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Iowa football RB Braeden Jackson named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Following a standout performance on special teams against Michigan, Iowa running back Braeden Jackson has captured the conference freshman weekly award. The sophomore speedster raced ninety-nine yards on a kickoff return during the opening quarter to level the score.

Later, the Hawkeyes secured a narrow twenty to nineteen triumph that bolsters their postseason aspirations.

Throughout the contest, the local product accumulated one hundred nineteen yards across a pair of kick returns alongside thirteen rushing yards on four attempts. This follows a productive outing the previous weekend against UNI where he tallied over one hundred rushing yards and multiple touchdowns.

As a walk-on whose father played running back in the NFL, Jackson is quickly carving out an expanding role for the squad.

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