Around The Big Ten – November 4

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Offensive Player of the Week 
Hank Brown, Iowa
QB – Sr. – Nashville, Tenn. – Lipscomb Academy

• Finished 20-of-24 for 222 yards and two touchdowns in Iowa’s 30-0 Heartland Trophy victory vs. Wisconsin – the fifth straight in the series
• Finished the first half 16-of-18 for 190 yards and two touchdowns – the most yards by a Hawkeye in the first half of a game since Nate Stanley (212 vs. Illinois) in 2019
• His 83.3 completion percentage is the highest by any Iowa QB in a Big Ten game (min. 20 attempts) since at least 1995
• Recorded three completions of 45, 45 and 23 yards – his second game with three 20+ yard completions (at Michigan) this season
• Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Kaleb Johnson (Nov. 4, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Alex McLaughlin, Washington
S– Sr. – Chandler, Ariz. – Hamilton

• Helped the UW defense limit Nebraska to just 10 points in the Huskies’ come-from-behind, 17-10, victory in Lincoln
• Registered nine tackles (0.5 tackle for loss) and a pass break up
• Iced the game with a 48-yard interception return for a touchdown, his second career pick six and the first for Washington in a conference road game since 2017 at Colorado
• Last Washington Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Russell Davis II (Nov. 18, 2024

Co-Special Teams Players of the Week 
Paddy McAteer, Indiana
K – 5^th Year – Mullaghbawn, Ireland – St. Mary’s University

• Hit a program-record 60-yard field goal to tie the game at 16-16 with two seconds left in regulation
• The 60-yard field goal is tied for No. 6 in Big Ten history
• Prior to Luke Drzewiecki’s 60-yarder moments earlier, McAteer kicked the longest field goals in the Big Ten since Wisconsin’s Zach Hintze in 2019
• Last Indiana Special Teams Player of the Week honoree: Charles Campbell (Sept. 19, 2022)

Luke Drzewiecki, Minnesota
K – 5^th Year – Shelby Township, Mich. – Utica Eisenhower

• Connected on three field goals to tie a career high at Indiana
• His makes were from 37, 51 and a career-long 60 yards
• Drzewiecki’s 60-yarder was the second longest in school history and the longest ever made outdoors by a Gopher
• Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week honoree: Luke Drzewiecki (Oct. 26, 2026)

Freshman of the Week 
Tommy Carr, Michigan
QB – Saline, Mich. – Saline

• Finished with 266 passing yards and accounted for three total touchdowns (two rushing), including his second and third rushing scores of the year for his first career victory as a starter
• His passing line of 22-of-27 generated a completion percentage of 81 percent, the highest single-game completion percentage of any freshman starting quarterback in U-M history (minimum 20 attempts)
• Threw for 184 yards in the first half, the most in the first half by a U-M quarterback since Bryce Underwood posted 185 passing yards at Northwestern last year
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Andrew Marsh (Nov. 17, 2025)