Iowa's C.J. Beathard named co-offensive POW in BIg Ten

Following Big Ten football games on Sept. 12, the co-offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and co-freshmen of the week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
C.J. Beathard, Iowa
Jr., QB, Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy
•           Completed 15-of-25 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns to guide the Hawkeyes to a road win over Iowa State
•           Added 77 rushing yards on 10 attempts as he improved to 3-0 as a starter
•           Went 10-of-13 passing in the second half with a pair of touchdowns to help Iowa erase a 17-10 halftime deficit
•           Records the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
•           Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Marvin McNutt (Oct. 24, 2011)

Terrell Newby, Nebraska
Jr., RB, Los Angeles, Calif./Chaminade
•           Totaled 236 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to guide Nebraska to a victory over South Alabama
•           Established career highs with 28 carries, 198 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground
•           Notched his first career touchdown reception, one of two catches for 38 total yards
•           Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week award of his career
•           Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Ameer Abdullah (Oct. 27, 2014)

Defensive Player of the Week
Riley Bullough, Michigan State
Jr., LB, Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis
•           Recorded a career-high 14 tackles and a pass break-up in Michigan State's victory over Oregon
•           Credited with a quarterback hurry on Oregon's fourth-and-16 play with just over a minute left in the game, forcing a game-clinching incompletion
•           Anchored a Spartan defense that held Oregon to 123 rushing yards, the lowest total for the Ducks since 2013
•           Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
•           Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Denicos Allen (Nov. 4, 2013)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Janarion Grant, Rutgers
Jr., WR, Trilby, Fla./Pasco
•           Set a school record with 337 all-purpose yards, including 195 kickoff return yards, 56 punt return yards, 65 receiving yards and 21 rushing yards
•           Returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown, becoming the first Rutgers player to do both in the same game in the modern era
•           Totaled a career-best 195 kickoff return yards to bring his career total to 1,739, third-most in school history
•           Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
•           Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Kemoko Turay (Oct. 6, 2014)

Co-Freshmen of the Week
LJ Scott, Michigan State
RB, Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard
•           Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns in Michigan State's win over Oregon
•           Gained 66 yards on eight second-half carries, including touchdown runs of six and 38 yards
•           His season-long 38-yard touchdown with 10:51 left in the fourth quarter gave the Spartans a 31-21 lead
•           Wins his first career weekly award
•           Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Aaron Burbridge (Oct. 8, 2012)

Saquon Barkley, Penn State
RB, Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North
•           Carried the ball 12 times for 115 yards and one touchdown in Penn State’s victory over Buffalo
•           Recorded 101 yards on eight carries in the fourth quarter, including his first career touchdown on a nine-yard run
•           Became the first Penn State true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in a game since Silas Redd in 2010
•           Wins his first career weekly award
•           Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: DaeSean Hamilton (Oct. 27, 2014)