Ohio State's Players of the Game come as no surprise to anyone.
After career-best performances from both players, Trey Sermon and Justin Hilliard were named Ohio State's offensive and defensive players of the game from Ohio State's 22-10 Big Ten Championship game win over Northwestern.
Sermon's game was not only a career-best, but the best single-game rushing performance in Ohio State history as his 331 yards broke the school record set by Eddie George back in 1995. Sermon accomplished the feat with just 29 carries, averaging 11.4 yards per carry, and also had two touchdowns.
What. A. PERFORMANCE. Theres no doubt about this one.@treyera is the Offensive Player of the Game for the Big Ten Championship #GoBuckeyes #Fight pic.twitter.com/Sn6WPguJUe
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 21, 2020
Hilliard was by far Ohio State's most dominant defensive player on Saturday afternoon, stuffing the stat sheet with five tackles, three assisted tackles, two tackles for a loss, a crucial interception and a fumble recovery.
He showed the world what we all know he can do.@JHilliard47 is the Defensive Player of the Game for the Big Ten Championship #GoBuckeyes #Fight pic.twitter.com/a7lil1nu6S
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 21, 2020
There was also no doubt about Ohio State's special teams player of the week as senior punter Zach Hoover earned the honor after he stepped up in relief of Drue Chrisman, who missed the game after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Hoover punted three times, averaging 40 yards per punt and downing two of them inside the 10-yard line.
() - Being ready to make a play whenever your number is called.
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 21, 2020
No doubt @zhoover23 did this on Saturday! Hoov is the Special Teams Player of the Game for the Big Ten Championship #GoBuckeyes #Fight pic.twitter.com/W1x60jXX33
All three players were crucial in Ohio State's Big Ten title game win, and all three were obvious picks for the weekly team award.
