Randle El honored as player of week

Junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El reached a few milestones earlier this season, and this week he's receiving another award for his already stuffed trophy case.\nTuesday, for the fifth time in 29 games, Randle El was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week. Monday, he received national player of the week honors from CNN/SI. He was also one of two players mentioned as a Heisman candidate "on fire" in Monday's USA Today.\nRandle El earned the awards for his role in IU's 51-43 victory Saturday against then-No. 22 Minnesota. He broke his own school record with 473 yards of total offense. Randle El carried the ball 27 times for a career-high 210 rushing yards and he completed 12-of-21 passes for 263 yards. He also rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more.\n"If you're just figuring out that Antwaan Randle El is a great player, you haven't been watching him," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said after Saturday's game.\nRandle El became the the fifth player in Division I-A history and second since 1987 to rush for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards in the same game. Saturday's performance also moved Randle El into 14th place on the NCAA career rushing list for quarterbacks and eighth place on the Big Ten's career yardage list.\n"I'd vote Randle El for the Heisman Trophy," Minnesota defensive tackle John Schlecht said.\nAt his weekly news conference, Coach Cam Cameron said he noticed on the films that Randle El missed two assignments and made two critical errors in more than 80 plays. The two critical errors included a fumble and an interception. \n"A quarterback can play extremely well and make two critical errors and get you beat," Cameron said. "He understands that."\nLast week, Randle El was an afterthought in the Heisman trophy race after gaining a season-low 150 yards of total offense in IU's 58-0 loss Oct. 14 loss at Michigan. \nRandle El was one of IU's team captains who called a team meeting Sunday. He said the meeting was invaluable in helping the Hoosiers rebound against the Golden Gophers.\n"I think we as captains came together, and I think coach Cam let us take over a team and let the captains lead and let everyone else follow," Randle El said after the game.\nRandle El last earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors last November after recording 377 yards and two touchdowns in IU's season-ending loss against Purdue.