Ohio State named eight offensive players and 12 defensive players as champions for their performances in Saturday's 52-12 win at Michigan State.
Left tackle Dawand Jones, left guard Matthew Jones and right tackle Max Wray all earned champion honors for the first time in their careers after they made their first career starts while filling in for Thayer Munford, Josh Myers and Nicholas Petit-Frere against the Spartans. Right guard Wyatt Davis was also named a champion; Harry Miller, who had some issues snapping the ball after moving from left guard to center for Saturday's game, was the only offensive lineman who didn't receive champion honors.
Offensive player of the game Justin Fields was also joined as a champion on his side of the ball by running back Trey Sermon, who had a breakout game by rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown against the Spartans, and tight ends Luke Farrell and Jeremy Ruckert.
On the other side of the ball, co-defensive players of the game Shaun Wade and Haskell Garrett were joined by the defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, the defensive end quartet of Jonathon Cooper, Zach Harrison, Javontae Jean-Baptiste and Tyreke Smith, linebackers Baron Browning, Justin Hilliard and Pete Werner, cornerback Sevyn Banks and safety Marcus Hooker.
Punter Drue Chrisman was this week's special teams player of the game.
The full table of offensive and defensive champions after five games:
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| TE LUKE FARRELL | 5 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MICHIGAN STATE |
| QB JUSTIN FIELDS | 4 | NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| RT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA |
| LT THAYER MUNFORD | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| WR GARRETT WILSON | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| TE JEREMY RUCKERT | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, MICHIGAN STATE |
| RG WYATT DAVIS | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| WR CHRIS OLAVE | 3 | PENN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| RB MASTER TEAGUE | 3 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| C JOSH MYERS | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| WR JAMESON WILLIAMS | 2 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS |
| LG HARRY MILLER | 2 | PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| RB TREY SERMON | 2 | PENN STATE, MICHIGAN STATE |
| WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA | 1 | RUTGERS |
| TE JAKE HAUSMANN | 1 | PENN STATE |
| LT DAWAND JONES | 1 | MICHIGAN STATE |
| LG MATTHEW JONES | 1 | MICHIGAN STATE |
| RT MAX WRAY | 1 | MICHIGAN STATE |
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| DT TOMMY TOGIAI | 5 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), RUTGERS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| DE JONATHON COOPER | 5 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MICHIGAN STATE |
| DT HASKELL GARRETT | 4 | NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), PENN STATE, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| LB TUF BORLAND | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA |
| LB BARON BROWNING | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| CB SHAUN WADE | 4 | NEBRASKA, RUTGERS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| LB PETE WERNER | 3 | PENN STATE, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MICHIGAN STATE |
| S MARCUS HOOKER | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, MICHIGAN STATE |
| DE ZACH HARRISON | 3 | PENN STATE, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| DE TYREKE SMITH | 3 | PENN STATE, INDIANA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| DE TYLER FRIDAY | 2 | RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| DE JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE | 2 | RUTGERS, MICHIGAN STATE |
| LB JUSTIN HILLIARD | 2 | RUTGERS, MICHIGAN STATE |
| CB SEVYN BANKS | 2 | RUTGERS, MICHIGAN STATE |
| S JOSH PROCTOR | 2 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS |
| CB MARCUS WILLIAMSON | 1 | NEBRASKA |
