Beathard named B1G co-offensive player of the week
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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)
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)
Ok... let's pump the brakes a bit. Not saying he doesn't have the arm talent, because he does, but let's wait a little longer before we anoint him a future pro. Congrats to CJ though!
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BEATHARD NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard has been named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Iowa’s 31-17 win at Iowa State this past Saturday.
The Big Ten honor is the first for Beathard (6-foot-2, 209-pounds), a junior from Franklin, Tennessee (Battle Ground Academy). He is the first Hawkeye to earn the honor this season, the first Hawkeye to earn the offensive award since Marvin McNutt, Jr., in 2011, and the first Iowa quarterback to be selected since James Vandenberg, also in 2011.
Beathard completed 15-of-25 attempts for 215 yards and three touchdowns at Iowa State, with no interceptions, as Iowa rallied from a 17-10 halftime deficit with 21 unanswered points in the second half. He also rushed 10 times for 77 yards, including runs of 44 and 57 yards. His scoring strikes covered three, 14, and 25 yards, with the 25-yard score giving Iowa the lead with 2:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Beathard and the Iowa offense tied the game at 10-10 in the second quarter on a 93-yard scoring drive that featured a 44-yard Beathard run and a 19-yard completion to Jordan Canzeri. The score came on a 14-yard strike to Tevaun Smith.
Beathard completed a 25-yard pass to Riley McCarron to give the Hawkeyes the lead with 2:14 remaining in the final period before Canzeri ended the scoring with an eight-yard run with 1:05 left to play. Beathard completed 10-of-13 pass attempts for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the second half.
In leading Iowa to consecutive wins to open the season, Beathard has completed 30-of-49 attempts for 426 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. He also has 18 rushing attempts for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Beathard is the first Iowa quarterback, in the Kirk Ferentz era, to amass more than 400 yards passing and 100 yards rushing through the first two games of a season.
Iowa (2-0) entertains Pittsburgh (2-0) Saturday (7:12 p.m., BTN) in Kinnick Stadium. Tickets are on sale for Iowa’s six remaining home games, and are available online at hawkeyesports.com, by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or in person at the UI athletics ticket office located in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard has been named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Iowa’s 31-17 win at Iowa State this past Saturday.
The Big Ten honor is the first for Beathard (6-foot-2, 209-pounds), a junior from Franklin, Tennessee (Battle Ground Academy). He is the first Hawkeye to earn the honor this season, the first Hawkeye to earn the offensive award since Marvin McNutt, Jr., in 2011, and the first Iowa quarterback to be selected since James Vandenberg, also in 2011.
Beathard completed 15-of-25 attempts for 215 yards and three touchdowns at Iowa State, with no interceptions, as Iowa rallied from a 17-10 halftime deficit with 21 unanswered points in the second half. He also rushed 10 times for 77 yards, including runs of 44 and 57 yards. His scoring strikes covered three, 14, and 25 yards, with the 25-yard score giving Iowa the lead with 2:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Beathard and the Iowa offense tied the game at 10-10 in the second quarter on a 93-yard scoring drive that featured a 44-yard Beathard run and a 19-yard completion to Jordan Canzeri. The score came on a 14-yard strike to Tevaun Smith.
Beathard completed a 25-yard pass to Riley McCarron to give the Hawkeyes the lead with 2:14 remaining in the final period before Canzeri ended the scoring with an eight-yard run with 1:05 left to play. Beathard completed 10-of-13 pass attempts for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the second half.
In leading Iowa to consecutive wins to open the season, Beathard has completed 30-of-49 attempts for 426 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. He also has 18 rushing attempts for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Beathard is the first Iowa quarterback, in the Kirk Ferentz era, to amass more than 400 yards passing and 100 yards rushing through the first two games of a season.
Iowa (2-0) entertains Pittsburgh (2-0) Saturday (7:12 p.m., BTN) in Kinnick Stadium. Tickets are on sale for Iowa’s six remaining home games, and are available online at hawkeyesports.com, by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or in person at the UI athletics ticket office located in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
What do you think he lacks that makes you believe he might not be able to play in the NFL?
Wow, last time we had Off Player of week...2011, Mcnutt. Jeesh, it really has been way too long.
Huh....I know we've lacked playmakers over the past few years but I could've sworn there were a few times an Iowa player got OPOTW.
It just doesn't seem like we've gone almost 4 years between POTW on offense.
It just doesn't seem like we've gone almost 4 years between POTW on offense.
I don't really think he lacks anything, but he's only started 3 games so far. I just want to see him consistently be good over time. IMO he needs to improve on reading defenses and recognizing blitzes, but I think he'll get better as he gets more experience.
