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Keith Duncan named Big Ten special teams player of the week

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Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 27-28, the Offensive, Defensive and Co-Special Teams Players of the Week and Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:

Offensive Player of the Week
Stevie Scott III, Indiana
Jr., RB, Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers


  • Scored a career-high three touchdowns to lead Indiana to a victory against Maryland
  • Became the first Hoosier with three rushing touchdowns in a game since Jordan Howard in 2015
  • Has scored at least one touchdown in 16 of his last 22 games and has 26 total touchdowns in that span
  • Collects his second career Offensive Player of the Week award and first since 2019
  • Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Ty Fryfogle (Nov. 23, 2020)
Defensive Player of the Week
Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State
Sr., LB, Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer


  • Recorded a game-high 13 tackles in a victory against Northwestern, one shy of his career best
  • Tallied two tackles for loss and a sack in the contest
  • Anchored a defense that held Northwestern to a season-low 20 points and handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season
  • Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
  • Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Joe Bachie (Sept. 23, 2019)
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Keith Duncan, Iowa
Sr., K, Weddington, N.C./Weddington


  • Connected on four field goals in a 26-20 win against Nebraska to move into the top five in school history for career field goals made with 48
  • Converted from 32, 33, 48 and 37 yards, including a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter to break a 20-20 tie
  • Added a pair of extra points to finish the contest with 14 points
  • Earns his fifth career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and first of the season
  • Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Charlie Jones (Nov. 9, 2020)
Matt Coghlin, Michigan State
Sr., K, Cincinnati/Moeller


  • Made his fourth career game-winning field goal, a 48-yarder with 2:47 left in the game, to put Michigan State on top of Northwestern, 23-20
  • Split the uprights from 22, 44 and 48 yards to record his third multi-field goal outing this season
  • Has made at least one field goal of 40 or more yards in all three games with a field goal this season
  • Claims his third career Special Teams Player of the Week honor and first since 2018
  • Last Michigan State Special Teams Player of the Week: Matt Coghlin (Sept. 24, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Keyvone Lee, Penn State
RB, St. Petersburg, Fla./American Collegiate Academy


  • Rushed for a career-high 134 yards in Penn State’s victory at Michigan
  • Recorded the most rushing yards by a Penn State freshman since Saquon Barkley's 194 yards at Ohio State in 2015
  • Opened the scoring with a six-yard touchdown run on the first drive of the game
  • Collects his first career Freshman of the Week award
  • Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Jayson Oweh (Oct. 28, 2019)
 
Duncan Named B1G Co-Special Teams Player of the Week

IOWA CITY, Iowa
-- University of Iowa senior kicker Keith Duncan has been named the Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, following No. 24 Iowa’s 26-20 win against Nebraska to retain the Heroes Trophy for the sixth straight year. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

Duncan shares the honor with Michigan State kicker Matt Coghlin, who made 3-of-4 field goals in Michigan State’s win over No. 8 Northwestern.

Duncan (5-foot-10, 179-pounds) earns his fifth career weekly honor and first of the season. It is the third time this season a Hawkeye has earned a weekly conference honor (Zach VanValkenburg at Minnesota; Charlie Jones vs. Northwestern).

Duncan, a Weddington High School (N.C.) graduate, connected on four field goals (32, 33, 48, 37) for the fourth time in his career. Duncan’s third field goal was ultimately the game-winner against Nebraska to help push Iowa’s season winning streak to four games. It also marked Duncan’s 17th career field goal of at least 40 yards.

Duncan also moved into fifth all-time in career field goals made (48) in Iowa history, passing Tom Nichol. Duncan is Iowa’s career leader in field goal percentage (.813; 48-of-59).

This season, Duncan is 10-of-14 on field goals, with three of his four misses coming from 50+ yards. He is a perfect 21-of-21 on PATs. Duncan’s 1.67 field goals per game ranks second in the conference and 13th in the nation.

Iowa plays at Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on BTN or FS1.
 
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