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Kenneth Williams Named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week (10/27)

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Co-Offensive Players of the Week
RB - Justice Haynes, Michigan (JR)

- Finished the day with 26 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns, his third multi-touchdown game of the season, to help the Wolverines defeat in-state rival Michigan State
- Responsible for more than half of the team's 276 rushing yards, the team's most in the rivalry since 1994
- Recorded the most rushing yards by a Michigan player in the rivalry series since Blake Corum had 177 yards on 33 carries in 2022
- Haynes is the first Wolverine player with multiple rushing touchdowns against the Spartans since Blake Corum in 2020
- Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Kalel Mullings (Sept. 30, 2024)

WR - Denzel Boston, Washington (JR)
- Set new career highs with 10 receptions and 153 receiving yards, while also catching a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, as Washington beat No. 23 Illinois, 42-25
- Threw a second-quarter, 12-yard touchdown pass to Jonah Coleman on a double pass
- The first Husky to record a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Dante Pettis in 2016
- Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Demond Williams Jr. (Oct. 13, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Jimmy Rolder, Michigan (JR)

- Recovered a fumble early in the first quarter, marking the first of his career, in Michigan's 31-20 win against Michigan State
- Finished with a career-high 10 tackles including one sack
- Helped limit the Spartans to three yards per rush, while also shutting down a key fourth-down conversion attempt by breaking up a pass
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Josaiah Stewart (Sept. 23, 2024)

Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
RB - Kenneth Williams, Nebraska (SO)

- Opened the second-half versus Northwestern with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 14-6 lead
- The kickoff return for a touchdown was Williams' second of at least 85 yards in the past three games, and marked Nebraska's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2017
- Finished the game with two kickoff returns for 124 total yards
- Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Brian Buschini (Oct. 7, 2024)


K - Jai Patel, Rutgers (SR)
- Made two field goals under the two-minute timeout in the fourth quarter to help Rutgers defeat Purdue, the first walk-off field goal for the Scarlet Knights since 2015 at Indiana
- Converted from 20 yards away to tie the score with 1:06 remaining before hitting from 30 yards away as time expired for the game-winner
- Improved to 40 career made field goals and has 12 games with multiple makes
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Jai Patel (Sept. 11, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
RB - Jordon Davison, Oregon

- Led Oregon to a 21-7 win over Wisconsin with a career-high 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries
- Scored Oregon's first two touchdowns to put the Ducks up 14-0, finding the end zone from three yards and 20 yards for his second multi-touchdown game of the season and second straight 100-yard rushing game
- First Oregon freshman to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2018 and joins program legend Royce Freeman as the only players to rush for 10-plus touchdowns as a true freshman
- Becomes the first Oregon player to earn Freshman of the Week honors
 

Co-Offensive Players of the Week
RB - Justice Haynes, Michigan (JR)

- Finished the day with 26 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns, his third multi-touchdown game of the season, to help the Wolverines defeat in-state rival Michigan State
- Responsible for more than half of the team's 276 rushing yards, the team's most in the rivalry since 1994
- Recorded the most rushing yards by a Michigan player in the rivalry series since Blake Corum had 177 yards on 33 carries in 2022
- Haynes is the first Wolverine player with multiple rushing touchdowns against the Spartans since Blake Corum in 2020
- Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Kalel Mullings (Sept. 30, 2024)

WR - Denzel Boston, Washington (JR)
- Set new career highs with 10 receptions and 153 receiving yards, while also catching a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, as Washington beat No. 23 Illinois, 42-25
- Threw a second-quarter, 12-yard touchdown pass to Jonah Coleman on a double pass
- The first Husky to record a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Dante Pettis in 2016
- Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Demond Williams Jr. (Oct. 13, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Jimmy Rolder, Michigan (JR)

- Recovered a fumble early in the first quarter, marking the first of his career, in Michigan's 31-20 win against Michigan State
- Finished with a career-high 10 tackles including one sack
- Helped limit the Spartans to three yards per rush, while also shutting down a key fourth-down conversion attempt by breaking up a pass
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Josaiah Stewart (Sept. 23, 2024)

Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
RB - Kenneth Williams, Nebraska (SO)

- Opened the second-half versus Northwestern with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 14-6 lead
- The kickoff return for a touchdown was Williams' second of at least 85 yards in the past three games, and marked Nebraska's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2017
- Finished the game with two kickoff returns for 124 total yards
- Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Brian Buschini (Oct. 7, 2024)


K - Jai Patel, Rutgers (SR)
- Made two field goals under the two-minute timeout in the fourth quarter to help Rutgers defeat Purdue, the first walk-off field goal for the Scarlet Knights since 2015 at Indiana
- Converted from 20 yards away to tie the score with 1:06 remaining before hitting from 30 yards away as time expired for the game-winner
- Improved to 40 career made field goals and has 12 games with multiple makes
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Jai Patel (Sept. 11, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
RB - Jordon Davison, Oregon

- Led Oregon to a 21-7 win over Wisconsin with a career-high 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries
- Scored Oregon's first two touchdowns to put the Ducks up 14-0, finding the end zone from three yards and 20 yards for his second multi-touchdown game of the season and second straight 100-yard rushing game
- First Oregon freshman to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2018 and joins program legend Royce Freeman as the only players to rush for 10-plus touchdowns as a true freshman
- Becomes the first Oregon player to earn Freshman of the Week honors
It continues to amaze me that special teams award goes to a fg kicker for making kicks. That’s their damn job. And a 20 yd and 30 yd fg, good lord
 
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