Week and Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:
Co-Offensive Players of the Week Nate Stanley, Iowa Jr., QB, Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie
• Threw for six touchdown passes against Indiana, tying for the second most in school history
• Went 21 of 33 for 320 yards in the contest, while recording his fourth-straight multi-touchdown game through the air
• Has thrown 14 touchdown passes in his last four games, tying Chuck Long in 1985 for the most touchdown tosses over four games in program history
• Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award and first this season
• Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Akrum Wadley (Nov. 27, 2017)
Flynn Nagel, Northwestern Sr., WR, Lemont, Ill./Lemont
• Caught 12 passes for 220 yards against Nebraska, marking the most receiving yards by a Big Ten player since 2013, and the most by a Wildcat since 1980
• Registered two touchdown catches in the contest while setting career highs in catches and yards
• Has 622 receiving yards through six games this season, the most by a Northwestern player through six games since at least 2000
• Claims his first career Offensive Player of the Week award• Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Justin Jackson (Oct. 17, 2016)
Defensive Player of the WeekKhari Willis, Michigan StateSr., S, Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi
• Led the Spartans with a season-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops, in the team’s victory at Penn State
• Forced a fumble on Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley in the first quarter and also recorded a pass break-up
• Helped the Spartans hold Penn State to season lows in points (17) and first downs (14)
• Receives his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Joe Bachie (Oct. 23, 2017)
Special Teams Player of the Week Drew Luckenbaugh, Northwestern So., K, Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove
• Kicked his first two career field goals against Nebraska, including a 37-yard game-winner in overtime
• Recorded his first career field goal with 2:27 remaining in the fourth quarter to pull the Wildcats within seven points
• Went 4-for-4 on extra points in the contest• Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
• Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Hunter Niswander (Nov. 27, 2017)
Freshman of the Week Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota Fr., RB, Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel
• Rushed for 157 yards at Ohio State, the most rushing yards by a freshman running back against the Buckeyes since Penn State’s Saquon Barkley in 2015
• Scored the first two touchdowns of his career in the first half of the contest
• Averaged 6.8 yards per carry against Ohio State and now has rushed for 415 yards on 71 carries this season
• Records his first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Shannon Brooks (Nov. 23, 2015)