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Nebraska running back Anthony Grant named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the week

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Anthony Grant Nebraska vs. North Dakota
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The Big Ten Conference honored Nebraska running back Anthony Grant on Monday.

After rushing for 189 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns, Grant was named the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the week, splitting the honor with Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford.

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Nebraska’s first offensive player of the week since 2018

Think about this: Grant is the first Husker to win Big Ten Offensive Player of the week since Scott Frost’s debut season at NU in 2018.

The Buford, Ga. native now has 290 rushing yards on the season, with four touchdowns. He’s averaging 6.9 yards per carry.

Grant is the first Husker player to have back-to-back 100-yard games since Devine Ozigbo in the 2018 season. Nebraska has gone three straight seasons without a 1,000-yard running back – the longest stretch in modern-day program history.

Grant is currently on a pace to rush for 1,740 yards based on the numbers in his first two games.

The Big Red returns to action on Saturday for a 6:30 p.m. game against Georgia Southern that will be televised on FS1.

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