While Penn State was busy dominating Navy on Saturday, the Big Ten thought Michael Mauti and Deion Barnes were particularly dominant. Mauti was named the B1G Defensive Player of the Week and Barnes was selected as the B1G Co-Freshman of the Week. Not too shabby to pile on top of the Nittany Lions’ first win.
Mauti racked up double-digit tackles for the second time this season and finished with a game-high 12 stops – 2 for a loss – and his first sack of the year. He leads the team with 33 tackles so far. His badassness in general didn’t seem to be a factor in the selection process.
The redshirt freshman Barnes was only playing in his third career game but he’s been a force in each one. He only made 5 tackles but he picked up his third sack of the year and his second forced fumble of the year…sooo he’s on pace for 12 sacks and 8 forced fumbles? He’s a freshman. WOOOOO.
Think it’s safe to say that Ted Roof’s defense has found its footing after getting torched by Ohio.
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