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B1G announces Players of the Week following Week 8 action
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The B1G has revealed the Week 8 Players of the Week.
On Monday, the conference announces the weekly honors to recognize which B1G players had the top performances from the weekend prior. This time, there were no shared awards, with four players receiving honors for their play.
Iowa, Northwestern, Minnesota and Penn State were all represented this week. Here’s a look at who earned B1G Player of the Week honors following Week 8 action:
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ihmir Smith-Marsett, WR, Iowa
Your #B1GFootball Offensive #PlayeroftheWeek
👏 @_ihmirr_ of @HawkeyeFootball 👏#B1G 📰 https://t.co/4ec8xAA0WJ pic.twitter.com/L6oI2p8UPX— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 14, 2020
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mariano Sori-Marin, LB, Minnesota
Your #B1GFootball Defensive #PlayeroftheWeek
👏 @marianosori_ of @GopherFootball 👏#B1G 📰 https://t.co/4ec8xAA0WJ pic.twitter.com/HvT7AeqRxF— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 14, 2020
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jahan Dotson, WR/PR, Penn State
Your #B1GFootball Special Teams #PlayeroftheWeek
👏 @H55ZY of @PennStateFball 👏#B1G 📰 https://t.co/4ec8xAA0WJ pic.twitter.com/AIJC3FHjNR— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 14, 2020
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Cam Porter, RB, Northwestern
Your #B1GFootball Freshman #PlayeroftheWeek
👏 @camporter02 of @NUFBFamily 👏#B1G 📰 https://t.co/4ec8xAA0WJ pic.twitter.com/1yRIfc3eXw— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 14, 2020
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