Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
RB - Terrell Newby, Nebraska (JR)
- Totaled 236 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to guide Nebraska to a victory over South Alabama
- Established career-highs with 28 carries, 198 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground
- Notched his first career touchdown reception, one of two catches for 38 total yards
- Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Ameer Abdullah (Oct. 27, 2014)
Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
QB - C.J. Beathard, Iowa (JR)
- Completed 15-of-25 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns to guide the Hawkeyes to a road win over Iowa State
- Added 77 rushing yards on 10 attempts as he improved to 3-0 as a starter
- Went 10-of-13 passing in the second half with a pair of touchdowns to help erase a 17-10 halftime deficit
- Records the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin McNutt (Oct. 24, 2011)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Riley Bullough, Michigan State
- Recorded a career-high 14 tackles and a pass break-up in Michigan State's victory over Oregon
- Credited with a quarterback hurry on Oregon's fourth-and-16 play with just over a minute left in the game, following a game-clinching incompletion
- Anchored a Spartan defense that held Oregon to 123 rushing yards, the lowest total for the Ducks since 2013
- Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Denicos Allen (Nov. 4, 2013)
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
WR - Janarion Grant, Rutgers (JR)
- Set a school record with 337 all-purpose yards, including 195 kickoff return yards, 56 punt return yards, 65 receiving yards and 21 rushing yards
- Returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown, becoming the first Rutgers player to do both in the same game in the modern era
- Totaled a career-best 195 kickoff return yards to bring his career total to 1,739, the third-most in school history
- Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Kemoko Turay (Oct. 6, 2014)
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - L.J. Scott, Michigan State (FR)
- Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns in Michigan State's win over Oregon
- Gained 66 yards on eight second-half carries, including touchdown runs of six and 38 yards
- His season-long 38 yard touchdown with 10:51 left in the fourth quarter gave the Spartans a 31-21 lead
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Aaron Burbridge (Oct. 8, 2012)
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (FR)
- Carried the ball 12 times for 115 yards and one touchdown in Penn State's victory over Buffalo
- Recorded 101 yards on eight carries in the fourth quarter, including his first career touchdown on a nine-yard run
- Became the first Penn State true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in a game since Silas Redd in 2010
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: DaeSean Hamilton (Oct. 27, 2014)
RB - Terrell Newby, Nebraska (JR)
- Totaled 236 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to guide Nebraska to a victory over South Alabama
- Established career-highs with 28 carries, 198 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground
- Notched his first career touchdown reception, one of two catches for 38 total yards
- Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Ameer Abdullah (Oct. 27, 2014)
Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
QB - C.J. Beathard, Iowa (JR)
- Completed 15-of-25 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns to guide the Hawkeyes to a road win over Iowa State
- Added 77 rushing yards on 10 attempts as he improved to 3-0 as a starter
- Went 10-of-13 passing in the second half with a pair of touchdowns to help erase a 17-10 halftime deficit
- Records the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin McNutt (Oct. 24, 2011)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Riley Bullough, Michigan State
- Recorded a career-high 14 tackles and a pass break-up in Michigan State's victory over Oregon
- Credited with a quarterback hurry on Oregon's fourth-and-16 play with just over a minute left in the game, following a game-clinching incompletion
- Anchored a Spartan defense that held Oregon to 123 rushing yards, the lowest total for the Ducks since 2013
- Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Denicos Allen (Nov. 4, 2013)
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
WR - Janarion Grant, Rutgers (JR)
- Set a school record with 337 all-purpose yards, including 195 kickoff return yards, 56 punt return yards, 65 receiving yards and 21 rushing yards
- Returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown, becoming the first Rutgers player to do both in the same game in the modern era
- Totaled a career-best 195 kickoff return yards to bring his career total to 1,739, the third-most in school history
- Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Kemoko Turay (Oct. 6, 2014)
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - L.J. Scott, Michigan State (FR)
- Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns in Michigan State's win over Oregon
- Gained 66 yards on eight second-half carries, including touchdown runs of six and 38 yards
- His season-long 38 yard touchdown with 10:51 left in the fourth quarter gave the Spartans a 31-21 lead
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Aaron Burbridge (Oct. 8, 2012)
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (FR)
- Carried the ball 12 times for 115 yards and one touchdown in Penn State's victory over Buffalo
- Recorded 101 yards on eight carries in the fourth quarter, including his first career touchdown on a nine-yard run
- Became the first Penn State true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in a game since Silas Redd in 2010
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: DaeSean Hamilton (Oct. 27, 2014)
