Ryan Collado is GSN/VAG Player of the Week

Ryan Collado, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound freshman cornerback, was named GoldenSports.Net/Valley Automotive Group Gopher Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the game versus Indiana. Collado finished with a career-best nine tackles in the 40-20 loss.

Ryan Collado, who won GoldenSports.Net/Valley Automotive Group Gopher Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the game versus Indiana. He had just one tackle in the three previous games. He has 23 tackles, seventh best on the team. Collado moved back into the starting lineup and figures to keep that job with a strong showing in his first Big Ten start.

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