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Antoine Winfield Jr. & Emmit Carpenter named Big Ten Players of the Week

Big players make big plays.

Some guys just have “it.”

A third generic platitude.

What else can be said about Antoine Winfield Jr. and Emmit Carpenter’s performance on Saturday against Fresno State that hasn’t already been said. Well, I suppose there’s this...

Thanks to a game-winning interception that will live for ages and strong tackling, Winfield was named B1G Co-Defensive Player of the Week. AWJr is the first Gopher to receive this honor since Jacob Huff last year against Middle Tennessee. It’s also his second B1G PotW honor this season (he was Co-Special Teams PotW last week).