Sept. 1, 2003

PARK RIDGE, Ill. - Northwestern senior tailback Jason Wright was named the Big Ten Player-of-the-Week on Monday for his performance in the 'Cats 28-20 victory over Kansas. The Big Ten honor is the fourth of Wright's career. He was named Player-of-the-Week three times in 2002.

Wright tied his career high in rushing yards (196) and rushing touchdowns (four) in Saturday's win over the Jayhawks. The 196 yards were the second-most on college football's opening weekend. He jumped four spots on Northwestern's all-time rushing list, moving from 15th to 11th place. Wright now has 1,433 career yards and is just 93 yards shy of 10th place on the school's career chart.