Players of the Week- Week 1

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CAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK -- SEPT. 6

RICHMOND, Va. (September 6, 2010) -- CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Sept. 6. Four individuals earned honors after showcasing superb efforts in contests played in Week 1 of the 2010 season, including Delaware’s Andrew Pierce, Massachusetts’ Jonathan Hernandez and Tyler Holmes and New Hampshire’s Terrance Fox.

CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week - Jonathan Hernandez, RB, Massachusetts
Hernandez earned the first CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honor in 2010 after helping lead Massachusetts to a conference win at home over preseason No. 4 William and Mary, 27-23. The junior running back rushed 25 times for 132 yards and a touchdown for the Minutemen who racked up 438 yards of total offense against the Tribe. Hernandez, part of the running back tandem for the Minutemen which includes senior John Griffin, also hauled in two catches for 69 yards. Hernandez and Griffin accounted for 281 yards in the UMass offensive output against William and Mary.

CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week - Tyler Holmes, LB, Massachusetts
Holmes, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week for week 1 in 2010, came up big in the Minutemen’s 27-23 win over No. 4 William and Mary in Amherst, Mass., Saturday. The junior linebacker registered 10 total tackles for a Massachusetts defense which allowed 113 rushing yards in the contest. Holmes’ biggest contribution of the day, in addition to garnering 1.5 tackles-for-loss, was his fourth-quarter interception which ended the Tribe’s final drive in the contest and sealed the win for the Minutemen.

CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week - Terrance Fox, KR, New Hampshire
Playing in his first game since the 2008, Fox made his presence felt quickly in New Hampshire’s, 33-3, victory over Central Connecticut State in Durham, N.H., Saturday. The senior returned the game’s opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. Fox, who added a rush in the contest for five yards, contributed in the punt return game as well logging 42 yards on two punt returns.

CAA Football Rookie of the Week - Andrew Pierce, RB, Delaware
Pierce, who logged the opening weekend’s CAA Football Rookie of the Week honor, logged 13 rushes for 119 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut Thursday evening for Delaware. The freshman pushed the Blue Hens’ lead over visiting West Chester to 14-0 on a 22-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the Hens went on to win 31-0. Pierce’s longest rush of the evening was 34 yards, also marking Delaware’s longest play of the game.

SoCon Announces Football Players of the Week
Presley, Wiggins, Thompson and Mora Receive Weekly Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference named its football players of the week today for the games played on Saturday, September 4. Appalachian State’s DeAndre Presley was named Offensive Player of the Week while Elon’s Brandon Wiggins earned Defensive Player of the Week honors. The Citadel’s Matt Thompson was selected as the Freshman of the Week, and Georgia Southern’s Adrian Mora was tabbed as the Special Teams Player of the Week. The players of the week are selected by the league office.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DeAndre Presley, Appalachian State, Jr., QB
Presley engineered Appalachian State’s 42-41 comeback victory over Chattanooga Saturday afternoon. With the Mountaineers trailing 28-7 late in the third quarter, Presley guided the offense to 253 yards and five touchdowns in the final 17:29 of the game. The junior signal caller finished 22-of-29 through the air for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Presley ran 11 times for 25 yards and two touchdowns.
Other Nominees: Domonic Jones (The Citadel), Sean Jeffcoat (Elon), Robert Brown (Georgia Southern), Dustin Taliaferro (Samford), B.J. Coleman (Chattanooga), Michael Johnson (Western Carolina) and Mike Rucker (Wofford).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Wiggins, Elon, Sr., LB
Wiggins recorded a game-high 19 tackles in Elon’s 41-27 loss at Duke. The Greensboro, N.C., native recorded nine solo stops and was credited with 10 assisted tackles. He recorded one-half tackle for loss against the Blue Devils. Wiggins has moved into the top ten on the school’s career tackles list with 253.
Other Nominees: Jabari Fletcher (Appalachian State), Erik Clanton (The Citadel), Brent Russell (Georgia Southern), Bryce Smith (Samford), Rock Williams (Western Carolina) and Tommy Irvin (Wofford).

