BTN.com staff, November 9, 2015
The Big Ten office released its Week 10 award winners Monday morning. See all of the honorees and watch video highlights below.
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Here are your Week 10 award winners!
Offensive Player of the Week: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Nebraska, Jr., QB, Cibolo, Texas/Steele
- Accounted for four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, to guide Nebraska to a victory over Michigan State
- Completed 19 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns
- Rushed for a pair of touchdowns, with both coming in the fourth quarter
- Claims his second career weekly award
- Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Sept. 28, 2015)
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Defensive Player of the Week: Vonn Bell, Ohio State, Jr., S, Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland
- Opened the scoring with a 16-yard interception return for a touchdown as Ohio State won its 29th consecutive Big Ten regular season contest
- Tied for the game high with seven solo tackles and 10 total defensive stops
- Recorded his second defensive touchdown of the season, following a fumble return against Hawaii
- Earns his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Joey Bosa (Oct. 27, 2014)
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Special Teams Player of the Week: Janarion Grant, Rutgers, Jr., WR, Trilby, Fla./Pasco
- Totaled 263 all-purpose yards against Michigan, including 170 yards on five kickoff returns and a 67-yard punt return
- Returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, marking his fourth career kickoff return touchdown and sixth career special teams touchdown
- Added a 67-yard punt return late in the second quarter to set up a field goal on the final play of the first half
- Claims his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Janarion Grant (Sept. 14, 2015)
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Freshman of the Week: Ke?Shawn Vaughn, Illinois, RB, Antioch, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn
- Recorded 203 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Purdue
- Carried the ball 16 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard scoring run in the third quarter
- Averaged 11.3 yards per carry and added one catch for 23 yards
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Mike Dudek (Sept. 8, 2014)