Tez Johnson was named MVP of the 2024 Big Ten Championship

Tez Johnson was named MVP of the 2024 Big Ten Championship

Tez Johnson was a man on a mission in Oregon’s Big Ten Championship Game against Penn State. As a result, the veteran wide receiver will be able to bring home some additional hardware from Indianapolis.

After the game ended, Johnson was officially named MVP of the B1G Championship for his performances against the Nittany Lions. He finished the game with 181 receiving yards, setting a new career high and a B1G championship record.

These numbers surpassed all players in the game and are the second most catches in a game in Johnson’s career. No other player on Oregon’s roster had more than three catches, with Johnson serving as the true receiver for Dillon Gabriel, including a 48-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

Johnson admitted it was an intense atmosphere after the game, but one he’s not unfamiliar with because of the way Oregon practices:

“It was very intense, but we do exercises like this every Tuesday. So for me it was like a normal Tuesday practice,” Johnson described.

The veteran receiver also admitted that he had a lot of enthusiasm after his midseason injury:

“It takes a lot of courage, but I knew I had good faith in my teammates and in God,” Johnson said. “Without my teammates I’m nothing, and without God I’m nothing…Words can’t even describe how I feel right now.”

Winning the B1G Championship was the first big goal for Oregon, but Johnson’s performance is also reassuring for the Ducks. He showed no lingering issues from his midseason injury and was unguardable for most of the evening.

Now Oregon can wait for Selection Sunday as the clear No. 1 seed while the rest of the teams wait to see how the CFP committee views their positioning.

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