Two days after announcing himself to the college football world, Ohio State's Noah Brown is the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week.
The junior wide receiver caught five passes – four for touchdowns to tie an Ohio State school record – for 72 yards in his team's 45-24 statement win against Oklahoma in Norman. His third touchdown catch of the night will go down as one of the best you will ever see.
With 4 TD catches against Oklahoma, @OhioStateFB WR Noah Brown is the #B1G Offensive Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/6EkGc8lSq7
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 19, 2016
Brown is currently second on the team in receptions with nine for 134 yards and leads the nation with his five touchdown receptions.
This is the first conference honor for Brown, who missed the entirety of the 2015 season with a broken leg. It is the second offensive player of the week crown doled out to a Buckeye this season. J.T. Barrett took home the same honor two weeks ago after scoring seven touchdowns in a 77-10 stomping of Bowling Green in the season opener.
Ohio State is off this weekend before hosting former co-defensive coordinator and current Rutgers head coach Chris Ash and the Scarlet Knights Oct. 1 on homecoming weekend.
Brown joins teammate Jerome Baker, who was named co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Other Big Ten weekly awards announced on Monday:
| AWARD | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER | JABRILL PEPPERS / JEROME BAKER | LB / LB | UM / OSU |
| SPECIAL TEAMER | JABRILL PEPPERS | LB | MICHIGAN |
| FRESHMAN | CALEB LIGHTBOURN | P | NEBRASKA |
