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Football Big Ten Players of the Week (9/25)

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Offensive Player of the Week
RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (JR)
- Piled up 358 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 211 rushing yards, in Penn State's last-second win at Iowa
- Set school record for all-purpose yards in a single game, topping Curt Warner's mark of 341 yards at Syracuse on Oct. 17, 1981
- Added a career-high 12 receptions and became the seventh Nittany Lion to rush for 3,000 career yards
- Receives his fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and second this season
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Saquon Barkley (Sept. 4, 2017)

Co-Defensive Players of the Week
LB - Josey Jewell, Iowa (SR)
- Tied his career-high with 16 tackles, including 11 solo stops and a career-best three tackles for loss, in the Hawkeyes' loss to Penn State
- Also broke up two passes and recorded his fifth career interception
- Led an Iowa defense that was on the field for 39:39 and held the Penn State offense to 19 points
- Collects his second career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second this season
- Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: Josey Jewell (Sept. 4, 2017)

DL - Chase Winovich, Michigan (SR)
- Had six tackles (all solo), including four tackles for loss and three sacks, in Michigan's win at Purdue
- Set career-highs for tackles, tackles for loss and sacks in a single game
- Has registered six sacks this season, with at least 0.5 sacks in each Wolverine game to date
- Garners his first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Tyree Kinnel (Sept. 11, 2017)

Special Teams Player of the Week
WR - J-Shun Harris II, Indiana (JR)
- Returned a punt for a touchdown for the second consecutive game, bringing back a Georgia Southern kick 70 yards for a score in the Hoosiers' home victory
- Became the second Indiana player ever to have punt returns for touchdowns in consecutive games, joining Rob Turner (1990) in that elite company
- Has also tied the Hoosiers' single-season record with two punt returns for touchdowns, jointly held by Larry Highbaugh (1969), Turner and Mitchell Paige (2015)
- Earns his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and second this season
- Last Indiana Special Teams Player of the Week: J-Shun Harris II (Sept. 11, 2017)

Freshman of the Week
RB - Morgan Ellison, Indiana (FR)
- Rushed 25 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Hoosiers' win over Georgia Southern
- Recorded the fourth-highest single-game rushing total by a true freshman in school history and became the 11th Indiana true freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game
- Averaged 7.4 yards per carry
- Claims his first career weekly award
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Tyler Natee (Oct. 31, 2016)
 
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