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B1G announces Players of the Week following Week 5 action
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The B1G’s job of naming the Players of the Week was slightly easier on Monday, after only nine conference teams were in action. But there were still plenty of excellent candidates for the honor.
Three players from Saturday night’s clash between Ohio State and Penn State earned Player of the Week honors after huge performances in the marquee matchup. Purdue and Michigan also had players mentioned.
Here are the B1G players who earned Player of the Week honors following Week 5 action:
Offensive Player of the Week
Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
After engineering a pair of TD drives in the final 8 minutes of the 4th quarter at Penn State, @OhioStateFB QB Dwayne Haskins is the #B1GFootball Offensive Player of the Week. https://t.co/gdvOTEWIzM pic.twitter.com/cJn4jYYye8
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 1, 2018
Defensive Players of the Week
Chase Winovich, DL, Michigan
Chase Young, DL, Ohio State
The #B1GFootball Co-Defensive Players of the Week are @UMichFootball DL Chase Winovich and @OhioStateFB DE Chase Young. https://t.co/gdvOTEF7Ie pic.twitter.com/nq5GYAbMo5
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 1, 2018
Special Teams Player of the Week
Joe Schopper, P, Purdue
After placing 5 of his 7 punts inside the 20-yard line at Nebraska, @BoilerFootball P Joe Schopper is the #B1GFootball Special Teams Player of the Week. https://t.co/gdvOTEF7Ie pic.twitter.com/iLyxGIaaDn
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 1, 2018
Freshman of the Week
KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State
With career highs for catches (4) and receiving yards (138) against Ohio State, including a 93-yard TD catch, @PennStateFball WR KJ Hamler is the #B1GFootball Freshman of the Week. https://t.co/gdvOTEWIzM pic.twitter.com/GhRGdFswle
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 1, 2018
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