Ohio State’s Barrett, Dobbins win Big Ten honors

Barrett two TDs away from tying Drew Brees’ mark
Ohio State's J.T. Barrett carries the ball against Indiana on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Ohio State's J.T. Barrett carries the ball against Indiana on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.

Two Ohio State Buckeyes earned Big Ten weekly honors Monday for their performance in the first game of the season.

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The conference named quarterback J.T. Barrett the co-offensive player of the week with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. Barrett threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 61 yards and one score.

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Barrett won the award for the seventh time. That’s the fourth most in Big Ten history. He moved with two touchdowns of tying former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees, who was responsible for a conference-record 104 touchdowns (passing and rushing) in his career.

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Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins, who became the sixth player in school history to start the first game of his freshman season, was named freshman of the week. He rushed for 181 yards on 29 carries with a long run of 35 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards.

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The No. 2 Buckeyes play No. 7 Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Sooners opened the season with a 56-7 victory against UTEP on Saturday.

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