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University of Minnesota Athletics
Sherels Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
10/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Big Ten has announced today that Gopher junior linebacker Mike Sherels has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance last Saturday against Penn State.
Sherels collected a career-best 15 tackles and three tackles-for-loss while adding a pass breakup in a 28-27 overtime loss against Penn State. The Rochester, Minn., native registered nine solo stops in the game for the third double-digit tackle performance of his career. He set his previous career high with 12 tackles just one week earlier against Michigan. Sherels leads the Gophers and is tied for third in the Big Ten with 8.7 tackles per game. He earns the first weekly accolade of his career. This is the also the first time a Gopher player has earned the Defensive Player of the Week honor since Kyle McKenzie on Oct. 23, 2004.
Ohio State senior quarterback Troy Smith and Wisconsin freshman running back P.J. Hill were named Big Ten Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while Indiana sophomore return man Marcus Thigpen was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
Sherels collected a career-best 15 tackles and three tackles-for-loss while adding a pass breakup in a 28-27 overtime loss against Penn State. The Rochester, Minn., native registered nine solo stops in the game for the third double-digit tackle performance of his career. He set his previous career high with 12 tackles just one week earlier against Michigan. Sherels leads the Gophers and is tied for third in the Big Ten with 8.7 tackles per game. He earns the first weekly accolade of his career. This is the also the first time a Gopher player has earned the Defensive Player of the Week honor since Kyle McKenzie on Oct. 23, 2004.
Ohio State senior quarterback Troy Smith and Wisconsin freshman running back P.J. Hill were named Big Ten Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while Indiana sophomore return man Marcus Thigpen was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
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