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Matt Thompson, The Citadel, Fr., QB
Thompson came on in relief of starting quarterback Ben Dupree and promptly threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Alex Carr on his first career pass attempt. Thompson finished the day 5-of-6 passing for 127 yards and three touchdowns. His longest completion of the day was a 42-yard strike to Domonic Jones. Thompson also ran the ball eight times for 70 yards with one touchdown. Thompson helped the Bulldogs build a 49-0 halftime lead over Chowan, a modern day first half scoring record for The Citadel.
Other Nominees: Kierre Brown (Elon), Robert Brown (Georgia Southern), Quin Roberson (Samford), D.J. Key (Chattanooga), Deja Alexander (Western Carolina) and Mike McCrimon (Wofford).

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adrian Mora, Georgia Southern, Jr., PK
Junior Adrian Mora was responsible for 11 points in the Eagles’ 48-3 victory over Savannah State. The Dalton, Ga., native connected on all five PATs and was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts. Mora opened the scoring with a 39-yard boot to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. He then connected from 34-yards out with 18 seconds left in the second half to give GSU a 27-0 halftime advantage.
Other Nominees: Sam Martin (Appalachian State), Demetrius Jackson (The Citadel), Adam Shreiner (Elon), Cameron Yaw (Samford), Blake Cain (Western Carolina) and Kasey Redfern (Wofford).

Southland Conference Announces Football Players of the Week
McNeese State tailback and placekicker, Southeastern Louisiana defensive back pick up opening week honors
FRISCO, Texas – McNeese State freshman tailback Marcus Wiltz, who ran for 160 yards in the Cowboy’s 30-27 season opening win over Lamar, was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. His teammate Josh Lewis was named the special teams player of the week while Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Tommy Connors was named the league’s defensive player of the week.
Offensive Player of the Week: Marcus Wiltz, McNeese State
Playing in his first collegiate game, Wiltz came off the bench to lead the Cowboys with 160 yards rushing on 26 carries. The freshman from Cecilia, La. (Cecilia), also caught one pass for five yards to finish with 165 all-purpose yards. His 12-yard run with less than a minute left in game gave the Cowboys a first down and enabled them to run out the clock for a non-conference victory over Lamar.
Honorable Mention: Tyler Beatty, Southeastern Louisiana; Kenneth Robey, Central Arkansas; Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin.
Defensive Player of the Week: Tommy Connors, Southeastern Louisiana
Making his return to the field after missing the final nine games of the 2009 season to an injury, Connors registered seven tackles with four solo stops in Southeastern Louisiana’s season opener at Tulane. The senior from Marrero, La. (Archbishop Shaw), recorded a second-quarter sack and forced fumble that was recovered by teammate Stephen Moreaux that stopped a Tulane drive at the SLU 11.
Honorable Mention: Malcolm Bronson, McNeese State; Kenneth Charles, Stephen F. Austin; Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State; Frank Newsome, Central Arkansas.
Special Teams Player of the Week: Josh Lewis, McNeese State
Lewis scored 12 points in Cowboys’ 30-27 win over Lamar last Saturday. The sophomore from Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs), was perfect on all three field goal attempts, connecting twice from 37 yards an outd again from 26 yards. He also converted all three extra point attempts.
Honorable Mention: Patrick Dolan, Nicholls; Seth Sebastian, Southeastern Louisiana; Matt Foster, Sam Houston State.

Missouri Valley Players of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Football Conference Players of the Week include QB Matt Brown of Illinois State; LB Chad Willson and PK Ryan Jastram of North Dakota State; and RB Bryce Flowers of Western Illinois. Each played a key role in their teams victories in Week One.

Offense
Matt Brown, Illinois State, QB, So., 6-4, 215, Marion, Ill.
Brown was extremely efficient throughout Illinois State’s 55-54 victory over Central Missouri Thursday night, as he completed 23-of-30 passes (76.7 percent) for 298 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. The Marion, Ill., native connected with Cliffton Gordon for a 54-yard touchdown strike in the third quarter that put ISU up 47-40. After going down 54-47 with just over four minutes left, Brown led the game-winning six-play, 78-yard scoring drive that was capped off by a 26-yard touchdown pass to Corey Shandrick with 2:22 left in the game.

Defense
Chad Willson, North Dakota State, LB, Jr., 5-11, 221, Layton, Utah
Willson had 12 tackles including six solos, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in North Dakota State's 6-3 win at Kansas before 48,417 at Kivisto Field in Memorial on Sept. 4. NDSU improved to 4-3 against NCAA FBS teams. The Bison defense held Kansas to 293 yards including 96 yards rushing. Willson was playing in his first game for NDSU after transferring from Snow College.

