Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Purdue Earn Weekly Football Honors

Following Week 9 contests, the Big Ten Conference 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:

Offensive Player of the Week

Jordan Nubin, Minnesota

RB – So. – Saint Charles, Ill. – Saint Charles North

• Ran the ball 40 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns, leading Minnesota to a 27-12 win versus Michigan State

• His yardage total was the most for a Minnesota player since Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 263 yards versus Iowa on Nov. 19, 2022 and the 28th highest in program history

• Recorded career-highs with 40 rushes for 204 yards and scored his first two career touchdowns

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

• Last Minnesota Offensive Player of the Week: Mohamed Ibrahim (Nov. 20, 2022)

Defensive Players of the Week

Aidan Hubbard, Northwestern

DL – Jr. – Cleveland, Ohio – St. Ignatius

• Posted 3.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and five total tackles in Northwestern’s 33-27 win against Maryland

• Hubbard’s 3.0 sacks are tied for the single-game high by a Big Ten player this year, which is tied for seventh-highest overall nationally

• His sacks are the second-most in a single-game in school history, and the most since the school record was set at 4.0 in 2016

• Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career

• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Cameron Mitchell (Aug. 29, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Quinton Newsome, Nebraska

CB – Sr. – Suwanee, Ga. – North Gwinnett

• Scored a touchdown on a 68-yard return of a blocked field goal in the third quarter to give Nebraska a three-touchdown lead, marking the first touchdown of his career

• Recovered a fumble in the first quarter to end a Purdue scoring threat, one of three Nebraska takeaways on the day, and also recovered a Nebraska fumble on a punt return attempt, preserving Nebraska possession on its own 13-yard line in the first quarter

• Recorded five tackles for the third time this season

• Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career

• Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Barret Pickering (Nov. 19, 2018)

Freshman of the Week

Dillon Thieneman, Purdue

DB – Westfield, Ind. – Westfield

• Tied a school record with two forced fumbles, last accomplished by a Boilermaker in 2021, at Nebraska  

• Led the Boilermakers with 12 tackles, his third game with double-digit tackles and first in a Big Ten game this season

• Made seven solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL, to remain the Big Ten's leader in solo tackles and rank second nationally

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

• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Dillon Thieneman (Oct. 9, 2023)

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

Oct. 30

O: Jordan Nubin, So., RB, MINN

D: Aidan Hubbard, Jr., DL, NU

S: Quinton Newsome, Sr., CB, NEB

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR