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Douglas Honored by B1G
11/26/2018 9:32:00 AM | Football
Freshman receives weekly honor, as Minnesota sets new standard for player of the week awards.
Demetrius Douglas was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after his punt return last Saturday in a 37-15 win against Wisconsin.
Minnesota was leading Wisconsin 10-0 when Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter. The play flipped the game and put Minnesota in control for good, as the Gophers went on to rout the Badgers.
Ten punts (four in league action) have been returned for a touchdown by a Big Ten play this year and Minnesota now has two of them (Antoine Winfield Jr. returned a punt in Minnesota's season-opening game against New Mexico State).
The punt return for a touchdown by Douglas was the first of his career and helped propel Minnesota to a win against Wisconsin for the first time since 2003. It was also the first time that Minnesota won on the road at Wisconsin since 1994.
Douglas is the eighth Gopher to be recognized by the league this year, joining Antoine Winfield Jr. (special, defense), Emmit Carpenter (special), Mohamed Ibrahim (freshman), Tanner Morgan (freshman), Rashod Bateman (freshman) and Blake Cashman (defense). The eight honorees is a program record, as Minnesota's previous high was seven players in 2014.
Minnesota was leading Wisconsin 10-0 when Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter. The play flipped the game and put Minnesota in control for good, as the Gophers went on to rout the Badgers.
Ten punts (four in league action) have been returned for a touchdown by a Big Ten play this year and Minnesota now has two of them (Antoine Winfield Jr. returned a punt in Minnesota's season-opening game against New Mexico State).
The punt return for a touchdown by Douglas was the first of his career and helped propel Minnesota to a win against Wisconsin for the first time since 2003. It was also the first time that Minnesota won on the road at Wisconsin since 1994.
Douglas is the eighth Gopher to be recognized by the league this year, joining Antoine Winfield Jr. (special, defense), Emmit Carpenter (special), Mohamed Ibrahim (freshman), Tanner Morgan (freshman), Rashod Bateman (freshman) and Blake Cashman (defense). The eight honorees is a program record, as Minnesota's previous high was seven players in 2014.
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