Co-Offensive Players of the Week
QB - J.J. McCarthy, Michigan (JR)
- Completed 21-of-27 passes for 287 yards and added a career-high four touchdown passes in Michigan's 49-0 victory against Michigan State
- Moved into sixth all-time in program history in touchdown passes (45) and No. 10 all-time with 5,034 career passing yards
- Led the Wolverines to 7-of-11 on third downs with 28 first downs in the game
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy (Oct. 16, 2023)
WR - Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State (JR)
- Led Ohio State to a 20-12 victory over previously unbeaten No. 7 Penn State with a career-high 11 receptions, including the game-winning touchdown with 4:07 left to play
- Had 162 receiving yards -- his fifth time over 100 yards this season -- against the nation's No. 1 total defense and No. 1 pass defense, and his game-winning score was a catch-and-run from 18 yards out
- Nine of his receptions went for an Ohio State first down, giving him 19 first down receptions the past two seasons against the Nittany Lions
- Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin Harrison Jr. (Oct. 9, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
DB - Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (SR)
- Made four tackles in Minnesota's 12-10 win at Cockeye, leading the Gophers to a win over the Cockeyes in Cockeye City for the first time since 1999
- Had one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in Minnesota's upset win.
- Led a Gopher defense that limited Cockeye to 127 total yards of offense (116 passing, 11 rushing) for the game and held Cockeye to 12 total yards on seven offensive drives in the second half
- The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Sept. 5, 2023)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Dragan Kesich, Minnesota (SR)
- Kicked four field goals and scored all 12 of Minnesota's points in a 12-10 win at Cockeye
- Made field goals from 43, 44, 28 and 31 yards, marking the first game Minnesota has won without scoring a touchdown since a 12-10 win at Cockeye in 1981 when Jim Gallery kicked four field goals
- Became the first Gopher to make four or more field goals in a win since Dan Nystrom made five against Arkansas in the 2002 Music City Bowl
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Dragan Kesich (Sept. 5, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
QB - Braedyn Locke, Wisconsin (FR)
- Locke led a 14-point fourth quarter comeback against Illinois in his first collegiate start, propelling Wisconsin to a 25-21 win
- Threw for a pair of touchdown, including the game-winner to OL Nolan Rucci with 0:27 remaining, and finished with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-41 passing
- Locke's 240 yards were the third-most in the Big Ten this week, trailing Michigan's J.J. McCarthy and Ohio State's Kyle McCord
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Braelon Allen (Nov. 8, 2021)
QB - J.J. McCarthy, Michigan (JR)
- Completed 21-of-27 passes for 287 yards and added a career-high four touchdown passes in Michigan's 49-0 victory against Michigan State
- Moved into sixth all-time in program history in touchdown passes (45) and No. 10 all-time with 5,034 career passing yards
- Led the Wolverines to 7-of-11 on third downs with 28 first downs in the game
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy (Oct. 16, 2023)
WR - Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State (JR)
- Led Ohio State to a 20-12 victory over previously unbeaten No. 7 Penn State with a career-high 11 receptions, including the game-winning touchdown with 4:07 left to play
- Had 162 receiving yards -- his fifth time over 100 yards this season -- against the nation's No. 1 total defense and No. 1 pass defense, and his game-winning score was a catch-and-run from 18 yards out
- Nine of his receptions went for an Ohio State first down, giving him 19 first down receptions the past two seasons against the Nittany Lions
- Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin Harrison Jr. (Oct. 9, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
DB - Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (SR)
- Made four tackles in Minnesota's 12-10 win at Cockeye, leading the Gophers to a win over the Cockeyes in Cockeye City for the first time since 1999
- Had one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in Minnesota's upset win.
- Led a Gopher defense that limited Cockeye to 127 total yards of offense (116 passing, 11 rushing) for the game and held Cockeye to 12 total yards on seven offensive drives in the second half
- The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Sept. 5, 2023)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Dragan Kesich, Minnesota (SR)
- Kicked four field goals and scored all 12 of Minnesota's points in a 12-10 win at Cockeye
- Made field goals from 43, 44, 28 and 31 yards, marking the first game Minnesota has won without scoring a touchdown since a 12-10 win at Cockeye in 1981 when Jim Gallery kicked four field goals
- Became the first Gopher to make four or more field goals in a win since Dan Nystrom made five against Arkansas in the 2002 Music City Bowl
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Dragan Kesich (Sept. 5, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
QB - Braedyn Locke, Wisconsin (FR)
- Locke led a 14-point fourth quarter comeback against Illinois in his first collegiate start, propelling Wisconsin to a 25-21 win
- Threw for a pair of touchdown, including the game-winner to OL Nolan Rucci with 0:27 remaining, and finished with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-41 passing
- Locke's 240 yards were the third-most in the Big Ten this week, trailing Michigan's J.J. McCarthy and Ohio State's Kyle McCord
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Braelon Allen (Nov. 8, 2021)
