COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — 13 players that are part of the Ohio State defense and special teams received all-conference honors after a stellar 2023 season. The Big Ten announced the winners of the conference’s defensive, special teams, and coach awards and named the players featured on the four All-Big Ten teams. Headlining for the Buckeyes was linebacker Tommy Eichenberg who was named the Big Ten’s best linebacker and was awarded the Butkus-Fitzgerald award. Eichenberg is the first Buckeyes player to win the award, which began in 2011 and is named in honor of former linebackers Dick Butkus from Illinois and Pat Fitzgerald from Northwestern. Crew’s Cucho Hernandez named to MLS best XI for 2023 season Big Ten defensive/special teams/coach award winners Defensive Player of the Year: Jer’Zhan Newton (Illinois) Defensive Lineman of the Year: Jer’Zhan Newton (Illinois) Linebacker of the Year: Tommy Eichenberg (Ohio State) Defensive Back of the Year:…
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