Skip to content

Ad Disclosure

B1G announces Players of the Week following Week 6 action

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

Published:

There were some outstanding performances from B1G players in Week 6, but a few players went above and beyond the call of duty on Saturday.

With so many players putting up big numbers, narrowing down the top performers in each area had to be difficult for the conference this week. But when the dust settled, everyone can probably agree on who deserved the honors.

Here are the Week 6 Players of the Week in the B1G:

After rushing for 249 yards and two touchdowns on just 25 carries against Nebraska, Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor was tabbed as the B1G’s Offensive and Freshman Player of the Week. It’s not often that one player brings in two honors in the same week, but Taylor was sensational in Lincoln last weekend.

Michigan State’s Joe Bachie was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week after making 10 stops, one sack and recording an interception in Ann Arbor this weekend. His contributions helped the Spartans notch another big win over Michigan.

Maryland got thumped by Ohio State this weekend, but Ty Johnson was a diamond in the rough for the Terrapins on Saturday. He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and was named the B1G’s Special Teams Player of the Week.

Dustin Schutte

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