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    Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 13

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    Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 13

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    Next week folks will be the final edition of the season with the most valuable players of the Big Ten Championship Game, all-Big Ten teams, and position awards for a great year of Big Ten Football!

    Author’s Note: These are not the official Big Ten Players of the Week, but my Big Ten Players of the Week as a writer for Gridiron Heroics.

    Players of the Week

    Offensive Player of the Week:

    J.J. McCarthy, Michigan, Quarterback, Sophomore.

    McCarthy outplayed his counter part C.J. Stroud by going 12 of 24 for 263 yards with three touchdowns. His passing kept the game close until the Wolverines’ rushing attack could run away with it.

    Defensive Player of the Week:

    Sydney Brown, Illinois, Safety, Senior.

    Sydney had more touchdowns than his running brother in the Land of Lincoln battle. Brown had six tackles, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries. He recovered a fumble for a 53 yard touchdown and then an interception returned 39 yards for a touchdown.

    Special Teams Player of the Week:

    Chad Ryland, Maryland, Kicker, Senior.

    Ryland was three for three of his field goals and four for four of his extra point tries to get Maryland the win over Rutgers and to 7-5 on the season.

    Honorable Mention:

    Trey Palmer, Nebraska, Wide Receiver, Junior.

    Palmer led the way for the Cornhuskers to upset and keep the Iowa Hawkeyes out of the Big Ten Championship Game. Boilermaker fans how him a coke. Palmer had nine catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns. On the year he had 71 catches for 1,043 and nine touchdowns.

    Charlie Jones, Purdue, Wide Receiver, Senior.

    Jones led the way for the Boilermakers to get the Old Oaken Bucket back. He had four catches for 143 yards and a touchdown. On the year Jones has 93 catches 1,056 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jones will have to have another big game if the Boilermakers hope to upset Michigan next week.

    Big Ten Player of the Year Watch: 

    1. Chase Brown, Illinois, Running Back, Junior.

    Brown is the leader right now but if Blake Corum can return from injury and do a lot against Purdue next week in Indianapolis then he can leap frog Brown. Brown is the leading rusher in the nation with 328 carries for 1,643 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has 355 touches for 1,883 total yards and 13 total touchdowns. Brown’s great season has fueled a surprise Illini to an 8-4 season and put folks on notice of the Bret Bielema era at Illinois.

    2. Blake Corum, Michigan, Running Back, Junior.

    He has 247 carries 1,463 yards and 19 total touchdowns and that’s with virtually missing this past game. If he’s at full steam in Indy he can hop over Chase Brown.

    3. Mohammed Ibrahim, Minnesota, Running Back, Senior.

    A players’ player who leaves it out on the field every week. Ibrahim had 304 carries this season for 1,594 yards and 19 touchdowns in only 11 games. Minnesota might not be bowl eligible without this mountain of a man for them to follow.

    4. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State, Wide Receiver, Sophomore.

    The only Buckeye who played as well as he is capable of in this most recent debacle of Day’s. Harrison had seven catches for 120 yards and a touchdown and had 72 catches 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns this year. His fantastic play covered a lot of warts for Ohio State this season.

    5. C.J. Stroud, Ohio State, Quarterback, Junior.

    Rightly or wrongly, C.J. Stroud will forever be remembered for coming up short in The Game. Like everything else about this game it was the same as last year or it was worse and stroud was no exception. He was 34 of 49 for 394 yards and two touchdowns last year and 31 of 48 for 349 yards and two touchdowns this year but also two interceptions. If this was his last game like many suspect, he won’t be remembered for the Rose Bowl or 80 career touchdown passes but for coming up short in the two biggest games of  his Buckeye career.

    Thanks for reading and don’t forget to check out which Big Ten players are making noise in the race for the Heisman. Also, check out here to see the official Big Ten Players of the Week and compare them! Give me a follow on Twitter and Facebook!

    Check out my Big Ten Players of the Week so far this season!

    1. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 0
    2. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 1
    3. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 2
    4. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 3
    5. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 4
    6. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 5 
    7. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 6
    8. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 7
    9. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 8
    10. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 9
    11. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 10
    12. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 11
    13. Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 12

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