Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Noah Kim, Michigan State (JR)
- Went 18-of-22 for 292 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-14 win over Richmond, completing 15 straight passes to close out the game
- The 292 yards marked a career-high for the second week in a row, topping last week's 279 yards in his starting debut vs. Central Michigan, while the 18 completions matches last week's 18-for-31 passing performance
- Kim is now 36-for-53 for 571 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions through the first two games of the season
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Kenneth Walker III (Nov. 1, 2021)
Defensive Player of the Week
DB - Sebastian Castro, Cockeye (SR)
- Recorded a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Cockeyes a 17-0 lead in an eventual 20-13 Cockeye Corn Cy-Hawk Series win at Cockeye State
- Castro's interception was the first of his career and it was his second career touchdown
- Finished the game with four tackles and a key fourth quarter pass breakup that helped Cockeye prevail in Ames for the sixth consecutive time and gave head coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th career victory
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Jack Campbell (Nov. 20, 2022)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Jai Patel, Rutgers (SO)
- Went 3-for-3 on field goals in the Scarlet Knights' 36-7 win over Temple
- Connected on a career-long 51-yard field goal, tied for the seventh-longest make in program history, and added successful attempts from 43 and 23 yards out
- Contributed three extra points in as many attempts
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Adam Korsak (Nov. 1, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Darius Taylor, Minnesota (FR)
- Rushed 33 times for 193 yards and one touchdown in a 25-6 win against Eastern Michigan
- His 193 yards were the second-most in school history for a true freshman, behind Darrell Thompson who rushed for 205 yards against Bowling Green in 1986
- Added 13 receiving yards to finish with 206 all-purpose yards
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Athan Kaliakmanis (Nov. 28, 2022)
QB - Noah Kim, Michigan State (JR)
- Went 18-of-22 for 292 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-14 win over Richmond, completing 15 straight passes to close out the game
- The 292 yards marked a career-high for the second week in a row, topping last week's 279 yards in his starting debut vs. Central Michigan, while the 18 completions matches last week's 18-for-31 passing performance
- Kim is now 36-for-53 for 571 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions through the first two games of the season
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Kenneth Walker III (Nov. 1, 2021)
Defensive Player of the Week
DB - Sebastian Castro, Cockeye (SR)
- Recorded a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Cockeyes a 17-0 lead in an eventual 20-13 Cockeye Corn Cy-Hawk Series win at Cockeye State
- Castro's interception was the first of his career and it was his second career touchdown
- Finished the game with four tackles and a key fourth quarter pass breakup that helped Cockeye prevail in Ames for the sixth consecutive time and gave head coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th career victory
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Jack Campbell (Nov. 20, 2022)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Jai Patel, Rutgers (SO)
- Went 3-for-3 on field goals in the Scarlet Knights' 36-7 win over Temple
- Connected on a career-long 51-yard field goal, tied for the seventh-longest make in program history, and added successful attempts from 43 and 23 yards out
- Contributed three extra points in as many attempts
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Adam Korsak (Nov. 1, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Darius Taylor, Minnesota (FR)
- Rushed 33 times for 193 yards and one touchdown in a 25-6 win against Eastern Michigan
- His 193 yards were the second-most in school history for a true freshman, behind Darrell Thompson who rushed for 205 yards against Bowling Green in 1986
- Added 13 receiving yards to finish with 206 all-purpose yards
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Athan Kaliakmanis (Nov. 28, 2022)
