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(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska's Malcolm Hartzog is named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his impressive performance against Indiana in his first start as a Husker.
The cornerback from Silver Creek, Mississippi made his first career start for the Huskers after primarily playing special teams in the first four games, helping secure Nebraska's 35-21 win against the Hoosiers. Hartzog returned a blocked punt 30 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Nebraska a 14-7 lead. That was the Huskers’ first blocked punt return touchdown since 2009 and the Huskers' first special teams touchdown since 2019
This is Hartzog's first Freshman of the Week honor of his career and is the first Husker to earn the honor since Wan’Dale Robinson in October 2019.