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Reese’s Senior Bowl announces Week 0’s Offensive Player of the Week
By Ethan Stone
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The Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week resides in Champaign, Illinois.
Chase Brown, the Fighting Illini’s star junior running back, earned the honor with a magnificent performance against the Wyoming Cowboys in Week 0. Brown went off for 151 yards on 19 carries with 3 touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving.
Our first Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week is @IlliniFootball RB @chasebrown____ going for 151 yds on 19 carries, 3 total TDs, averaging 7.9 yds per carry. #Illini #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE™️ pic.twitter.com/ixeMSplgAp
— Reese’s Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) August 29, 2022
Brown was also named the B1G Offensive Player of the Week following his performance Saturday.
Tommy DeVito lofts it to Chase Brown for the touchdown! Illinois up 7-0! #CollegeFootball pic.twitter.com/dEnIZ4ZWYr
— ReelonesProductionsCFB (@Reel1sCFB) August 27, 2022
Canadian RB Chase Brown had himself one hell of an opening day for the University of Illinois.
22 touches, 167 yards from scrimmage and 3 touchdowns for the kid from London.#CFL #NFL #CFB #Illini #IlliniNation #CanCon
pic.twitter.com/Kw9yBNTzBX— 3DownNation (@3DownNation) August 28, 2022
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.