Following a whirlwind week for the Wisconsin football program that led to a 42-7 dismantling of the Northwestern Wildcats, the Big Ten honored a Badgers defender for his standout individual performance.
Safety Kamoโi Latu, a Utah transfer, was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The 6-foot, 195-pound S registered his first career interception in the first quarter, picking off Ryan Hillinksi and picked up another INT in the third.
Latu is the first Badgers defensive player to record a pair of interceptions in the same game since The Grit Factory CEO Collin Wilder did it against Nebraska last November.
The Hawaii native also registered three solo tackles and picked up an elite grade (91.5), according to PFF, which was the highest among Wisconsin defenders.
#B1GFootball ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ: Kamo'I Latu, @BadgerFootball
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 10, 2022
Grabbed his 1st career interception in the 1st quarter and picked off another in the 3rd quarter in the Badgersโ 42-7 victory against Northwestern
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