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Justin DuVernois named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week

Special Teams Player of the Week

Justin DuVernois, Illinois - Jr., P, Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

* Averaged 45.2 yards per punt, totaling 226 yards on five kicks with a long of 57, for the Illini against Washington
* Had three of his punts land inside the 20-yard line, including one at the six-yard line, another at the nine-yard line and one at the 13-yard line
* Wins his first career Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honor
* Last Illinois Special Teams Player of the Week: Derek Dimke (Sept. 26, 2011)

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