­­Following Big Ten football games on Sept. 27-28, the Co-Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week and Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:



Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Tanner Morgan, Minnesota

So., QB, Union, Ky./Ryle

Completed 21-of-22 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns in Minnesota’s victory at Purdue

Completion percentage of .955 was the best single-game mark in conference history for any quarterback attempting 13 or more passes

Recorded the most passing yards in a game by a Gopher since Adam Weber threw for 416 yards against Michigan State in 2009

Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award

Last Minnesota Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Johnson (Sept. 16, 2019)

Threw for 398 yards and three touchdowns and added 54 yards and a touchdown on the ground in Penn State’s victory at Maryland

Notched the third-most passing yards in a contest in school history and most since 2014

Completed 26 of a career-high 31 passing attempts

Claims his first career Offensive Player of the Week award

Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Miles Sanders (Sept. 24, 2018)

Defensive Player of the Week

Recorded nine tackles, including five solo stops, in the Badgers’ win against Northwestern

Added two sacks and a forced fumble in the contest

Anchored a defense that allowed just 255 yards, recorded 14.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, forced three turnovers and scored two touchdowns

Receives his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor

Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Leon Jacobs (Nov. 13, 2017)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Averaged 41.2 yards per punt on four attempts as Minnesota defeated Purdue

Pinned the Boilermakers at their own 1 and 2 yard line on punts in a contest that the Gophers would win by seven points

Has not allowed a punt return yard all season

Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor

Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Demetrius Douglas (Nov. 26, 2018)

Freshman of the Week