Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 2 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees: 

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Aidan Chiles, Michigan State

QB – Jr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Downey

• Recorded a career-high four touchdowns Saturday as the Spartans beat Boston College in double overtime
• Had 270 total yards (231 passing, 39 rushing) and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing)
• Threw the game-winning 2-point conversion pass to Omari Kelly in double overtime on the last play of the game
• Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Maliq Carr (Nov. 20, 2023)

Jonah Coleman, Washington

RB – Sr. – Stockton, Calif. – Lincoln

• Tied the modern Washington record with five rushing touchdowns in the Huskies' 70-10 win over UC Davis, tying the mark set by Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny in 1950 (vs. Washington State) and tied by Corey Dillon vs. UCLA, in 1996.
• Scored on five of his 15 carries and rushed for 111 yards
• Also had a 24-yard reception
• The second Washington Offensive Player of the Week in as many weeks

Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Hall, Michigan State

LB – Jr. – Fredericksburg, Va. – IMG Academy

• Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the win over Boston College
• His nine solo stops Saturday night marked a career best
• Added one forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone in the first quarter
• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Cal Haladay (Nov. 14, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Spencer Porath, Purdue

K – So. – Brownsburg, Ind. – Brownsburg

• Recorded the fourth multi-field goal game of his career, matching his career high by going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts
• Connected on field goals from 25 yards and 43 yards, the latter the second-longest of his career
• Made all four PATs to help the Boilermakers defeat SIU, 34-17
• Last Purdue Special Teams Players of the Week: J.D. Dellinger (Nov. 11, 2019)

Freshman of the Week

Julian Sayin, Ohio State

QB – Carlsbad, Calif. – Carlsbad

• Completed a school record 16 consecutive passes to open the game and finished with 18 completions in 19 attempts for 306 yards with four touchdown passes and one interception in No. 1 Ohio State's 70-0 victory over Grambling State
• Connected with Jeremiah Smith on two touchdown passes, including the second-longest completion, and third longest play from scrimmage, in school history: an 87-yard catch and run midway through the first quarter
• His 94.7 completion percentage for the game is third-highest in school history and 16 consecutive completions in the game is second-most at Ohio State
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jeremiah Smith (Nov. 11, 2024)

2025 Big Ten Football Players of the Week (presented by IFS.ai)

Sept. 1

O: Jayden Maiava, USC

O: Jonah Coleman, WASH

D: Preston Zachman, WIS

ST: Hank Beatty, ILL

F: Malik Washington, MD

Sept. 8

O: Aidan Chiles, MSU

O: Jonah Coleman, WASH

D: Jordan Hall, MSU

ST: Spencer Porath, PUR

F: Julian Sayin, OSU