With a wild weekend of college football in the books, the Big Ten Conference has announced its Players of the Week for opening weekend.
Perhaps the least shocking weekly award winner was Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, who helped lead the Buckeyes offense to a school record of 776 offensive yards. Barrett was responsible for 349 yards through the air, 30 yards on the ground and seven total touchdowns — six passing and one rushing.
As a result, Barrett received Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors.
.@OhioStateFB QB J.T. Barrett is the #B1G Offensive Player of the Week after throwing 6 TDs and rushing for 1 more pic.twitter.com/rCIfNTvZUP
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 5, 2016
Also receiving honors were:
Defensive Player of the Week: Michigan LB Mitch McCray (3.5 TFL, 1 FF)
Special Teams Player of the Week: Wisconsin K Rafael Gagilanone (3 FGs)
Freshman of the Week: Iowa DE Anthony Nelson (2.5 sacks, 2 FF)
Congratulations to all of this week’s honorees.
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