl
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Dragan Kesich (Sept. 5, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
QB - Braedyn Locke, Wisconsin (FR)
- Locke led a 14-point fourth quarter comeback against Illinois in his first collegiate start, propelling Wisconsin to a 25-21 win
- Threw for a pair of touchdown, including the game-winner to OL Nolan Rucci with 0:27 remaining, and finished with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-41 passing
- Locke's 240 yards were the third-most in the Big Ten this week, trailing Michigan's J.J. McCarthy and Ohio State's Kyle McCord
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Braelon Allen (Nov. 8, 2021)

I dunno if anyone likes going to Pumpkin Patches this time of year. But, this place was pretty great.

I grew up going to Roca Scary Farm, but it really lacked. It is what it is.

The goats and donkeys were cute. Massive turkey strutting around - probably how they get their giant smoked turkey legs.

Lots of cool slides. Bonfires were legit.

I challenge you to hit the hole in one at the corn cannon.

I was at target today. pretty disappointing experience. they didn't have the butter i wanted, and they didn't have the bacon i wanted. at least i was able to get milk. 😐

i also noticed the long line at Starbucks. i asked my wife, what kind of dipshlt waits in line to get some Starbucks? i know it's common there, but it still blows my mind. Starbucks is gross.

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22 HS WRs recruited by Frost. Bonner is the only one left

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I see he is listed as a 220lb RB now (up 23 pounds from his recruitment page). I noticed he was recruited by Joseph which carries a lot more weight to me then a Frost recruit. He is arguably our best recruit from that class. So my basic question to anyone is...
What happened here? Why can't we find a way to get him involved or is he simply a bust?

I thought it was great for the assist from Ron Brown and Osborne to recommend the Belly G Option Pass stemming from the Belly G Option Run.

But did we really need that advice? Shouldn’t all OCs have passing packages that stem from run plays? That seems like basic conceptual football…

October 23
1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.

1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight, reaching an altitude of 12 feet at a park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1915 - More than 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote.

1942 - During World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.

1944 - The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf began, resulting in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces.

1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, meeting in New York City.

1956 - A student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks.

1973 - President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings requested by the Watergate special prosecutor to Judge John J. Sirica.

1983 - A suicide truck bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors, while a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.

1987 - The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork 58-42.

1989 - Twenty-three people were killed in an explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co.‘s chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.

1995 - A jury in Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing star Selena.

2002 - Chechen rebels seized a crowded Moscow theater, taking hundreds of hostage. (Russian forces stormed the building the next day.)

2009 - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect non-infected patients.

2014 - Officials announced that an emergency room doctor who’d recently returned to New York City after treating Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. (Dr. Craig Spencer later recovered.)

2017 - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Co., amid sexual harassment and assault allegations against its founder, Harvey Weinstein.

2021 - A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people.

Birthdays
25 - Amandla Stenberg (actress)
26 - Nick Bosa (football player)
28 - Ireland Baldwin (model)
28 - Duckie Thot (model)
29 - Margaret Qualley (actress)
30 - Jacinta Gulisano (singer)
30 - Taylor Spreitler (actor)
36 - Carmella (professional wrestler)
37 - Jessica Stroup (actress)
37 - Briana Evigan (actress)
37 - Emilia Clarke (actress)
39 - Meghan McCain (TV host)
47 - Ryan Reynolds (actor)
50 - Vivian Bang (actress)
51 - Kate del Castillo (actress)
51 - Jimmy Wayne (singer)
54 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta (TV medical reporter)
54 - Jon Huertas (actor)
64 - Weird Al Yankovic (musician)
64 - Sam Raimi (director)
67 - Dwight Yoakam (singer)
69 - Ang Lee (director)
72 - Michael Rupert (actor)
75 - Brian Ross (broadcast journalist)
80 - Barbara Ann Hawkins (singer)

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Today in Sports History - October 23
1910 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.

1921 - The Green Bay Packers play their first game, defeating the Minneapolis Marines 7-6.

1945 - The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to their minor league club, the Montreal Royals.

1978 - Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders) broke an NHL record when he scored six points in one period.

1988 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) passed for 521 yards, three touchdowns and completed 35 of 60 against the New York Jets. It was considered the single-best passing day in NFL history.

1993 - Joe Carter (Toronto Blue Jays) became only the second player to end the World Series with a homerun as the Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win the World Series.

1993 - The Toronto Maple Leafs set an NHL record when they won their ninth straight game at the start of the season.

1998 - Mark Messier (Vancouver Canucks) became only the 10th player in NHL history to reach 600 career goals.

2000 - In the "Monday Night Miracle", down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, New York Jets pull together an improbable comeback with 4 touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter, eventually defeating the Miami Dolphins 40-37 in overtime

2002 - Brett Hull (Detroit Red Wings) got his 1,250th career point.

2019 - Point guard Kyrie Irving sets an NBA record for most points scored in a debut with a new team, scoring 50 points in his first game with the Brooklyn Nets in a 127-126 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

2022 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros sweep the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series.

Painful

The latest Recruiting Blitz is here! More good news to talk about this week than last so we've got that going for us.

00:00 - Intro

01:03 - Callen Barta flips to K-State

03:43 - Thoughts on Caden VerMaas' performance against Lincoln Southwest

06:10 - Thoughts on Omaha North vs. Elkhorn South

09:13 - Observations of Northwestern game atmosphere

14:22 - Caleb Benning commitment analysis

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Wrote some stuff in the wee-morning hours after the 'Skers beat the 'Cats, and I think you should read it.

Driving to Lincoln and back this weekend…I know this makes me sound like an old man (I am actually, but try not to act like it)…the scenery along the Platte River with trees and bushes in the background and the fields of soybeans, corn, milo in the foreground was breathtakingly beautiful this weekend. Add in the picturesque farms and grain bins and it was Nebraska as pretty as you will ever see it. I’m tempted to go out and try to capture some photos this week…something I never do. The harvest crew will never miss me!

Illinois def. Rutgers (17-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11)
Minnesota def. Michigan State (25-15, 23-25, 25-16, 25-20)
Purdue def. Penn State (18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22)

Standings
1. Nebraska (19-0, 10-0)
2. Wisconsin (18-1, 9-1)
3. Penn State (14-5, 8-2)
4. Purdue (13-6, 7-3)
5. Indiana (16-7, 6-4)
5. Minnesota (10-8, 6-4)
7. Illinois (10-10, 5-5)
7. Michigan State (13-8, 5-5)
9. Maryland (14-8, 4-6)
9. Northwestern (10-10, 4-6)
9. Ohio State (7-12, 4-6)
12. Michigan (3-16, 1-9)
12. Rutgers (9-11, 1-9)
14. Iowa (8-14, 0-10)

Matches for Wednesday - October 25
Northwestern at Ohio State
Indiana at Illinois

Matches for Thursday - October 26
Minnesota at Purdue

Matches for Friday - October 27
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Penn State at Michigan
Rutgers at Iowa
Maryland at #1 Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

And their garbage fans, but damn, those unis are sweet tonight.

Domestic:

Portland Oregon - Just for the fact you can get a drink at 5am. Terminals also setup very easy and never really that long of lines
Chicago O'Hare - Has a really fantastic United Club and really good options for food and drink.
Anchorage, AK - I love the food in this place. Always had a crab and reindeer sausage omelet. Also enjoy Silver Gulch beer and they have a spot there. Humpy's is fantastic as well.

International:

Dubai: The nicest airport I've ever been in. Everything is immaculate.
Munich / Frankfurt: Just love being able to have German beer in an Airport. The Lufthansa Lounge is great as well.
Istanbul: Very large airport, but surprisingly easy to navigate. Also easy to get a cheap decent tasting Efes Beer.

Give White a raise now!!! GBR!!

Have to do it. We are not winning with 10 points, and HH can’t hit warmup passes that are wide open by 15yards.

Nfm.

I got this week's PFF grades and snap counts as Nebraska picked up its fourth win of the season with a 17-9 victory over Northwestern Saturday afternoon in Lincoln.

Offense:


Defense:

Time for another edition of the Conversations with Clouse live chat from 7-8pm.



Fire away!

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Class of 2025 EDGE Uchenyo Ojata was one of the players in the house yesterday for Nebraska's conference game win over Northwestern. He went back to Indiana holding an offer from the Huskers.

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Ojata told me that he loved Lincoln and it felt like home to him. The thing that made it special and feel like home was his time with the coaching staff and other recruits. He especially liked his time with tight commit Carter Nelson and quarterback commit Daniel Kaelin. He went to the volleyball match with them and the trio hung out after the match was over too.

The Huskers do like him on the DL or at the Jack position. He was able to spend time with both defensive line coach Terrance Knighton and linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek. Ojata loved what he saw from the Blackshirts on Saturday.

"I’m feeling great about playing in that defense it would be amazing!"

Ojata has the look of a player that is going to see his recruiting profile rise over the coming months. As he evaluates future schools he is looking for a place that has a family setting and feels like home.

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Carter Nelson.
Bet the farm.

Some kids have Parents and Grandparents who have instilled in them something akin to what President Kennedy called for when - using the line his brother Bobby had written for him and the occasion - he said, ~“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Well, there is more to life, even a young 18year old’s life, than just what might be ‘best’ for him, by some lower frequency measure.

There is the home state program that needs Carter to stay home and help us rebuild. And I believe he knows it in his heart of hearts.
He’ll become a star in Lincoln and across the state and beyond that no amount of misplaced ‘yeah but a degree from ND is SO much better’ nonsense will cloud his judgement.

It’s gonna be Epic.
Bet the farm.
GBR!!!

what a boring game so far. hopefully it heats up

Turnovers and penalties. Same song. Different day.