SB Nation's Black Heart Gold Pants celebrates junior cornerback Shaun Prater being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week following the Hawkeyes' resounding upset of Michigan State. Prater had a career day against the Spartans, amassing ten tackles (seven solo) and an interception.
Hawkeyes’ Shaun Prater Garners Conference Award
Prater becomes the third different Iowa defender to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors this year (joining Mike Daniels and Adrian Clayborn) and the fifth different Hawkeye to earn Player of the Week honors of any sort (Paki O'Meara got Special Teams Player of The Week honors after the Eastern Illinois game and Ricky Stanzi garnered Offensive Player of the Week plaudits after the Michigan win) this year, which is a pretty impressive collection of honors.
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* How Michigan State decided after studying hours of game footage that picking on Prater, and not Hyde, would be the most effective offensive strategy is one of the great mysteries of the weekend.
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