Around The Big Ten – October 14

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FOOTBALL

Offensive Player of the Week
Fame Ijeboi, Purdue
So. – RB – Folcroft, Pa. – William Penn Charter School
• Led the Boilermakers to a dominant 41-13 win over Minnesota with career highs in carries (31), yards (195) and touchdowns (3)
• It was Purdue’s largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game since 2021
• First Boilermaker since 2000 to rush for at least 195 yards and three touchdowns in a game
• His 195 rushing yards were the most by a Boilermaker since 2017 and the 15th most in program history
• Last Purdue Offensive Player of the Week: Aidan O’Connell (Oct. 17, 2022)

Defensive Player of the Week
Jalen Woods, UCLA
5th-Yr. – LB – Compton, Calif. – St. John Bosco
• Totaled a team-high nine tackles in a 17-15 triumph at No. 13 Oregon
• Matched his career mark with 2.0 TFL
• Part of a defense that held the Ducks to their fewest points since 2022 (vs. Georgia)
• Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Sammy Omosigho (Sept. 21, 2026)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Ethan Moczulski, Illinois
5th-Yr. – K – Spokane, Wash. – Mt. Spokane
• Went 3-for-3 on field goals and extra points in Illinois’ 38-37 win at Michigan State
• Set a career high with three field goals made, hitting from 40, 35 and 38 yards
• Last Illinois Special Teams Player of the Week: David Olano (Oct. 6, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Trent Mosley, USC
Fr. – WR – Chicago, Ill. – Santa Margarita Catholic 
• Led all players with nine receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 road win at Penn State
• Gave the Trojans an early lead with a 19-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter
• Finished with nine catches on 13 targets and 40 yards after the catch
• Last USC Freshman of the Week: Luke Wafle (Oct. 5, 2026)

VOLLEYBALL

Co-Player of the Week
Harper Murray, Nebraska
Sr. – OH – Ann Arbor, Mich. 

• Led No. 1 Nebraska to a 2-0 week against No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 15 Indiana

• Averaged 5.17 kills per set on .429 hitting across the two matches, leading the Big Ten in kills per set and 5.92 points per set

• Recorded 20 kills on .471 hitting with four digs and three blocks in a sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin

• Tallied 11 kills, seven digs and two blocks in sweep at No. 15 Indiana

• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Andi Jackson (Oct. 5, 2026)

Co-Player of the Week
Alanah Clemente, Oregon
So. – OPP – Santa Clarita, Calif.  

• Accounted for 4.56 points per set, 4.00 kills per set while hitting .463, adding 1.13 blocks per set during Oregon’s 2-0 road trip at No. 22 Michigan State and Michigan

• Recorded 17 kills on a season-high .520 hitting percentage, adding five digs and three blocks in the Ducks’ third ranked win of the season

• Tallied 15 kills (.414) and tied a season best with six blocks against Michigan

• Last Oregon Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Oct. 14, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Manaia Ogbechie, Nebraska
So. – MB – Santa Rose Valley, Calif.  

• Helped No. 1 Nebraska to a 2-0 week against No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 15 Indiana

• Led the Big Ten and ranked eighth nationally with 2.17 blocks per set

• Picked up six blocks to go with eight kills on .500 hitting in a sweep at No. 15 Indiana

• Posted seven blocks and helped the Nebraska defense limit the Badgers to .171 hitting in a sweep vs. Wisconsin

• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Laney Choboy (Nov. 10, 2025)

Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
Sr. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D. 

• Directed a Nebraska offense that led the Big Ten and finished second nationally with a .388 combined hitting percentage last week in a pair of sweeps vs. No. 7 Wisconsin and at No. 15 Indiana

• Ranked second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally last week with 12.33 assists per set and added 2.17 digs per set

• Recorded 35 assists, seven digs and three kills at No. 15 Indiana while setting the Huskers to .379 hitting

• Totaled 39 assists, six digs, two kills and a block in a sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin while setting the Nebraska offense to .396 hitting

• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Aug. 31, 2026)

Freshman of the Week
Addy Tindall, Purdue
OH – Roanoke, Ind. 

• Helped Purdue to a 2-0 week with a sweep vs. RV USC and a 3-2 win vs. No. 24 Illinois

• Totaled 12 kills on .321 hitting vs. USC, adding four blocks, including one solo

• Against Illinois, totaled 13 kills with three blocks. Posted six of 13 kills over the final two sets vs. Illinois to lead Purdue to the five-set win

• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Taylor Anderson (Nov. 20, 2023)

HOCKEY

First Star
Jayden Perron, Michigan
Sr. – F – Winnipeg, Manitoba – North Dakota (NCAA)
2023 NHL Draft: 3rd Rd, 94th overall, Carolina Hurricanes

• Shared national scoring honors with six points in Michigan’s sweep of Alaska Fairbanks in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Recorded a hat trick to lead No. 2/2-ranked Michigan to a 7-2 win on Saturday; finished with an NCAA-best four goals on the weekend
• Completed the nonconference series with a plus-five plus/minus rating and a 44.4 shooting percentage while averaging 15:07 of ice time
• His seven goals and 13 points on the season leads all NCAA players
• Captures Big Ten First Star honors for the second-straight week

Second Star
Vasily Zelenov, Wisconsin
So. – F – Moscow, Russia – St. Gilgen International School
2024 NHL Draft: 7th Rd, 204th overall, Buffalo Sabres

• Had a hand in 50 percent of Wisconsin’s scoring in a road sweep of No. 19/19 Minnesota State
• Served as the Badgers’ setup man, dishing three assists and netting a power play goal in back-to-back multiple-point efforts
• Was voted No. 2 Star of the Game on consecutive nights
• The Badgers’ first Russian-born skater earns a Star award for the first time
• Last Wisconsin player to win Big Ten Hockey weekly honors: Gavin Morrissey (Second Star, March 10, 2026)

Third Star
Nicholas Kempf, Notre Dame
Jr. – G – Morton Grove, Ill. – U.S. National Team Development Program

• Allowed one goal on the weekend as Notre Dame swept a pair of games from Niagara
• Stopped 50-of-51 shots to post the highest save percentage (.980) among goalies with two starts last week
• Made 26 saves in a 4-0 win on Friday to notch his first career shutout while lowering his goals-against average to 0.50
• The Academic All-Big Ten honoree receives his second career Star award
• Last Fighting Irish player to be named a Star: Evan Werner (Third Star, March 10, 2026)