Offensive Player of the Week
Sean Clifford, Penn State
QB – Sr. – Cincinnati, Ohio – St. Xavier
Defensive Player of the Week
John Torchio, Wisconsin
S – Sr. – Lafayette, Calif. – Campolindo
Special Teams Player of the Week
Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
K – Gr. – Odessa, Fla. – Steinbrenner
Freshman of the Week
Roman Hemby, Maryland
RB – Edgewood, Md. – The John Carroll School
Sean Clifford, Penn State
QB – Sr. – Cincinnati, Ohio – St. Xavier
- Completed 23-of-31 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns to become the career completions leader at Penn State, passing Trace McSorley (720; 2015-18) in the Nittany Lions’ 45-17 victory against Minnesota
- On a 4-yard pass in the first quarter, Clifford became the second Nittany Lion to record 9,000 career passing yards
- Collected his 10th career game with 250+ passing yards and three or more passing touchdowns
- The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and second of the season
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Clifford (Sept. 5, 2022)
Defensive Player of the Week
John Torchio, Wisconsin
S – Sr. – Lafayette, Calif. – Campolindo
- Picked off a pair of passes in Wisconsin's win over Purdue, including a first-quarter interception that he returned for a touchdown
- The first Badger to record two interceptions and return one for a score in the same game since Natrell Jamerson did so against Northwestern in 2016
- Totaled a career-high 10 tackles, a team high in the win
- The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Kamo'I Latu (Oct. 10, 2022)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
K – Gr. – Odessa, Fla. – Steinbrenner
- Kicked four field goals early against Iowa's top-five defense to help Ohio State build a 26-10 lead on the way to a 54-10 victory
- Converted on four field goals (46, 41, 35, 26) and six PATs for a career-high 18-point day
- His four first-half field goals tie for the second most in a game in pro-gram history, matching eight other Buckeye placekickers
- Garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Ohio State Special Teams Player of the Week: Noah Ruggles (Nov. 1, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
Roman Hemby, Maryland
RB – Edgewood, Md. – The John Carroll School
- Rushed for a career-high 179 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Maryland’s win over Northwestern
- Scored the game-winning touchdown on a career-long 75-yard run with 3:33 remaining in the game to put the Terps ahead for good
- Forced 10 missed tackles on runs, the most by an Autonomy Five running back in the country this week
- Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
- Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jaishawn Barham (Oct. 10, 2022)
