Big Ten Players of the Week November 9

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Offensive Player of the Week
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
Jr., RB, Baltimore/Our Lady of Good Counsel

  • Rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns for the second consecutive week as Minnesota claimed a victory at Illinois
  • Carried the ball 30 times and tied his career high with 224 rushing yards, adding 31 yards receiving and 27 yards on kick returns to set a career high with 282 all-purpose yards
  • Became the second Gopher ever to record two consecutive 200-yard rushing games and the first since Terry Jackson II in 2002
  • Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
  • Last Minnesota Offensive Player of the Week: Tanner Morgan (Nov. 11, 2019)

Defensive Player of the Week
Chris Bergin, Northwestern
Sr., LB, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day

  • Recorded 11 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, to guide Northwestern to a win against Nebraska
  • Secured the win with a fourth-quarter interception on the Northwestern 2-yard line and also added two pass break-ups
  • Anchored a defense that has yet to allow a point in the second half this season
  • Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
  • Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Joe Gaziano (Sept. 16, 2019)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Charlie Jones, Iowa
Jr., WR, Detroit/Deerfield

  • Returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter for his first career punt return touchdown
  • Recorded Iowa’s first punt return touchdown since 2018
  • Added a 31-yard punt return earlier in the second quarter and finished the game with 105 punt return yards
  • Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
  • Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Keith Duncan (Nov. 25, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
Rakim Jarrett, Maryland
WR, Landover, Md./St. John’s

  • Caught five passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns in Maryland’s victory at Penn State
  • Became the first Maryland true freshman wide receiver to have two receiving touchdowns and more than 100 receiving yards in a game since Stefon Diggs in 2012
  • Recorded the third-most receiving yards by a freshman in a single game in school history
  • Collects his first career Freshman of the Week award
  • Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Anthony McFarland (Nov. 19, 2018)