BTN.com staff, December 2, 2013

The Big Ten Conference announced its Week 14 Players of the Week on Monday, and two of the honorees are first-time winners: Indiana QB Tre Roberson and Iowa LB Christian Kirksey. See all the winner, plus watch highlights, in this post.

Offensive Player of the Week: Tre Roberson, Indiana, So., QB

  • Threw six touchdown passes, tied for an Indiana record, in the Hoosiers? 56-36 win over Purdue last Saturday
  • Completed 25-of-37 passes for 273 yards and rushed for a career-high 154 yards, for a career-best 427 yards of total offense
  • Led a Hoosier offense that accumulated 692 total yards and 42 first downs, each program records
  • Registers the first Offensive Player of the Week honor of his career
  • Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Tevin Coleman (Nov. 11, 2013)

Defensive Player of the Week: Christian Kirksey, Iowa, Sr., LB

  • Notched a team-high 11 tackles in Iowa?s 38-17 victory over Nebraska last Friday
  • Recorded three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass deflection
  • Helped the Iowa defense hold Nebraska more than 140 yards below its season rushing average
  • Reels in the first Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career
  • Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: James Morris (Oct. 28, 2013)

Special Teams Player of the Week: Jeff Budzien, Northwestern, Sr., PK

  • Connected on three field goals and four extra points in a 37-34 win at Illinois to move into first place on the Wildcats? career scoring list with 280 points
  • His 19-yard field goal in the first quarter was his 21st of the season, which set a new Northwestern single-season record
  • Added field goals of 26 and 42 yards for 13 total points
  • Claims his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
  • Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Jeff Budzien (Sept. 17, 2012)

Freshman of the Week: Christian Hackenberg, Penn State, QB

  • Threw for 339 yards on 21-of-30 passing and four touchdowns in Penn State?s 31-24 win at nationally ranked Wisconsin last Saturday
  • Now has 2,955 yards passing this season, which ranks third on Penn State?s single-season list
  • Produced his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season, which is tied for first on the Nittany Lions? single-season list
  • Wins his fifth Freshman of the Week award, which ranks second since the award began in 2010
  • Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Christian Hackenberg (Nov. 25, 2013)