Newcomer
RB Bryce Flowers, Western Illinois, Fr., Pittsburg, CA
Flowers rushed for a game-high 128 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the balanced Leatherneck rushing attack. Three RBs rushed for 80 or more yards in the game. Flowers averaged 6.1 yards per carry, scoring from 31 and 16 yards out in the fourth quarter.

Special Teams
Ryan Jastram, North Dakota State, PK, Jr., 5-11, 203, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jastram kicked a pair of field goals including the eventual game-winning 32-yarder with 8:04 remaining in the third quarter in North Dakota State's 6-3 win at Kansas before 48,417 at Kivisto Field in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4. Jastram's first field goal of 44 yards with 3:20 left in the second quarter was a career long. His previous best was a 35-yarder vs. Missouri State (10-24-09). Jastram was 1 of 4 in field goals last year.

Offensive Line
TBD (Monday)

Patriot League Announces Football Players of the Week
Colgate's Sullivan, Lehigh's Pierce Honored After Strong Openers
Sept. 6, 2010

Center Valley, Pa. - Colgate senior quarterback Greg Sullivan, Lehigh senior linebacker Al Pierce and Bucknell sophomore running back/kick returner Tyler Smith and freshman quarterback Brandon Wesley have captured Patriot League Football weekly awards, it was announced on Monday.

Sullivan and Pierce each led their team to victories with oustanding individual performances. Sullivan earned the Offensive Player of the Week honor after accumulating 254 yards of total offense and three total touchdowns in No. 22 Colgate's 30-29 triumph over Monmouth. Pierce totaled nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble in Lehigh's 28-14 win at Drake to win the Defensive Player of the Week award. Smith and Wesley both shined in Bucknell's 17-13 loss at Duquesne. Smith scored the Bison's only touchdown of the day on an 89-yard kickoff return in the third quarter to claim the Special Teams Player of the Week honor, while Wesley went 12-of-21 for 81 yards and also rushed for 48 yards in his collegiate debut to claim the Rookie of the Week award.

Holy Cross' Bill Edger and Freddie Santana, Lehigh's Jay Campbell and Colgate's Lamont Sonds each captured honorable mention plaudits.

Patriot League Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
Greg Sullivan, QB, Colgate Sr., 6-1, 217 (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury)
Sullivan led the Raiders to a season-opening victory over Monmouth with an impressive night both through the air and on the ground. He completed 11-of-14 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown and carried 15 times for 74 yards and two scores. He improved to 2-0 in season openers and 19-4 in his career at Colgate, and now has 5,587 yards of total offense in his career. Sullivan claims his fourth career Offensive Player of the Week awards, and has captured at least one honor in each of the last three seasons.

Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
Al Pierce, LB, Lehigh Sr., 6-1, 215 (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown)
Pierce had a huge game in a strong defensive performance for the Mountain Hawks, recording nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble in a 28-14 win at Drake on Saturday night.Pierce had two of Lehigh's seven sacks in the game, and his sack and forced fumble late in the fourth quarter sealed the win for the Mountain Hawks. Pierce has won consecutive Defensive Player of the Week honors after claiming the final award of the 2009 season.

Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
Tyler Smith, RB/KR, Bucknell So., 5-9, 185 (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn)
Smith scored Bucknell's only touchdown of the night with an 89-yard kickoff return that evened the score at 10-10 early in the third quarter of an eventual 17-13 loss at Duquesne on Saturday night. Smith was returning kicks for the first time and finished the night with four returns for 166 yards. Smith has won consecutive Patriot League awards after claiming the final Rookie of the Week honor last season.

Rookie of the Week (Sept. 4)
Brandon Wesley, QB, Bucknell Fr., 6-2, 178 (Plano, Texas/Plano East)
Wesley played the majority of his first collegiate game under center and completed 12-of-21 passes for 81 yards while also leading the Bison with 48 rushing yards in a 17-13 loss to Duquesne.

