Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland (SR)
- Accounted for six touchdowns in Maryland's 44-17 win over Indiana to move the Terrapins to 5-0 on the season
- Completed 24-of-34 passes for 352 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 15 yards and a touchdown on the ground
- Became the first Maryland quarterback to exceed 9,000 career passing yards in the win, improving his total to 9,343 career passing yards, which ranks 13th all-time in the Big Ten
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the third Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Maryland Offensive Player of the Week: Taulia Tagovailoa (Sept. 12, 2022)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
LB - Nick Jackson, Cockeye (SR)
- Had 10 tackles, his second straight game with 10 or more stops, in Cockeye's 26-16 victory over Michigan State
- Also added a key forced fumble in the fourth quarter on Michigan State's second-to-last possession, which lead to a game-sealing field goal
- Jackson, who has 22 career games with 10 or more tackles, has 42 tackles over his first four games with 9+ stops in each contest
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Sebastian Castro (Sept. 11, 2023)
DE - Josaiah Stewart, Michigan (JR)
- Recorded the first two sacks of his career in Michigan's 45-7 win against Nebraska
- Set a new career-high for tackles (5), leading the defense in tackles for the first time
- Part of a defense that permitted only 106 yards on the ground to the nation's No. 1 rush offense (including a 74-yard run)
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Aidan Hutchinson (Nov. 29, 2021)
Special Teams Player of the Week
DB - Cooper DeJean, Cockeye (JR)
- Returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown to give the Cockeyes its first lead of the second half at 23-16 over Michigan State in an eventual 26-16 victory
- The 70-yard punt return touchdown is the first of his career, the 15th-longest in program history, and the first punt return touchdown by a Hawkeye since 2020
- Also had six tackles defensively and intercepted a pass -- his first of the season
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Cockeye Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor (Sept. 26, 2022)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Zach Evans, Minnesota (FR)
- Saw his first action of the season against Louisiana-Lafayette and rushed 15 times for 85 yards and a touchdown
- Averaged 5.7 yards per carry and did not have a negative rush
- His longest run of the day was 18 yards
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Darius Taylor (Sept. 25, 2023)
QB - Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland (SR)
- Accounted for six touchdowns in Maryland's 44-17 win over Indiana to move the Terrapins to 5-0 on the season
- Completed 24-of-34 passes for 352 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 15 yards and a touchdown on the ground
- Became the first Maryland quarterback to exceed 9,000 career passing yards in the win, improving his total to 9,343 career passing yards, which ranks 13th all-time in the Big Ten
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the third Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Maryland Offensive Player of the Week: Taulia Tagovailoa (Sept. 12, 2022)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
LB - Nick Jackson, Cockeye (SR)
- Had 10 tackles, his second straight game with 10 or more stops, in Cockeye's 26-16 victory over Michigan State
- Also added a key forced fumble in the fourth quarter on Michigan State's second-to-last possession, which lead to a game-sealing field goal
- Jackson, who has 22 career games with 10 or more tackles, has 42 tackles over his first four games with 9+ stops in each contest
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Sebastian Castro (Sept. 11, 2023)
DE - Josaiah Stewart, Michigan (JR)
- Recorded the first two sacks of his career in Michigan's 45-7 win against Nebraska
- Set a new career-high for tackles (5), leading the defense in tackles for the first time
- Part of a defense that permitted only 106 yards on the ground to the nation's No. 1 rush offense (including a 74-yard run)
- Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Aidan Hutchinson (Nov. 29, 2021)
Special Teams Player of the Week
DB - Cooper DeJean, Cockeye (JR)
- Returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown to give the Cockeyes its first lead of the second half at 23-16 over Michigan State in an eventual 26-16 victory
- The 70-yard punt return touchdown is the first of his career, the 15th-longest in program history, and the first punt return touchdown by a Hawkeye since 2020
- Also had six tackles defensively and intercepted a pass -- his first of the season
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Cockeye Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor (Sept. 26, 2022)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Zach Evans, Minnesota (FR)
- Saw his first action of the season against Louisiana-Lafayette and rushed 15 times for 85 yards and a touchdown
- Averaged 5.7 yards per carry and did not have a negative rush
- His longest run of the day was 18 yards
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Darius Taylor (Sept. 25, 2023)
