Aron Cruickshank put the nation on notice during the 2019 Rose Bowl when he returned a first quarter kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. The Wisconsin transfer wasted no time in making his mark during his first season at Rutgers.
On Thursday, Cruickshank was named the Big Ten’s return specialist of the year in a vote by conference coaches. He is just the second Rutgers’ player ever to earn a top-individual award from the Big Ten, joining Ryan Anderson, who was named the conference’s punter of the year in 2017.
All individual award winners have a defining moment throughout the season to remember.