Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors

Following Week 8 contests, the Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Player of the Week, and the Freshman of the Week were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:

Co-Offensive Players of the Week

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan

QB – Jr. – La Grange Park, Ill. – Nazareth Academy/IMG Academy

• Completed 21 of 27 passes for 287 yards and added a career-high four touchdown passes in Michigan’s 49-0 victory against Michigan State

• Moved into sixth all-time in touchdown passes (45) and No. 10 all-time with 5,034 career passing yards

• Led the Wolverines to 7-of-11 on third down with 28 first downs in the game

• The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award

• Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy (Oct. 16, 2023)

Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

WR – Jr. – Philadelphia, Pa. – St. Joseph's Prep

• Led Ohio State to a 20-12 victory over previously unbeaten and No. 7 Penn State Saturday with a career-high 11 receptions, including the game-winning touchdown with 4:07 left to play

• Had 162 receiving yards – his fifth time over 100 yards this season - against the No. 1 total defense and No. 1 passing defense in the nation, and his game-winning score was a catch-and-run from 18 yards out

• Nine of his receptions went for an Ohio State first down, giving him 19 first down receptions the past two seasons against the Nittany Lions

• Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award

• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin Harrison Jr. (Oct. 9, 2023)

Defensive Players of the Week

Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

DB – Sr. – Saint Charles, Ill. – Saint Charles North

• Made four tackles in Minnesota's 12-10 win at Iowa, defeating the Hawkeyes for the first time since 1999

• Had one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in Minnesota's upset win

• Led a Gopher defense that limited Iowa to 127 total yards of offense (116 passing, 11 rushing) for the game and held Iowa to 12 yards on seven offensive drives in the second half

• The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career

• Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Sept. 5, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Dragan Kesich, Minnesota

K – Sr. – Oak Creek, Wis. – Oak Creek

• Kicked four field goals and scored all 12 of Minnesota's points in 12-10 win at Iowa

• Made field goals from 43, 44, 28 and 31 yards, marking the first game that Minnesota has won without scoring a touchdown since 12-10 win at Iowa in 1981 when Jim Gallery kicked four field goals

• Became the first Gopher to make four or more field goals in a win since Dan Nystrom made five against Arkansas in the 2002 Music City Bowl

• The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career

• Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Dragan Kesich (Sept. 5, 2023)

Freshman of the Week

Braedyn Locke, Wisconsin

QB – Rockwall, Texas – Rockwall

• Locke led a 14-point fourth quarter comeback against Illinois in his first collegiate start, propelling Wisconsin to a 25-21 win

• Threw for a pair of touchdowns, including the game-winner to OL Nolan Rucci with 0:27 remaining, and finished with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns on 21-for-41 passing

• Locke's 240 yards were the third-most in the Big Ten this week, trailing Michigan's JJ McCarthy and OSU's Kyle McCord

• Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Braelon Allen (Nov. 8, 2021)

2023 Big Ten Football Players of the Week

Sept. 5

O: Drew Allar, So., QG, PSU

D: Miles Scott, So., DB, ILL

D: Tyler Nubin, Sr., S, MINN

S: Dragan Kesich, Sr., K, MINN

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR

Sept. 11

O: Noah Kim, Jr., QB, MSU

D: Sebastian Castro, Sr., DB, IOWA

S: Jai Patel, So., K, RU

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Sept. 18

O: Kyle Monangai, Jr., RB, RU

D: Hunter Wohler, Jr., S, WIS

S: Braedan Wisloski, Fr., WR, MD

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Sept. 25

O: Bryce Kirtz, Sr., WR, NU

D: Lathan Ransom, Sr., S, OSU

S: Nathanial Vakos, So., K, WIS

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Oct. 2

O: Taulia Tagovailoa, Sr., QB, MD

D: Nick Jackson, Gr., LB, IOWA

D: Josaiah Stewart, Jr., EDGE, MICH

S: Cooper DeJean, Jr., DB, IOWA

F: Zach Evans, RB, MINN

Oct. 9

O: Marvin Harrison Jr., Jr., WR, OSU

D: Josh Proctor, Gr., S, OSU

S: Tory Taylor, Sr., P, IOWA

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR

Oct. 16

O: J.J. McCarthy, Jr., QB, MICH

D: Seth Coleman, Jr., OLB, ILL

S: Tory Taylor, Sr., P, IOWA

S: Daequan Hardy, CB, Sr., PSU

F: Kaden Feagin, RB, ILL

Oct. 23

O: J.J. McCarthy, Jr., QB, MICH

O: Marvin Harrison Jr., Jr., WR, OSU

D: Tyler Nubin, Sr., DB, MINN

S: Dragan Kesich, Sr., K, MINN

F: Braedyn Locke, QB, WIS