Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Nico Iamaleava, UCLA (SO)
- Accounted for five touchdowns and 294 yards of total offense to lead UCLA to a 42-37 upset against No. 7 Penn State
- Set single-game career highs in rushing yards and touchdowns and tied a program record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback
- Led UCLA to the program's first home win over a top 10 AP team since 2007, the most points allowed and rushing yards (269) by Penn State in a regular season game since 2022
- Had a 52-yard scramble in the third quarter, a career-long rush and UCLA's longest play of the season
- Last UCLA Offensive Player of the Week: Ethan Garbers (Oct. 21, 2024)
Defensive Player of the Week
S - DeShon Singleton, Nebraska (SR)
- Led a Nebraska defense that produced three takeaways, including two interceptions by Singleton, in a win vs. Michigan State
- Became the first Husker to record a pair of interceptions in a game since 2023
- Added six tackles as Nebraska limited Michigan State to a total of 240 yards, including just 84 rushing yards
- Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: JoJo Domann (Oct. 4, 2021)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - David Olano, Illinois (JR)
- Was a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals and 4-for-4 on extra points to account for 19 points in #22 Illinois' 47-23 road win at Purdue
- Made the most field goals in a game by a Big Ten player this season and tied the Illinois record for field goals made in a game
- Second Illini ever and first since 1982 to make five field goals in a road game
- Last Illinois Special Teams Player of the Week: David Olano (Sept. 29, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
QB - Julian Sayin, Ohio State
- Completed 23-of-27 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in Ohio State's 42-3 win over Minnesota
- He found Jeremiah Smith for touchdown scores of six and nine yards and Carnell Tate on a 44-yard play
- Completed 14-of-17 passes for 237 yards and two scores in the first half as Ohio State built a 21-3 lead, and then he was even sharper in a 21-point second half with nine completions in 10 attempts
- Leads the nation in completion percentage (80.2), is third in efficiency (196.99) and eighth in touchdown passes (13)
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Julian Sayin (Sept. 8, 2025)
