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Brooks named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week

Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was honored for Saturday's 176-yard performance at Purdue.

By Joe Christensen

October 12, 2015 at 3:16PM
Shannon Brooks ran 23 yards for a first down during the second quarter against Purdue.
Shannon Brooks ran 23 yards for a first down during the second quarter against Purdue. (Leila Navidi — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, along with Michigan safety Jabril Peppers.

Brooks rushed 17 times for 176 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 41-13 win over Purdue. That's the most rushing yards for a Gophers freshman running back since Laurence Maroney put up 179 on Illinois in 2003.

Brooks is the first Gophers player to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors since Chris Streveler on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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