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Tory Taylor named B1G Co-Special Teams Player of the Week

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IOWA CITY, Iowa
-- University of Iowa sophomore punter Tory Taylor has been named Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following No. 10 Iowa’s 27-17 win at No. 9 Iowa State on Saturday in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

Taylor earned the Big Ten honors after playing a key role in Iowa’s 27-17 win at Iowa State. He averaged 51.1 yards on eight punts, with a long of 69 yards. Five of his punts were downed inside the 20, while Iowa State had just one punt return.

Taylor (6-foot-4, 231-pounds) is a native of Melbourne, Australia. He earns his first Big Ten Player of the Week Honor. He was named to the Ray Guy Award preseason Watch List in July after being named a semifinalist for the award in 2020.

Taylor was the Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Conference Punter of the Year in 2020 while earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. He was named first-team Freshman All-America by the FWAA and second-team All-America by The Athletic.

Taylor is the second Hawkeye player to earn conference accolades this season. Defensive back Riley Moss was named Defensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 34-6 season-opening win over No. 17 Indiana.

Iowa returns home Saturday for the first of two consecutive home games. The Hawkeyes host Kent State Sept. 18 (2:30 p.m., BTN) and Colorado State on Sept. 25 (TBA).
 
Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Weekly Honors

Corum (MICH), Korsak (RU), Reimer (NEB), Stroud (OSU) and Tory (IOWA) garner accolades



Following Week 2, the Offensive, Defensive, and Co-Special Teams Players of the Week, and the Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:



Offensive Player of the Week

Blake Corum, Michigan

RB – So. – Marshall, Va. – St. France Academy (Md.)


  • Set new career highs in rushing yards (171), all-purpose yards (231) and touchdowns (three) on 21 carries (8.14 avg.) in Michigan’s 31-10 win vs. Washington
  • Added three catches for 11 yards (3.67 avg.) and returned two kicks for 49 yards (24.5 avg.)
  • Became the first Wolverine to score three touchdowns in a game since Nico Collins at Indiana on Nov. 23, 2019
  • Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
  • Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Shea Patterson (Nov. 25, 2019)
Defensive Player of the Week

Luke Reimer, Nebraska

LB – So. – Lincoln, Neb. – Lincoln North Star (Neb.)


  • Led the defense with 16 tackles (seven solo), marking the most tackles by a Nebraska defender since 2015
  • His 16 tackles are tied for the third most by any FBS in a single game this season
  • Intercepted a Buffalo pass to open the fourth quarter, returning the pick 22 yards to the 1-yard line. Helped set up a touchdown that gave Nebraska a 21-3 lead
  • Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
  • Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Nathan Gerry (Sept. 12, 2016)
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week

Adam Korsak, Rutgers

P – Sr. – Melbourne, Australia – Maribyrnong College (Melbourne, Australia)


  • Set career highs in both gross (52.2) and net (51.7) punting averages in the Scarlet Knights’ 17-7 win at Syracuse
  • Pinned 5-of-6 punts inside the 20 and registered four punts of 50-plus yards
  • Hit a 69-yard punt which tied for the seventh-longest punt in program history
  • Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
  • Last Rutgers Special Teams Player of the Week: Janarion Grant (Sept. 12, 2016)


Tory Taylor, Iowa

P – So. – Melbourne, Australia – Haileybury College (Melbourne, Australia)


  • Landed four punts inside the 10-yard line in Iowa’s 27-17 at No. 9 Iowa State
  • Recorded a career-long 69-yard punt in the third quarter
  • Registered four punts of 50-plus yards
  • Earns the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
  • Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Keith Duncan (Nov. 30, 2020)


Freshman of the Week

C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

QB – Empire, Calif. – Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)


  • Completed 35 of 54 passes for 454 yards and three touchdowns vs. Oregon
  • His 484 yards and 35 completions both rank as the second-most by a Buckeye quarterback in school history. The 484 yards passing are the most by any FBS player this in a single game this season, while the 35 completions trail only Mississippi State’s Will Rogers’ 39 completions vs. Louisiana Tech
  • Through Ohio State’s first two games, ranks fourth in the FBS with 778 passing yards and second in passing yards per game (389.0)
  • Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
  • Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: C.J. Stroud (Sept. 6, 2021)


2021 Big Ten Football Players of the Week



Aug. 30

O: Artur Sitkowski, So., QB, ILL

D: Calvin Hart Jr., So., LB, ILL

S: Blake Hayes, Sr., P, ILL

F: Deuce Spann, WR, ILL



Sept. 6

O: Kenneth Walker III, Jr., RB, MSU

D: Riley Moss, Sr., DB, IOWA

S: Jordan Stout, Sr., K/P, PSU

F: C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU



Sept. 13

O: Blake Corum, So., RB, MICH

D: Luke Reimer, So., LB, NEB

S: Adam Korsak, Sr., P, RU

S: Tory Taylor, So., P, IOWA

F: C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU
 
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