Throughout his collegiate career, New York Giants draftee Carter Coughlin proved to be a worthy on-field talent at the edge rusher position. His 9.5 sacks in 2018 and 4.5 sacks in 2019 led to a second-team All-Big Ten selection in either campaign.
There’s no doubting Coughlin’s past success for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and he was surely rewarded for that. And this past week, the young pass rusher earned the opportunity to add another prestigious honor to his collection.
Coughlin has officially been chosen as a recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. According to the conference itself, “The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career.