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Big Ten Football Players of the Week (11/18)

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Offensive Player of the Week
TE - Tyler Warren, Penn State (SR)

- Tallied eight receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown, while adding three rushes for 63 yards and a score in Penn State's win over Purdue
- Scored on a career-long 48-yard run in the third quarter, his sixth career rushing touchdown and fourth this season
- Since 1956, Warren is the only Big Ten tight end with four rushing touchdowns in a season, breaking a tie with Wisconsin's Stu Voigt (3, 1968) and Maryland's Chigoziem Okonkwo (3, 2018)
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Warren (Oct. 14, 2024)

Co-Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon (SO)

- Helped No. 1 Oregon improve to 11-0 for the second time in program history with a 16-13 win at Wisconsin
- Finished with five total tackles, a sack and a game-sealing interception late in the fourth quarter
- Has now recorded a sack in seven of his last eight games and ranks second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally with team- and career-high 8.5 sacks
- Last Oregon Defensive Player of the Week: Jordan Burch (Oct. 7, 2024)

Co-Defensive Player of the Week
DL - Russell Davis II, Washington (JR)

- Led Washington to a 31-19 win over UCLA, as the Huskies finished their home season 6-0, extending their home win streak to 20 games, longest in modern school history
- Finished with three quarterback sacks and three tackles
- Also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, on the same play, which led to UW's second touchdown
- Last Washington Defensive Player of the Week: Carson Bruener (Nov. 4, 2024)

Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Atticus Sappington, Oregon (JR)

- Helped the Ducks improve to 11-0 for the second time in program history with a 16-13 win at Wisconsin, scoring all six of Oregon's points in the first quarter
- Matched a career-high with three field goals made, converting all three attempts to account for nine of Oregon's 16 points
- Made kicks of 35, 42 and a game-winning 24-yard field goal with 2:36 left in the game
- Last Oregon Special Teams Player of the Week: Atticus Sappington (Sept. 16, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
QB - Demond Williams Jr., Washington (FR)

- Led three second-half, game-securing scoring drives to help Washington beat UCLA 31-19 to become bowl eligible
- Helped the Huskies to a field goal and two touchdowns, including a two-yard touchdown pass to Decker DeGraaf with 5:44 left in the game to seal the victory over the Bruins
- Completed 7-of-8 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 31 yards on six carries
- Last Washington Freshman of the Week: Khmori House (Sept. 23, 2024)
 
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