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The B1G has announced the Players of the Week after Week 5 action, the first full weekend of conference play.
There were plenty of great performances on Friday and Saturday night, but a few surpassed the rest. Here’s who the conference tabbed as this week’s Players of the Week:
A pair of receivers were tabbed as co-Offensive Players of the Week, as Michigan State’s Felton Davis III and Penn State’s DaeSean Hamilton earned the honors. Davis had nine catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while Hamilton hauled in nine passes for 122 yards and three scores.
The #B1G Co-Offensive Players of the Week are @MSU_Football WR Felton Davis III and @PennStateFball WR DaeSean Hamilton pic.twitter.com/Dczhff4sKb
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 2, 2017
Six tackles, a half-sack and two interceptions — including a pick-six — against Northwestern earned Wisconsin’s Natrell Jamerson Defensive Player of the Week honors.
With 2 INTs, including one returned for a TD, @BadgerFootball S Natrell Jamerson is the #B1G Defensive Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/C6OOSsc3Ak
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 2, 2017
Saquon Barkley continued to impress on against Indiana, taking the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.
RB Saquon Barkley from @PennStateFball is the #B1G Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring his first career kick return TD pic.twitter.com/rEVHwRNnen
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 2, 2017
Ben Stille was a force for the Huskers against Illinois, tallying four stops, three tackles for loss and a sack in Friday night’s game in Champaign.
The #B1G Freshman of the Week is @HuskerFBNation LB Ben Stille, who recorded his first career sack and 3 tackles for loss pic.twitter.com/WDnFzpxldd
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 2, 2017
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB