(WXYZ) -- Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Walker rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns - both career highs - in the Spartans' 38-21 win over Northwestern Friday night.
Not even @Kenneth_Walker9 could have written a better 𝓼𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓹𝓽.
— Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) September 4, 2021
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Walker's 264 yards rushing marked the seventh-highest single-game total in Michigan State history, and the most by a player making his Spartan debut.
The last Michigan State player to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors was Felton Davis III on October 2, 2017.