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Football Big Ten Players of the Week: Week #3 (9/18)

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Offensive Player of the Week
RB - Kyle Monangai, Rutgers (JR)

- Rushed for 143 yards and a career-high three touchdowns on 16 carries (8.9 yards per carry) in the Scarlet Knights' 35-16 win against Virginia Tech, marking the first time a Scarlet Knight has topped 100 rushing yards in consecutive games since 2016
- Ripped off a 55-yard touchdown in a one-score game in the fourth quarter, his longest career carry and longest by a Scarlet Knight since 2020
- The three rushing scores were the most by a Rutgers player in a game since 2019 and his 357 yards this season leads the Big Ten through three weeks
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Rutgers Offensive Player of the Week: Gary Nova (Dec. 1, 2014)

Defensive Player of the Week
S - Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin (JR)

- Picked off two passes in Wisconsin's 35-14 win over Georgia Southern and made a team-high 10 tackles, including a sack, to become the first Badger to pick off two passes in a game since John Torchio vs. Purdue on Oct. 22, 2022
- Recorded 10 tackles to improve his streak of 10+ tackles per game to three straight games, becoming the first Badger to do so since Leo Chenal in 2021
- Just the second player in the country and first in the Big Ten this season to record two interceptions and a sack in the same game
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: John Torchio (Oct. 24, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week
WR - Braedan Wisloski, Maryland (FR)

- Jumpstarted Maryland to scoring 42 consecutive points by taking a kickoff return 98 yards for a touchdown in Maryland's win over Virginia
- It was Wisloski's first career touchdown and it marked the first time a Terp returned a kickoff for a touchdown since Javon Leake had a 97-yard score against Michigan on Nov. 2, 2019
- Marked the longest kickoff return for a Maryland player since Leake equaled a school record with a 100-yard return at Rutgers on Oct. 5, 2019
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Maryland Special Teams Player of the Week: Chad Ryland (Nov. 28, 2022)

Freshman of the Week
RB - Darius Taylor, Minnesota (FR)

- Made his first career start at running back for the Gophers at North Carolina, finishing the game with 22 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown, while adding a 25-yard reception
- After running for 193 yards last week against Eastern Michigan, Taylor became the first Gopher true freshman to run for 100+ yards in consecutive weeks since Laurence Maroney did so in November of 2003
- His two-yard touchdown run with 0:30 left in the first half at North Carolina was his second in as many games
- Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Darius Taylor (Sept. 11, 2023)
 
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