Jeff Heuerman of Ohio State
Named John Mackey Tight End of the Week
Career-best performance helps Ohio State move to 9-0
 Heuerman (86) recorded the most receiving yards by an Ohio State Tight End since 1996.
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New York, N.Y. (November 6, 2013) - The John Mackey Award (www.johnmackeyaward.com) has named Jeff Heuerman of Ohio State as John Mackey Tight End of the Week. The Big Ten Conference junior recorded five receptions for 116 yards and a career long 40 yard touchdown as Ohio State routed Purdue 56-0. Heuerman's five receptions tie his single game career high and his total receiving yards established a new single game career high. In fact, his 116 receiving yards are the most by an Ohio State Tight End since Ricky Dudley recorded 104 receiving yards in the 1996 Citrus Bowl. Honorable mentions for this week's John Mackey Tight End of the Week include Eric Ebron of North Carolina, Jacob Pedersen of Wisconsin and Maxx Williams of Minnesota.
The 2013 John Mackey recipient will be presented live on December 12, 2013 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show: 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Other key dates include the announcement of the 2013 Mackey Semi-finalists on November 18, 2013 and the 2013 Mackey Finalists on November 25, 2013. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com, on our official Twitter account: @JohnMackeyAward and also on our official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JohnMackeyAward.
The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process. Click here for a list of all-time John Mackey Tight End of the Week recipients. The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.ncfaa.org to learn more about our story.
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