Cal Haladay Earns Back-to-Back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Honors
11/14/2022 4:38:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Big Ten Conference has named Michigan State redshirt sophomore linebacker Cal Haladay the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row.
Haladay recorded a career-high 19 tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss, in the 27-21 victory over the Scarlet Knights last Saturday in Spartan Stadium, the most by a Big Ten player this season. It also marked the most tackles by a Spartan since Eric Smith had 19 vs. Notre Dame in 2004.
A product of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, Haladay is just the second Spartan to be named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks. In the win at No. 16 Illinois on Nov. 5, Haladay posted nine tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss (10 yards).
Haladay ranks second in the Big Ten with a career-high 99 tackles (9.9 pg) and ranks second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss (31 yards).
Michigan State (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon against Indiana (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Haladay recorded a career-high 19 tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss, in the 27-21 victory over the Scarlet Knights last Saturday in Spartan Stadium, the most by a Big Ten player this season. It also marked the most tackles by a Spartan since Eric Smith had 19 vs. Notre Dame in 2004.
A product of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, Haladay is just the second Spartan to be named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks. In the win at No. 16 Illinois on Nov. 5, Haladay posted nine tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss (10 yards).
Haladay ranks second in the Big Ten with a career-high 99 tackles (9.9 pg) and ranks second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss (31 yards).
Michigan State (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon against Indiana (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Back-to-back 💯@CalHaladay28 is the B1G Defensive Player of the Week 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 after recording the most tackles by a Spartan since 2004. pic.twitter.com/127T46efJ6— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) November 14, 2022
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