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Matt Coghlin, Jayden Reed Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten on Special Teams
12/17/2020 8:37:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two Spartans, redshirt senior kicker Matt Coghlin and redshirt sophomore kick returner Jayden Reed, earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades on special teams, the conference office announced on Thursday afternoon.
Coghlin picked up All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time in his career (2018, first team, media; 2017 and 2019-20, honorable mention) in addition to earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth year in a row earlier this month. He ranks tied for third in the Big Ten with nine field goals this season (9-of-12), including a career-long 51-yarder at Michigan on Oct. 31.
Coghlin was named the Big Ten Special Teams Co-Player of the Week after going 3-of-4 on field goals against No. 8 Northwestern, including the game-winner from 48 yards out with 3:35 left in the game that put MSU on top, 23-20, in the eventual 29-20 win. Coghlin also connected from 44 yards and 22 yards in the game. It marked the third time in his career Coghlin earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week accolades (2017 vs. Penn State, 2018 vs. Indiana).
The Cincinnati, Ohio, native ranks among MSU's all-time leaders in PAT percentage (first at 100 percent, 107-of-107), field goals (second with 64), field-goal percentage (.753, 64-of-85), points (fifth with 305) and made PATs (eighth with 107).
Coghlin was a BTN All-Freshman Team honoree in 2017 (15-of-19 on FGs) and was 18-of-22 on field-goal attempts as a sophomore to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors by the media. Last season, Coghlin made a career-high 22 field goals, tied for second most in MSU single-season history; that total also ranked second in the conference and tied for 11th in the FBS. He has four game-winning field goals in his career (34-yarder as time expired to beat No. 7 Penn State in 2017; 21-yarder with five seconds left to defeat Indiana in 2019; 33-yarder with 2:14 remaining to beat Maryland in 2019).
Reed earned honorable mention plaudits from the media as a kick returner. He ranks third in the Big Ten with his 20.6-yard average, returning 16 kickoffs for 329 yards (20.6 avg.), with a long of 39 yards vs. Ohio State. As a wide receiver, Reed leads the team and ranks 13th in the Big Ten with 33 receptions for 407 yards (58.1 ypg; 12.3 avg.). He had a team-leading five catches for 79 yards vs. No. 4 Ohio State, including a new MSU career-long 55-yard reception in the third quarter. Reed also ranks seventh in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (109.6 ypg).
Coghlin picked up All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time in his career (2018, first team, media; 2017 and 2019-20, honorable mention) in addition to earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth year in a row earlier this month. He ranks tied for third in the Big Ten with nine field goals this season (9-of-12), including a career-long 51-yarder at Michigan on Oct. 31.
Coghlin was named the Big Ten Special Teams Co-Player of the Week after going 3-of-4 on field goals against No. 8 Northwestern, including the game-winner from 48 yards out with 3:35 left in the game that put MSU on top, 23-20, in the eventual 29-20 win. Coghlin also connected from 44 yards and 22 yards in the game. It marked the third time in his career Coghlin earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week accolades (2017 vs. Penn State, 2018 vs. Indiana).
The Cincinnati, Ohio, native ranks among MSU's all-time leaders in PAT percentage (first at 100 percent, 107-of-107), field goals (second with 64), field-goal percentage (.753, 64-of-85), points (fifth with 305) and made PATs (eighth with 107).
Coghlin was a BTN All-Freshman Team honoree in 2017 (15-of-19 on FGs) and was 18-of-22 on field-goal attempts as a sophomore to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors by the media. Last season, Coghlin made a career-high 22 field goals, tied for second most in MSU single-season history; that total also ranked second in the conference and tied for 11th in the FBS. He has four game-winning field goals in his career (34-yarder as time expired to beat No. 7 Penn State in 2017; 21-yarder with five seconds left to defeat Indiana in 2019; 33-yarder with 2:14 remaining to beat Maryland in 2019).
Reed earned honorable mention plaudits from the media as a kick returner. He ranks third in the Big Ten with his 20.6-yard average, returning 16 kickoffs for 329 yards (20.6 avg.), with a long of 39 yards vs. Ohio State. As a wide receiver, Reed leads the team and ranks 13th in the Big Ten with 33 receptions for 407 yards (58.1 ypg; 12.3 avg.). He had a team-leading five catches for 79 yards vs. No. 4 Ohio State, including a new MSU career-long 55-yard reception in the third quarter. Reed also ranks seventh in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (109.6 ypg).
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