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Football Big Ten Players of the Week (9/21)

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Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
WR - Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State (SR)

- Set career highs with eight receptions, 156 receiving yards and three touchdown caches in Michigan State's victory over Air Force
- Scored on touchdown receptions of 28, 32 and 21 yards, while notching at least 100 receiving yards for the third straight game
- Seven of his eight catches resulted in first downs or touchdowns
- Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Wee: Jeremy Langford (Oct. 14, 2013)

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Anthony Walker, Northwestern (SO)

- Recorded a career-high 19 tackles to lead Northwestern to a victory at Duke
- Added 1.5 tackles for loss for the Wildcats, who improved to 3-0 on the season
- Anchors a Northwestern defense that has held opponents to one total touchdown through three games
- Claims his second career Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career and second this season
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Anthony Walker (Sept. 8, 2015)

Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
PK - Marshall Koehn, Iowa (SR)

- Tied a Kinnick Stadium record with a 57-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to beat Pittsburgh
- Added a 43-yard field goal and went 3-for-3 on extra points
- Also punted once, a 64-yard kick that was downed inside the five-yard line
- Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Kevonte Martin-Manley (Sept. 23, 2013)

Big Ten Co-Freshmen of the Week
S - Jonathan Crawford, Indiana (FR)

- Recorded four tackles and two interceptions as Indiana improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2010
- Both interceptions came in the third quarter and led to Hoosier touchdowns
- Became the first Indiana true freshman since 2007 to record a pair of interceptions in a single game
- Wins his first career Big Ten weekly award
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Tegray Scales (Sept. 22, 2014)

RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (FR)
- Rushed for a career-high 195 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State to a victory over Rutgers
- Recorded the most rushing yards by a Penn State true freshman since 1998
- Finished with an average of 9.3 yards per carry on 21 attempts
- Wins his second consecutive weekly award
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Saquon Barkely (Sept. 14, 2015)
 
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