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J.T. TUIMOLOAU NAMED BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER DOMINANT PERFORMANCE AGAINST PENN STATE

The awards keep coming for J.T. Tuimoloau.

One day after the Walter Camp Football Foundation named the Ohio State defensive end its national defensive player of the week, the Big Ten named Tuimoloau the conference's defensive player of the week on Monday following his dominant performance against Penn State on Saturday.

Tuimoloau racked up six tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one pass breakup (that led to a Zach Harrison interception), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two interceptions, including a pick-six that helped seal the Buckeyes' 44-31 win over the Nittany Lions.

In his postgame press conference after the victory, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day called Tuimoloau's all-time great performance a “coming-out party” for the former five-star from Sammamish, Washington, who defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said hadn't received credit in the box score for his efforts as of a few weeks ago.

Tuimoloau is now up to 15 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, one pass deflection, four quarterback hits, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 2022. His 6.5 TFLs rank third on Ohio State's roster behind Mike Hall Jr. (7.5) and Tommy Eichenberg (7.0), and his 2.5 sacks are tied for third with Eichenberg after Hall (4.5) and Javontae Jean-Baptiste (3.5).

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...after-dominant-performance-against-penn-state
 
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With the conference recognition, Tuimoloau extends Ohio State's streak of players earning a Big Ten player of the week award to seven consecutive games. He joins Marvin Harrison Jr., C.J. Stroud (twice), Tommy Eichenberg, Miyan Williams and Noah Ruggles as Buckeyes who have received the honor this year.
 
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A GOAL IN MIND....The buzz surrounding Tuimoloau's performance caught the attention of the college and professional football world. That attention brings him closer to a goal former Ohio State defensive lineman and current co-host of The Football Fever Show Jay Richardson said Tuimoloau had before he even put pads on for the Buckeyes.



For Tuimoloau to become the first person of Samoan descent ever to be taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft would be an incredible accomplishment. If he has even half of the stats – maybe even a quarter of the stats – he produced against Penn State in each game for the rest of his career, that dream will not remain a fantasy. It could quickly become a reality.

Let's make it happen, J.T. We are all rooting for you.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...y-mclaurin-is-undefeated-at-lucas-oil-stadium

 
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"We talked when I first came out here. Coach (Chris) Holtmann's still my guy," Tuimoloau said. "When I first came in, I was really thinking about playing both sports. But I think how late I came in, I turned my focus to having my first full offseason this past offseason with Coach (Mickey Marotti). We just said, 'Hey, we're gonna go with football.'"

 
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