BTN.com staff, November 30, 2015
The Big Ten office released its Week 13 award winners Monday morning. See all of the honorees and watch select video highlights below.
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Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Nate Sudfeld, Indiana, Sr., QB, Modesto, Calif./Modesto Christian
- Completed 18 of 29 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns in the Hoosiers? win over Purdue
- Added a rushing touchdown to match his career high with five total touchdowns for the third time this season and fifth time in his career, setting a program record
- Holds the school record with 58 career touchdown passes and single-season program records with 3,184 yards passing and six 300-yard passing games
- Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award and second in as many weeks
- Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Nate Sudfeld (Nov. 23, 2015)
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Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, Jr., RB, St. Louis, Mo./Burroughs
- Rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in the Buckeyes? victory at Michigan
- Tied a program record with his fifth career 200-yard rushing game, averaging 7.1 yards per carry
- Recorded his sixth rush of over 50 yards this season, and 12th of his career, with a 66-yard run to set up the Buckeyes? first score of the game
- Earns the second Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: J.T. Barrett (Oct. 26, 2015)
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Defensive Player of the Week: Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern, So., LB, Miami, Fla./Monsignor Edward Pace
- Led Northwestern with a team-high 14 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss, in the Wildcats? win over Illinois
- Recorded his sixth game this season with 10 or more tackles, totaling 113 single-season tackles
- Tallied 19.5 tackles for loss this season, the third-most in program history
- Claims his third career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Deonte Gibson (Nov. 23, 2015)
The #B1G Defensive Player of the Week is @NUFBFamily LB Anthony Walker Jr., w/ 3.5 TFL against Illinois pic.twitter.com/OKRrnj57El
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 30, 2015
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Special Teams Player of the Week: Drew Meyer, Wisconsin, Sr., P, Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead
- Set a program punting record with seven punts, averaging 41.3 yards per punt in Wisconsin?s win over Minnesota
- Recorded a pair of punts of more than 50 yards in the fourth quarter, with a 53-yard boot and one for 54 yards
- Placed three punts inside the Minnesota 20-yard line
- Claims his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Wisconsin Special Teams Player of the Week: Drew Meyer (Oct. 26, 2015)
.@BadgerFootball P Drew Meyer is the #B1G Special Teams Player of the Week, with an average of 41.3 yds per punt pic.twitter.com/uqfsyM7KtN
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 30, 2015
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Freshman of the Week: Parker Hesse, Iowa, DE, Waukon, Iowa/Waukon
- Returned his first career interception for a touchdown in Iowa?s win over Nebraska
- Matched a career-high with six tackles
- Hesse?s touchdown gave the Hawkeyes a lead they would never relinquish, recording the fourth defensive score for Iowa this season
- Wins his first career weekly award
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Akrum Wadley (Nov. 3, 2014)