BTN.com staff, October 19, 2015
The Big Ten Conference announced the weekly football players of the week on Monday morning.
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See this week's award winners and watch select video highlights below:
Offensive Player of the Week: Akrum Wadley, Iowa (So., RB, Newark, N.J./Weequahic)
- Recorded a career-best 204 rushing yards on 26 carries with four touchdowns in Iowa?s win over Northwestern
- His four rushing touchdowns matched a single-game school record
- It was only the seventh time in program history a Hawkeye rushed for four touchdowns in a single game
- Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Jordan Canzeri (Oct. 12, 2015)
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Defensive Player of the Week: Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State (Sr., DE, Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)
- Recorded five tackles, including a career-best 3.5 tackles for loss, in Michigan State?s victory over Michigan
- His tackles for loss totaled 11 yards, including a pair of sacks for a loss of six yards
- Part of a Michigan State defense that forced the Wolverines to go three-and-out on six possessions
- Earns his third career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second this season
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Shilique Calhoun (Sept. 28, 2015)
Congrats to Shilique Calhoun, who has been named the @B1Gfootball Defensive Player of the Week! pic.twitter.com/cO1aNo7lv2
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) October 19, 2015
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Special Teams Player of the Week: Jalen Watts-Jackson, Michigan State (So., DB, Dearborn, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary?s)
- Scored his first career touchdown on a 38-yard fumble return as time expired to give Michigan State a 27-23 win at Michigan
- Returned a mishandled snap on a punt attempt with 10 seconds left for the deciding points
- Produced the Spartans? first special teams touchdown of the season
- Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Michigan State Special Teams Player of the Week: R.J. Shelton (Dec. 1, 2014)
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Freshman of the Week: T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin (LB, Lake Villa, Ill./Lakes Community)
- Registered a career-high 16 tackles and forced a fumble in Wisconsin?s defeat of Purdue
- Recorded seven solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Part of a Wisconsin defense that held the Boilermakers to a season-low 191 total yards
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Taiwan Deal (Sept. 28, 2015)
.@BadgerFootball's T.J. Edwards is the #B1G Freshman of the Week, registering a career-high 16 tackles and 1.5 TFLs pic.twitter.com/MdvWHd5tjo
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 19, 2015