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Dre’Mont Jones named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
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A big interception against TCU was just one of the highlights from Jones’ performance.
It could be argued that Dre’Mont Jones taking over the game in the second half is what propelled the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes to their biggest win of the season in a 40-28 defeat of the then-No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday night.
In addition to his career-high six tackles, the Buckeye defensive lineman had a remarkable interception return for a touchdown that helped swing the game in OSU’s favor. For his efforts, Jones was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
After notching a 28-yard interception return for a TD and a career-high 6 tackles against TCU, @OhioStateFB DT Dre'Mont Jones is the #B1GFootball Defensive Player of the Week. https://t.co/9MlABeAKb2 pic.twitter.com/QySrjN6F9D
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 17, 2018
Included in his six tackles was a pair of sacks, and with fellow defensive line-mate Nick Bosa missing the second half due to a groin injury, Jones’ impact was doubling important for the Buckeyes.
The other players receiving B1G’s weekly honors were Purdue quarterback David Blough as the Offensive Player of the Week, Indiana’s J-Shun Harris II for Special Teams, and IU’s running back Stevie Scott as the Freshman of the Week.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
A big interception against TCU was just one of the highlights from Jones’ performance.
It could be argued that Dre’Mont Jones taking over the game in the second half is what propelled the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes to their biggest win of the season in a 40-28 defeat of the then-No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday night.
In addition to his career-high six tackles, the Buckeye defensive lineman had a remarkable interception return for a touchdown that helped swing the game in OSU’s favor. For his efforts, Jones was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
After notching a 28-yard interception return for a TD and a career-high 6 tackles against TCU, @OhioStateFB DT Dre'Mont Jones is the #B1GFootball Defensive Player of the Week. https://t.co/9MlABeAKb2 pic.twitter.com/QySrjN6F9D
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 17, 2018
Included in his six tackles was a pair of sacks, and with fellow defensive line-mate Nick Bosa missing the second half due to a groin injury, Jones’ impact was doubling important for the Buckeyes.
The other players receiving B1G’s weekly honors were Purdue quarterback David Blough as the Offensive Player of the Week, Indiana’s J-Shun Harris II for Special Teams, and IU’s running back Stevie Scott as the Freshman of the Week.
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