From an Ohio State release.
Haskins Is B1G Player of the Week for Record Sixth Time
Sophomore breaks Troy Smith’s mark for weekly honors
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Dwayne Haskins can add another record to his 2018 resume: On Monday, he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for a conference-record sixth time this season. He tops the mark previously set in 2006 by Buckeye quarterback Troy Smith.
Making his first-ever start against Michigan, the sophomore from Potomac, Md. threw for 396 yards and a school record-tying six touchdown passes. In the process, he set Big Ten season records for passing yards and TDs. He broke Drew Brees’ TD record of 39, set in 1998, and Curtis Painter’s yards mark of 3,985, set in 2006. Haskins has 4,081 yards and 42 TDs on the year.
Haskins’ season to date, the finest statistical season in school history, includes program records for: completions (314), attempts (455), touchdowns (42), yards (4,081), completion percentage (68.9), total offense (4,130) and 300-yard passing games (eight).
Haskins’ yardage total and passing TD total were both Ohio State series records in games against the Wolverines. He now ranks No. 2 nationally in passing yards, first in touchdown passes, third in passing yards per game (340.1) and fifth in pass efficiency (171.7).
The Buckeyes (11-1) earned a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game by virtue of their 62-39 win over No. 4 Michigan and will face Northwestern at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday evening. Kickoff is slated for 8:17 p.m. and FOX will televise.
Big Ten Release on Players of the Week
Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 23, the Offensive, Co-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:
Offensive Player of the Week
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
So., QB, Potomac, Md./Bullis School
- Led Buckeyes to 62-39 victory over Michigan by throwing for 396 yards and six touchdown passes as Ohio State claimed a berth in the Big Ten Championship Game
- Completed 20 of 31 passes as he directed Ohio State to 567 yards of total offense against the nation’s No. 1 defensive unit
- Set Big Ten Conference single-season record for passing yards (4,081) topping Curtis Painter’s 2006 record of 3,985
- Set Big Ten Conference single-season record for touchdown passes with 42, surpassing Drew Brees’ 20-year old mark of 39, set in 1998
- Moved to within 64 yards of Denard Robinson’s Big Ten record for single-season total offense with 4,208 as Robinson had 4,272 in 2010
- Claimed his sixth career Offensive Player of the Week award and sixth of the season, setting the Big Ten record for a single-season, breaking a tie with fellow Buckeye quarterback Troy Smith, set in Smith’s Heisman Trophy-winning campaign in 2006
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Dwayne Haskins (Nov. 19, 2018)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
Anthony Nelson, Iowa
Jr., DE, Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee
- Posted a career-high eight tackles along with two sacks and two tackles for loss in Iowa’s 31-28 victory over Nebraska
- Also added a pass-breakup and a quarterback hurry in the win
- His 9.5 sacks on the season are the most by a Hawkeye since Adrian Clayborn had 11.5 in 2009
- Overall, the Hawkeyes have 34 sacks on the season, the team’s most since it also had 34 in 2003
- Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: A.J. Epenesa (Nov. 19, 2018)
Josiah Scott, Michigan State
So., CB, Hamilton, Ohio/Fairfield
- Recorded two interceptions along with three tackles in Michigan State’s 14-10 victory over Rutgers
- Both interceptions came in the second half with the second coming on a Rutgers drive deep in Spartan territory as Scott picked off a pass at the 3-yard line with 1:32 left in the game to secure the victory
- Became the first Spartan with two interceptions in a game since David Dowell had two against Penn State on Nov. 4, 2017
- Aided a Spartans’ defense that limited Rutgers to 217 total yards, 109 passing yards, nine completions and 10 first downs
- Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Joe Bachie (Nov. 5, 2018)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Demetrius Douglas, Minnesota
Fr., WR/PR, Portland, Ore./Jesuit
- Returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown to aid the Gophers’ 37-15 victory over Wisconsin to win Paul Bunyan’s Axe
- Second Minnesota punt return for touchdown this season, joining Antoine Winfield Jr., who had one in the Gophers’ season opener vs. New Mexico State
- Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
- Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Emmit Carpenter (Sept. 10, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Rondale Moore, Purdue
WR, New Albany, Ind./Trinity
- Caught a career-high 12 receptions for 141 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 28-21 Purdue victory over Indiana to claim the Old Oaken Bucket
- His 12 catches give him 103 on the season, marking the third time in Big Ten history an individual has had 100 receptions in a single-season
- Stands second all-time in Big Ten history to fellow Boilermaker Chris Daniels (121 in 1999) for receptions in a single-season
- Tallied his seventh game with 100 or more receiving yards on the season, tying the Purdue record for a single-season
- Scored on receiving touchdowns of 56 and 33 yards as Purdue became bowl eligible for the second year in a row
- Earns his fourth career Freshman of the Week award, tied for fifth-most in a single-season in Big Ten history
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Rondale Moore (Oct. 22, 2018)