The Big Ten names an Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week each Monday, but the non-winning candidates are never revealed.
So, every Monday morning, NJ.com will compile a list of the best individual performances regardless of his team's outcome to receive "game balls."
Click all the way through the slideshow to show our picks for award-winners.
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Chris Ash can change the uniforms, offensive schemes and anything else about the Rutgers Football program, but he knows as well as anyone that talent wins games.