CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois outside linebacker Seth Coleman and running back Kaden Feagin earned Big Ten honors following the Fighting Illini's Big Ten road win at Maryland. Coleman is this week's Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and Feagin earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
Seth Coleman
• Six tackles, 3.0 sacks, 3.0 TFLs in Illinois' 27-24 win at Maryland
• 3.0 sacks are the most in a game by any Big Ten player this season
• First Illini to have 3.0+ sacks in a game since Owen Carney Jr. on Oct. 31, 2020, vs. Purdue
Kaden Feagin
• 19 carries for 84 yards and one touchdown in Illinois' 27-24 win at Maryland
• Game's leading rusher among both teams
• Tied the game at 14-14 in the final seconds of the second quarter with a 4th-and-1 touchdown run
Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 16
Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy, Jr., QB, MICH
Defensive Player of the Week: Seth Coleman, Jr., OLB, ILL
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week: Tory Taylor, Sr., P, IOWA AND Daequan Hardy, CB, Sr., PSU
Freshman of the Week: Kaden Feagin, RB, ILL
