Nebraska’s Quinton Newsome named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska’s Quinton Newsome earned a weekly Big Ten honor for his special teams score against Purdue on Saturday.
On Monday, the conference announced Newsome was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
Your @B1Gfootball Special Teams Player of the Week: @_6ixxgod 😤#GBR x #WhatsNExt! pic.twitter.com/x0AgkKEUuU
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) October 30, 2023
In the third quarter, Newsome returned a blocked field goal 68 yards for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 21-0 lead.
He also helped recover Alex Bullock’s muffed punt in the first quarter.
Quinton Newsome is the Big Ten’s Special Teams Player-of-the-Week! The senior CB had a heck of a game including returning a blocked field goal 68 yards for a touchdown.
This moment though – Tommi Hill reaches over to high-five Newsome before the score! pic.twitter.com/qdv8JgUZ0S
— Lauren Michelson (@LaurenMichelson) October 30, 2023
In addition to his work on special teams, Newsome had five tackles and a fumble recovery.
Newsome is the first Husker to get a weekly Big Ten honor since Malcolm Hartzog on Oct. 3, 2022.
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