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B1G announces Players of the Week following Week 7 action
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Week 7 in the B1G wasn’t quite as entertaining as other weeks in the conference this year, but there were still some impressive performances that should be recognized.
There were several outstanding individual performances over the weekend, but the B1G narrowed down the weekly honors to just four recipients. Here are the Week 7 B1G Players of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Jack Plummer, QB, Purdue
After completing 33-of-41 passes for 420 yards and 3 TDs, @BoilerFootball QB Jack Plummer is the #B1GFootball Offensive Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/jJ4Y4mA2qq
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 14, 2019
Defensive Player of the Week
Kamal Martin, LB, Minnesota
The #B1GFootball Defensive Player of the Week is @GopherFootball LB Kamal Martin, who had a career-high 15 tackles as Minnesota didn't allow a point until the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/LisGu5BbIb
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 14, 2019
Special Teams Player of the Week
Blake Gillikin, P, Penn State
With 5 punts downed inside the 20-yard line and 3 inside the 10, @PennStateFball P Blake Gillikin is the #B1GFootball Special Teams Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/gXqq0DAPZF
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 14, 2019
Freshman of the Week
David Bell, WR, Purdue
With career highs for catches (9), receiving yards (138) and TDs (2), @BoilerFootball WR David Bell is the #B1GFootball Freshman of the Week pic.twitter.com/73ZJ535FLk
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 14, 2019
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