Another week, another win, and another Big Ten Player of the Week honor for Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
The redshirt sophomore won a share of the Offensive Player of the Week award for his 304-yard, five touchdown performance in the first half against Tulane.
Haskins also won the award during the week one blowout of Oregon State.
Haskins is changing everything it has meant to be an Ohio State quarterback.
Four drives into the Buckeyes’ win over Tulane, he already had more passing yards than OSU managed in any of its last six games in 2017.
Haskins has already thrown 16 touchdown passes this season. That’s more than Craig Krenzel had in the 2002 national championship season, and more than Braxton Miller had in the entire 2012 unbeaten year.
The full release from the Big Ten is below.
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
So., QB, Potomac, Md./Bullis School
• Completed 21 of 24 passes for 304 yards and five touchdowns in one half of action against Tulane
• Recorded at least 300 passing yards for the third time in four starts this season
• Ranks second nationally this season with 16 touchdown passes and a completion percentage of 75.7 percent
• Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Dwayne Haskins (Sept. 3, 2018)
Miles Sanders, Penn State
Jr., RB, Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills
• Set career highs with 22 carries, 200 yards and three rushing touchdowns against Illinois
• Became the sixth player in Penn State history to have 200 rushing yards and at least three rushing touchdowns in a game and the first since Larry Johnson in 2002
• Did not have a single negative rush in his 22 carries
• Claims his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Saquon Barkley (Nov. 20, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Tre Watson, Maryland
Sr., LB, Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic
• Registered a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the third quarter against Minnesota
• Led Maryland with 11 tackles in the contest, including six solo stops
• Added 1.0 tackle for loss for seven yards
• Receives his second career Defensive Player of the Week honor and first since 2016
• Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: Antoine Brooks Jr. (Sept. 3, 2018)
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan
So., WR, Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical
• Scored the second punt return touchdown of his career with a 60-yard score against Nebraska
• Marked his fourth touchdown overall in the last seven quarters of action
• Has recorded at least one touchdown in three consecutive games, with five total touchdowns over that stretch
• Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week: Ambry Thomas (Sept. 3, 2018)
Matt Coghlin Michigan State
So., K, Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller
• Scored on a six-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the third quarter against Indiana
• Became the first Spartan to score a touchdown and then kick the PAT on his own touchdown since Sam Williams in 1958
• Went 5-for-5 on PAT attempts
• Claims his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and first since 2017
• Last Michigan State Special Teams Player of the Week: J-Shun Harris II (Nov. 6, 2017)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Anthony McFarland, Maryland
Fr., RB, Hyattsville, Md./DeMaha Catholic
• Rushed for 112 yards on just six carries against Minnesota and scored his first two career touchdowns
• Averaged 18.7 yards per carry in the contest while breaking the 100-yard plateau for the second consecutive game
• Scored on touchdown runs of 26 and 64 yards
• Earns his first career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jeshaun Jones (Sept. 3, 2018)
Rondale Moore, Purdue
Fr., WR, New Albany, Ind./Trinity
• Caught a game-high eight passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns against Boston College
• Added 25 punt return yards, 22 kickoff return yards and four rushing yards to finish the game with 161 all-purpose yards
• Through four career games, has recorded and least 100 receiving yards and 160 all-purpose yards in three contests
• Records his second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Rondale Moore (Sept. 3, 2018)
