Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Following Week 2 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
QB – Jr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Downey
· Recorded a career-high four touchdowns Saturday as the Spartans beat Boston College in double overtime
· Had 270 total yards (231 passing, 39 rushing) and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing)
· Threw the game-winning two-point conversion pass to Omari Kelly in double overtime on the last play of the game
· Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Maliq Carr (Nov. 20, 2023)
Jonah Coleman, Washington
RB – Sr. – Stockton, Calif. – Lincoln
· Tied the modern Washington record with five rushing touchdowns in the Huskies' 70-10 win over UC Davis, tying the mark set by Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny in 1950 (vs. Washington State) and tied by Corey Dillon vs. UCLA, in1996.
· Scored on five of his 15 carries and rushed for 111 yards
· Also had a 24-yard reception
· The second Washington Offensive Player of the Week in as many weeks
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Hall, Michigan State
LB – Jr. – Fredericksburg, Va. – IMG Academy
· Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the win over Boston College
· His nine solo stops Saturday night marked a career best
· Added one forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone in the first quarter
· Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Cal Haladay (Nov. 14, 2022)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Spencer Porath, Purdue
K – So. – Brownsburg, Ind. – Brownsburg
· Recorded the fourth multi-field goal game of his career, matching his career high by going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts
· Connected on field goals from 25 yards and 43 yards, the latter the second-longest of his career
· Made all four PATs to help the Boilermakers defeat SIU, 34-17
· Last Purdue Special Teams Players of theWeek: J.D. Dellinger (Nov.11, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Julian Sayin, Ohio State
QB – Carlsbad, Calif. – Carlsbad
· Completed a school record 16 consecutive passes to open the game and finished with 18 completions in 19 attempts for 306 yards with four touchdown passes and one interception in No. 1 Ohio State's70-0 victory over Grambling State
· Connected with Jeremiah Smith on two touchdown passes, including the second-longest completion, and third longest play from scrimmage, in school history: an 87-yard catch and run midway through the first quarter
· His 94.7 completion percentage for the game is third-highest in school history and 16 consecutive completions in the game is second-most at Ohio State
· Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jeremiah Smith (Nov. 11, 2024)
2025 Big Ten Football Players of the Week (presented by IFS.ai)
Sept. 1
O: Jayden Maiava, USC
O: Jonah Coleman, WASH
D: Preston Zachman, WIS
ST: Hank Beatty, ILL
F: Malik Washington, MD