October 11th, 2021 at 1:11 PM ^
Moody winning is kind of a crime against Tory Taylor of Iowa, tbh. That dude should win the Heisman because once Georgia loses he'll be the best player on the #1 team. :P
October 11th, 2021 at 1:31 PM ^
Well deserved for Hawkins. He absolutely saved Michigan's undefeated season and probably deserves the game ball. Hard to imagine Nebraska wasn't going to go right down the field and at least be in position to kick a game-winning FG. They'd otherwise mostly been getting whatever they wanted in the second half.
Hats off to Hawkins, and Moody as well. He was one cool customer and just freaking nailed all of those kicks. And Michigan needed every single last one of them.
October 11th, 2021 at 6:26 PM ^
he saved it a couple of times.
That first drive, throwing off the blocker. that was impressive.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:34 PM ^
At the end of the link, it lists all the season's POTW so far. That includes Illinois getting all of the first week's POTW b/c only Illinois played.
Awards like this are inherently screwy because worthy players get screwed—see Enlightened Bum's comment above—but to award players when only their team is playing seems stupid.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
POTW: Praise fOr That aWard.
October 11th, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
I like Moody because his extra point attempts don't make me hold my breath.
October 11th, 2021 at 2:07 PM ^
our most consistent player is a little.... Moody....
October 11th, 2021 at 2:14 PM ^
Hawkins is a stripper!
Congrats, and Go Blue!
October 11th, 2021 at 2:14 PM ^
Hawkins had 2 huge plays, causing the fumble/recovery and standing up Martinez on a designed QB run at the goal line on Nebraska’s first drive.
October 11th, 2021 at 2:21 PM ^
They both earned this and were difference makers in a tough road conference night game.
Well done guys !
October 11th, 2021 at 4:42 PM ^
WTF? No honors for Michael Barrett?
October 11th, 2021 at 5:03 PM ^
And for the second week running Adrian Hutchinson is PFF's defensive player of the week.
So in consecutive weeks we've had the Defensive player of the week in the Big Ten in Ojabo and Hawkins while the good people PFF give Hutch the nod.
Throw in Dax's INT and I'm beginning to think this D is pretty good.
October 11th, 2021 at 5:21 PM ^
I want the M QB to be BIGTEN POTW the week of the OSU game.
October 11th, 2021 at 5:48 PM ^
I'd settle for an RB
October 11th, 2021 at 6:49 PM ^
Moody deserves a lot of credit. He has had to battle Nordin for years, who was a flashy recruit (for a kicker), and yet he just kept winning the battles by consistently hitting kicks. And his leg has gotten stronger and stronger over the years to the point that he is now IMO a legitimate NFL prospect.
That being said, I think with 2020 being a mulligan he is eligible to come back next year, and Harbaugh would obviously take him. I wonder if he doesn't get anyone telling him he will be drafted (and often kickers are signed as free-agents unless they are like Jason Hanson) if he will come back? Only 3 PK were drafted last year.