Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 3, 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
Reggie Corbin, Illinois
Jr., RB, Upper Marlboro, Md./Gonzaga College HS
• Ran 13 times for a career-high 213 yards against Minnesota, making him the first Illini to reach the 200-yard plateau since Mikel Leshoure ran for 330 yards against Northwestern in 2010
• Recorded a pair of touchdown runs, with both covering more than 70 yards to give him four rushes of at least 70 yards this season
• Notched the eighth-most rushing yards in Illinois history, passing Red Grange’s 212 rushing yards against Michigan in 1924
• Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: Wes Lunt (Sept. 8, 2014)
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Reggie Corbin, Illinois
Jr., RB, Upper Marlboro, Md./Gonzaga College HS
• Ran 13 times for a career-high 213 yards against Minnesota, making him the first Illini to reach the 200-yard plateau since Mikel Leshoure ran for 330 yards against Northwestern in 2010
• Recorded a pair of touchdown runs, with both covering more than 70 yards to give him four rushes of at least 70 yards this season
• Notched the eighth-most rushing yards in Illinois history, passing Red Grange’s 212 rushing yards against Michigan in 1924
• Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: Wes Lunt (Sept. 8, 2014)
