Gophers update: Brooks earns Big Ten award; kickoff time set for Wisconsin game

Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday.

November 16, 2015 at 6:13PM
Gophers running back Shannon Brooks (27)
Gophers running back Shannon Brooks (27) (Tom Wallace — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday, marking the second time this season he's won that award.

Brooks rushed for 86 yards on 14 carries (6.1 average) against Iowa and threw his first career touchdown pass, a 42-yarder to Drew Wolitarsky in the fourth quarter.

Brooks also was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Oct. 12, after his big performance against Purdue.

WISCONSIN GAME TIME SET

The last two regular season game times have been set. The Gophers will play Illinois this Saturday at 11 a.m. (televised on ESPNNews), and the Wisconsin game on Nov. 28 will be at 2:30 p.m., (televised by Big Ten Network). Both games are at TCF Bank Stadium.

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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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