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The offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and freshman of the week in the Big Ten for games on Sept. 8 were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:
Offensive Player of the Week
Denard Robinson, Michigan
Sr., QB, Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach
· Accounted for 426 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, two rushing and two throwing, in Michigan’s 31-25 victory over Air Force on Saturday
· Finished with more than 200 yards rushing (218) and passing (208) to become the only player in FBS history to run and pass for 200 or more yards in the same game three times
· Scored on runs of 79 and 58 yards and completed touchdown passes of 30 and seven yards
· Wins his eighth career Offensive Player of the Week honor, tied for second in conference history with former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees
· Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Denard Robinson (Nov. 28, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Chi Chi Ariguzo, Northwestern
So., LB, Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales
· Totaled a career-best 10 tackles and three tackles for loss in Northwestern’s 23-13 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday
· Recorded the first sack of his career for a seven-yard loss
· Helped limit the Vanderbilt offense to just 101 yards rushing
· Wins the first weekly award of his career
· Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Quentin Davie (Sept. 20, 2010)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Cody Webster, Purdue
Jr., P, Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East
· Punted seven times for 303 yards, an average of 43.3 yards per punt, with a long of 55 yards against Notre Dame on Saturday
· Placed six punts inside the Notre Dame 20-yard line
· Helped limit the Irish’s average starting position to its own 26-yard line
· Claims his first Special Teams Player of the Week award
· Last Purdue Special Teams Player of the Week: Carson Wiggs (Nov. 28, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Devin Funchess, Michigan
TE, Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison
· Recorded four catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in Michigan’s 31-25 victory over Air Force on Saturday
· Hauled in a 30-yard pass for a touchdown in the second quarter to give the Wolverines a 14-3 advantage
· Became the first Michigan tight end to record 100 or more yards receiving in a game since Jerame Tuman achieved the feat in 1997
· Wins his first Freshman of the Week accolade
· Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: N/A