Ethan Garbers headlines Big Ten’s Week 8 individual honors

Ethan Garbers is the top offensive star in the Big Ten for Week 8, and UCLA’s quarterback was honored with the full Players of the Week on Monday.

In total, the B1G announced 4 players to receive individual honors coming out of the weekend. Garbers was the offensive star of the weekend while Michigan State produced 2 of the honors for the win over Iowa.

Here are the full Week 8 B1G awards:

Offensive Player of the Week

•  Ethan Garbers, UCLA QB

Garbers set career-high numbers in leading the Bruins to their first-ever B1G win with 383 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. He also completed 84% of his passes and added a rushing touchdown for 5 total scores.

Defensive Player of the Week

• Gabe Jacas, Illinois Edge

Jacas produced a career-high afternoon in the win over Michigan with 13 total tackles. He was a menace behind the line of scrimmage with 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble with the most sacks in a B1G game so far this season.

Special Teams Player of the Week

• Jonathan Kim, Michigan State K

Kim delivered a record-setting performance when he delivered 6 made field goals against Iowa, the most in a single game for Michigan State. He also tied the single-game B1G record with those field goals and set a modern-era B1G record with 20 points in a game.

Freshman of the Week

•  Nick Marsh, Michigan State WR

Marsh was fantastic against a tough Hawkeye secondary with 113 receiving yards and matched his career-high with 8 catches. He also delivered a crucial catch in the final minutes to set up Michigan State’s final TD while crossing 100 yards in a game for a 2nd time this season.

Paul Harvey

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.