Indiana University Athletics
Scott III Named Big Ten Player of the Week
11/4/2019 10:30:00 AM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana sophomore running back Stevie Scott III earned his first-career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor, the conference announced on Monday morning. Scott twice earned B1G Freshman of the Week accolades last season.
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The Syracuse, N.Y., native posted his third 100-yard game in four weeks with 116 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries as the Hoosiers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) downed Northwestern, 34-3, for their fourth-straight Big Ten victory. He added a 20-yard TD reception for his first-career three-score game.
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Scott owns nine rushing touchdowns (T-3rd in the Big Ten, T-22nd nationally) and three 100-yard games (4th in the Big Ten) in 2019, and 19 TDs (9th in program history) and nine 100-yarders (T-10th in program history) in his career.
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The 6-2, 231-pounder has crossed the goal line in 11 of his last 14 games and has totaled 16 scores (15 rushing, 1 receiving) in those 14 games.
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He is fourth in the league with 81.9 rushing yards per game and eighth with 104.9 all-purpose yards per game.
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Scott has helped IU to its best start since 1993 and its first winning season since 2007. Indiana is off this weekend and returns to action at No. 5/5 Penn State on Saturday, Nov. 16.
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