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B1G announces Players of the Week following wild Week 12 slate
By Paul Harvey
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Week 12 of the college football season was a wild one around the country. As the top 4 teams around the country struggled against unranked opponents, No. 5 Tennessee was upended by South Carolina.
In the B1G, Ohio State and Michigan needed some second-half drama to dispatch of Maryland and Illinois, respectively. Now, those two programs are set for The Game with the B1G East and College Football Playoff positioning on the line.
Here are the B1G’s Players of the Week for Week 12:
Offensive Player of the Week
- RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
Ibrahim paced the Gophers with a career-best 263 rushing yards in the bitter loss to Iowa. He scored his 52nd career rushing TD, extending his program record.
Congrats to the #B1GFootball Offensive Player of the Week: @gopherfootball’s Mohamed Ibrahim!
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— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 21, 2022
Defensive Player of the Week
- LB Jack Campbell, Iowa
Campbell finished Iowa’s win for Floyd of Rosedale with 10 tackles and added an interception and forced fumble while holding Minnesota to 10 points. Campbell’s interception and return set up the Hawkeyes for the eventual game-winning FG in the 4th quarter
Congrats to the #B1GFootball Defensive Player of the Week: @HawkeyeFootball’s Jack Campbell!
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— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 21, 2022
Special Teams Player of the Week
- K Jake Moody, Michigan
Moody made all 4 of his field goal attempts against Illinois and finished the game with 13 of Michigan’s 19 points in the comeback win. 3 of Moody’s field goals came in the 4th quarter as the Wolverines rallied for a win with less than a minute to go.
For the third time this season, @umichfootball’s Jake Moody is the #B1GFootball Special Teams Player of the Week!
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— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 21, 2022
Co-Freshmen of the Week
- RB Dallan Hayden, Ohio State
- RB Kaytron Allen, Penn State
Hayden came up big for Ohio State with a second-half spark against Maryland. Hayden finished the game with a career-high 147 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win.
Allen rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown in Penn State’s big win over Rutgers. Combined with Nick Singleton to produce the first freshman Duo in B1G history with over 700 rushing yards in the same season.
Meet the #B1GFootball Freshmen of the Week:@OhioStateFB‘s Dallan Hayden@PennStateFball‘s Kaytron Allen
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— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 21, 2022
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.