Big Ten Names Ohio State Running Back Mike Weber Freshman of the Week

Mike Weber only touched the ball 15 times in his team's 58-0 romp over Rutgers on Saturday but the redshirt freshman made the most of his opportunities. The Big Ten noticed.

The conference named the Ohio State running back its Freshman of the Week on Monday morning. Weber ran 14 times for a career-high 144 yards and a touchdown and also caught one pass for three yards. He also ripped off a scoring run of 46 yards and another 49-yard jet after hurdling a defender.

The #B1G Freshman of the Week is @OhioStateFB RB Mike Weber, who had 14 carries for 144 yds & a TD against Rutgers pic.twitter.com/awx7DwhdHf

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 3, 2016

Weber recorded his Big Ten-leading third 100-yard game against the Scarlet Knights and the 10.3 yards per carry average helped him push his season rushing total to 495 yards, second only in the conference behind Northwestern's Justin Jackson. The Wildcats have played five games already this season, however, while Weber and the Buckeyes played their fourth of the year on Saturday.

Weber's 495 yards and 7.3 yards per carry average through four games trumps 2015 Silver Football winner Ezekiel Elliott's pace in Ohio State's national championship season two years ago.