Binjimen Victor – Noteworthy
Ohio State’s heart-stopping, comeback win at Penn State on Saturday night impressed enough voters to move the Buckeyes to No. 3 in the newest AP Top 25 poll, which was released Sunday. Down by 12 points with eight minutes to go, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins engineered two touchdown drives to keep the Buckeyes undefeated. Alabama continued to maintain its stranglehold on the top spot in the poll with 58 first-place votes. Ohio State and Clemson each received one first-place vote. Georgia remained No. 2, but just 10 points ahead of the Buckeyes, who leapfrogged Clemson. The Tigers fell to fourth after surviving their own scare against Syracuse. LSU is ranked No. 5 followed by Notre Dame, who had a decisive and convincing 38-17 win over Stanford jumped to sixth. – The Sports Xchange
Chase Young – Noteworthy
OCT 1 BIG TEN CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chase Young, Ohio State, So., DE, Upper Marlboro, Md./Dematha Catholic…Tallied 3.0 tackles for loss in a victory at Penn State, including one on the Nittany Lions’ final offensive play of the contest with Ohio State holding a one-point lead…Finished the game with six tackles, including 2.0 sacks…Added two pass break-ups and two quarterback hurries…Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week award…Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Dre’Mont Jones (Sept. 17, 2018). – Big Ten Football
Dwayne Haskins – Noteworthy
OCT 1 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State, So., QB, Potomac, Md./Bullis School,…Engineered a pair of touchdown drives in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter, including a 12-play, 96-yard drive to take the lead as Ohio State overcame a 12-point deficit in a victory at Penn State…Went 15 of 23 for 212 yards and two touchdowns in the second half in front of a record crowd of 110,889 at Beaver Stadium…Totaled 270 passing yards and three touchdowns in the contest…Earns his third career Offensive Player of the Week award and second in as many weeks…Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Dwayne Haskins (Sept. 24, 2018). – Big Ten Football