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Sean Clifford earns share of Big Ten weekly honor

Sean Clifford honored by the Big Ten for his Week 1 performance against Purdue

After guiding Penn State to a thrilling victory in Week 1, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has been named Big Ten co-offensive player of the week by the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten released its first player of the week honors on Monday, following the conclusion of the first full weekend of college football.

Clifford completed 20-of-37 pass attempts for 282 yards and four touchdown passes in the Thursday night win at Purdue. Clifford also ran for another touchdown, officially having a hand in all five touchdowns scored by Penn State in the season opener. And Penn State needed every one of those scores as they left West Lafayette with a 35-31 victory over the Boilermakers.

This is the third time Clifford has been recognized as an offensive player of the week by the Big Ten in his career. Clifford previously was recognized once in 2021 and once in 2019.

The last Penn State player to be named offensive player of the week by the Big Ten was wide receiver [autotag]Jahan Dotson[/autotag] on November 8, 2021.

Clifford shared the Big Ten offensive player of the week award for Week 1 with Nebraska running back Anthony Grant. Grant rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns in Nebraska’s win over North Dakota in Week 2. With the benefit of already having played two games this season, Grant is currently the Big Ten’s second-leading rusher in 2022.

Here are this week’s Big Ten Week 1 players of the week:

  • Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Clifford, Penn State, QB
  • Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Anthony Grant, Nebraska, RB
  • Defensive Player of the Week: Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State, DE/LB
  • Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor, Iowa, P
  • Freshman of the Week: Roman Hemby, Maryland, RB

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Best photos from Week 1 around the Big Ten

Check out this collection of photos from around the Big Ten in Week 1. Which one is your favorite?

After months of offseason anticipation, the Big Ten served up a nearly full slate of football in Week 1 of the 2022 college football season. With a pair of games on Thursday and a couple of teams in action on Friday night, the Big Ten entertained fans across the conference all weekend long.

And the scenes captured through the lens of some of the best photographers in the game captured all of the highlights for you. We took a look into the photo archives and put some of the best of the best in this photographic look back at the Big Ten in Week 1.

For the full Big Ten Week 1 recap, click here.

For the Penn State-Purdue photo album, click here.

What is Penn State’s all-time record when featured on ESPN’s College GameDay?

What is Penn State’s all-time record when ESPN’s College GameDay is on the scene?

It is always a big deal whenever your team and city gets mentioned in the national spotlight for one of the biggest games in college football that everyone is talking about.

ESPN College Gameday got started in 1993 and has been at some of the best games in history. Along the way, the iconic Lee Corso has been the headliner of the show by putting on the headgear for his pick in the game of the day. The tradition started at Penn State’s expense when Corso donned the mascot head of Brutus, Ohio State’s mascot, when GameDay attended the 1996 matchup between Ohio State and Penn State in Columbus, Ohio. From there, a tradition was born.

Penn State games against Ohio State have been a bit of a staple for GameDay. The matchup between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes is tied for the most GameDay spotlights with 11 total. The only other matchup with that many GameDay appearances is Alabama vs LSU.

Here’s a look back at how Penn State has performed anytime GameDay has set up its on-location studio on the scene, whether in Happy Valley or elsewhere in the country.