Throughout the 2019 college football season, the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl Game Football Committee will select players from each partner conference as the Big Ten and Pac-12 Player of the Week.

For their outstanding performances in week 11, Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman and USC quarterback Kedon Slovis were selected by the 15-person committee.

Big Ten Player of the Week
Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
So., WR, Tifton, Ga.

  • Tallied a career-high and TCF Bank Stadium record 203 receiving yards on seven catches in the 31-26 win over Penn State
  • Scored the first touchdown of the game on a 66-yard catch and run on the Gophers’ first possession
  • Extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 22 and leads the Gophers with 847 receiving yards this season
  • This is Bateman’s first career Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Player of the Week honor and second for Minnesota in 2019

Pac-12 Player of the Week
Kedon Slovis, USC
Fr., QB, Scottsdale, Ariz.

  • Threw for a career-high 432 yards and four touchdowns as USC defeated Arizona State, 31-26
  • Recorded all four touchdown passes in the first quarter, as well as 297 of his passing yards
  • Connected with Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 95-yard touchdown at the end of the first quarter
  • This is Slovis’ second career Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week honor and second in 2019 (Week 2)

ALSO NOMINATED:
Big Ten: Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois; Justin Fields, Ohio State; Aidan O’Connell, Purdue; Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

Pac-12: Devon Modster, Cal; Evan Price, Colorado; Salvon Ahmed, Washington

PAST WINNERS
Week 1: Kenny Willekes, Michigan State; Anthony Gordon, Washington State
Week 2: Elijah Sindelar, Purdue; Kedon Slovis, USC
Week 3: J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State; Anthony Gordon, Washington State (2)
Week 4: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin; Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
Week 5: Tanner Morgan, Minnesota; Tyler Huntley, Utah
Week 6: Sean Clifford, Penn State; Khalil Tate, Arizona
Week 7: Jack Coan, Wisconsin; Jayden Daniels, Arizona State
Week 8: Dele Harding, Illinois; Casey O’Brien, Minnesota; Justin Herbert, Oregon
Week 9: Chase Young, Ohio State; Joshua Kelley, UCLA
Week 10: Stevie Scott, Indiana; Zack Moss, Utah