Redshirt freshman wide receiver Demetrius Douglas was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. He helped the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ break Saturday’s border battle open with a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown against Wisconsin in the second quarter.
Demetrius Douglas of @GopherFootball is the #B1GFootball Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 69 yards for a touchdown to aid the Gophers’ 37-15 victory over Wisconsin to win Paul Bunyan’s Axe. https://t.co/LTUE0D4r28 pic.twitter.com/rHnvrC4rSk
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 26, 2018
It was the first punt return touchdown of Douglas’ career at Minnesota, and the Gophers’ second of the season.