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Shilique Calhoun named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Michigan State didn’t have the best showing against Central Michigan this past weekend, but, for the third straight week, a Spartan player has been named one of the Big Ten’s top performers of the week. Shilique Calhoun earned the honors in week four.

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Calhoun, a senior defensive end, had quite possibly his best game in a Michigan State uniform since his sophomore season. This was one showing in which people finally got to see the old Shilique, a player who is nearly impossible to block.

In week two, junior linebacker Riley Bullough was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the week while freshman running back L.