Raiola BIG Ten Freshman of the Week

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Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Miller Moss, USC (JR)
- Connected on 27-of-36 attempts for 378 yards and a touchdown in USC's 27-20 upset of No. 13 LSU
- Found Ja'Kobi Lane for a 28-yard touchdown with 5:44 left in the fourth quarter
- Led the Trojans down the field on an eight-play, 75-yard drive to help seal the victory

Defensive Player of the Week
S - Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State (JR)
- Tied a career-high with 12 tackles, including seven solo, for this third career double-digit tackle game
- Registered eight of his 12 tackles in the first half against West Virginia
- Had the first forced fumble of his career in the first quarter
- Notched a solo tackle for a loss, tying his career mark
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Ji'Ayr Brown (Sept. 19, 2022)

Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Mateen Bhagani, UCLA (SO)
- Went for 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, including a game-winning 32-yarder with less than a minute remaining in UCLA's 16-13 win at Hawaii
- Also connected from 22 and 37 yards out
- Over three kickoffs, had one touchback and averaged 63.7 yards
- All three field goals came in the second half, helping UCLA overcome a 10-0 halftime deficit

Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Dominic Zavada, Michigan (JR)
- Recorded field goals of 53 and 55 yards in his Wolverine debut, both among the longest field goals in Michigan history
- His 55-yarder in the fourth quarter was the sixth-longest in program history
- Scored nine straight points for the Wolverines in a victory over Fresno State
- Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week: James Turner (Nov. 27, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
QB - Dylan Raiola, Nebraska (FR)
- Became just the second true freshman to start a season opener at quarterback since World War II, joining Adrian Martinez who started in 2018 against Colorado
- Completed 19-of-27 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns, including 192 yards before halftime
- Guided the Huskers to touchdown drives on five of his eight drives
- Threw both touchdown passes in the second quarter as Nebraska outscored UTEP 23-0, as the 23 points were the most by Nebraska in a quarter since 2018
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Malcolm Hartzog (Oct. 3, 2022)

 

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This week and every week. Even bye week.

 

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Good work for espin. Click to read.

Family ties, Patrick Mahomes comps (kind of) and the true freshman QB Nebraska has been waiting for

Following in his father's footsteps with the Cornhuskers, the highly touted phenom is looking for a signature win in only his second career start this weekend.

www.espn.com

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Good work for espin. Click to read.

Family ties, Patrick Mahomes comps (kind of) and the true freshman QB Nebraska has been waiting for

Following in his father's footsteps with the Cornhuskers, the highly touted phenom is looking for a signature win in only his second career start this weekend.

www.espn.com

That's a really good read. Honestly, this part was surprising

"In an era in which 80 college football teams found their quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Raiola was the lone true freshman starting QB for a Power 4 team in Week 1."

 

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That's a really good read. Honestly, this part was surprising

"In an era in which 80 college football teams found their quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Raiola was the lone true freshman starting QB for a Power 4 team in Week 1."

I thought this was interesting/surprising/funny/sad all at the same time:

"In fact, over the past four seasons, only one top-50 QB recruit has started 10-plus games as a freshman for a Power 4 squad: Georgia Tech's Jeff Sims, who later transferred to Nebraska and then Arizona State. Even if it's the plan going into the year, getting through the season can be easier said than done. Last year, five-star recruit Dante Moore was UCLA's opening day starter. He was benched after five games. Now he's at Oregon."