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Minnesota Football: Athan Kaliakmanis named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

The redshirt freshman quarterback helped lead the Gophers to a border battle win

Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after throwing for 319 passing yards and two touchdowns in the Golden Gophers’ 23-16 win over the Wisconsin Badgers.

Congrats to the #B1GFootball Freshmen of the Week:@GopherFootball's Athan Kaliakmanis@BoilerFootball's Devin Mockobee

https://t.co/EEfmKwIuKN pic.twitter.com/jcW1Ka5i0o— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 28, 2022

The redshirt freshman signal caller was making just his fourth career start on Saturday, stepping in for injured starter Tanner Morgan.