Two Wisconsin Badgers earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors
While Wisconsin started the season slow, the team has not been without some tremendous individual performers.
Two of those players have been Wisconsin kicker Collin Larsh and inside linebacker Leo Chenal.
Larsh is off to a tremendous start with a 16/17 clip on extra-point attempts and 10/12 on field goals—one miss coming from a Penn State block.
Meanwhile, Chenal is putting together an All-Big Ten caliber season. He has 51 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles in only five games.
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Both Badgers were tremendous during the team’s 30-13 victory over Purdue on Saturday. Larsh connected on all three field-goal attempts, while Chenal was a one-man wrecking crew on defense with 9 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
As a result, both Chenal and Larsh received Big Ten Player of the Week honors for their performances.
Week 8's Defensive Player of the Week: Leo Chenal of @BadgerFootball
◽ Registered 9 tackles and a career-high 3.5 sacks
◽ His 3.5 sacks and 5.5 TFLs are the second-most by an FBS player in 2021
◽ Helped hold the Boilermakers to -13 yards rushing🗞️ https://t.co/mfvgJ9Tqpz pic.twitter.com/cVf7b3Xnye
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2021
Week 8's Special Teams Player of the Week: Collin Larsh of @BadgerFootball
◽ Connected on all 3 of his FG attempts
◽ Made a pair of FGs in the 2nd quarter to knot the game at 13-13
◽ Tied his career long with a 43-yard FG in the 4th quarter🗞️ https://t.co/mfvgJ9Tqpz pic.twitter.com/egQRdAcfhi
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 25, 2021
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