Honorable Mention
Bill Edger, WR, Holy Cross 7 catches, 124 yards, 2 TD in 38-7 win over Howard
Lamont Sonds, DE, Colgate 6 tackles, 3 sacks in 30-29 win over Monmouth
Jay Campbell, RB, Lehigh 22 carries, 93 yards, 3 TD in 28-14 win at Drake
Freddie Santana, WR, Holy Cross 85-yd PR TD, 111 AP yards in 38-7 win over Howard

OVC Football Players of the Week – Sept. 5
CO-OFFENSIVE
Marquis Ivory, QB • Jr., 6-1, 235 • Warner Robins, Ga. • Jacksonville State
Coty Blanchard, QB/P • Fr., 6-0, 180 • Leesburg, Ala. • Jacksonville State
The quarterback duo of Ivory and Blanchard led Jacksonville State to a 49-48 double-overtime win at Ole Miss, the first win for an OVC team over a SEC school since the OVC was formed in 1948. The starter Ivory was 13-for-23 for 126 and two touchdowns while true freshman Blanchard was 9-for-13 for 126 yards and two touchdowns. The duo led the Gamecocks to five straight touchdowns to end the game, as JSU trailed 31-13 entering the fourth quarter. Jax State outscored the Rebels 21-3 in the final quarter behind the two-quarterback attack. Blanchard had a four-yard touchdown with 6:17 left to cut the lead to 31-26 and Ivory had a 19-yard score to Alan Bonner with 18 seconds left to make the score 34-32. Ivory then completed a 2-point conversion pass to La’Ray Williams to force overtime. Each quarterback scored a touchdown in overtime, as Ivory connected for a 7-yard score in the first overtime, and Blanchard completed a 30-yard pass on 4th and 15 in the second overtime. Blanchard then completed a two-point conversion pass to Calvin Middleton to win the game (and earn No. 2 play of the day honors on SportsCenter. The Gamecocks duo did not throw an interception in the game.

Others Nominated: Terrence Holt, Austin Peay; T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky; Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State; Henry Harris, Southeast Missouri.

DEFENSIVE
Rodney Garrott, LB • Jr., 6-1, 255 • Huntsville, Ala. • Jacksonville State
Garrott played every snap in Jacksonville State’s double overtime victory over Ole Miss. The junior tallied 13 total tackles (8 solo), 2.5 tackles-for-loss and forced a fumble. The forced fumble in the first quarter was recovered by a teammate and returned for a touchdown (the Gamecocks first score). He was part of the defensive unit that held the Rebels to just a field goal in the second half as Jax State rallied from a 21-point deficit to tie the game at 34 at the end of regulation. Ole Miss tallied just 54 yards in the third quarter and 52 yards of offense in the fourth quarter.

Others Nominated: Antonio Faulkner, Austin Peay; Nick Martinez, Eastern Illinois; Justin Woodlief, Southeast Missouri; Rico Council, Tennessee State.

SPECIALIST
Rayshawn Weatherspoon, KR • R-Fr., 6-1, 177 • S. Pittsburgh, Tenn. • Tennessee State
The redshirt freshman returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown to spark Tennessee State in its 27-14 victory over Alabama A&M in the John Merritt Classic. The return put the Tigers up 6-0 just 14 seconds into the game and helped TSU build a 27-0 halftime lead on its way to the victory. The kickoff return was the longest-ever in the 12-year history of the John Merritt Classic. The defensive back also had a tackle and four pass break-ups in the contest.

Others Nominated: Stephen Stansell, Austin Peay; Logan O’Connor, Eastern Kentucky; Coty Blanchard, Jacksonville State; Kienan Cullen, Murray State; Drew Geldbach, Southeast Missouri; Joe Hook, UT Martin.

NEWCOMER
Coty Blanchard, QB/P • Fr., 6-0, 180 • Leesburg, Ala. • Jacksonville State
Blanchard was instrumental in leading Jacksonville State to a 49-48 double-overtime victory over Ole Miss on Saturday. Splitting time at quarterback, the true freshman was 9-for-13 for 126 ayards and a pair of touchdowns. Blanchard made back-to-back big plays in the second overtime, completing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper in the back of the end zone on 4th and 15 to pull the Gamecocks to within one then completing a two-point conversion pass to win the game; the plays earned him the No. 2 play of the day on SportsCenter. As a punter, Blanchard punted four times for an average of 45.5 yards, including a long of 49 yards and another punt that was downed at the Rebel 3-yard line. The win for JSU was the first for an OVC opponent over a SEC foe since the OVC was formed in 1948.

Others Nominated: Ioshua Siliva, Austin Peay; Arthur Brackett, Murray State; Rayshawn Weatherspoon, Tennessee State.

Great West Players of the Week from Week No. 1
There were not a great deal of great offensive performers in the first week of college football action within the Great West, but Cal Poly’s Matt Rodgers had quite a debut for the Mustangs with 105 yards on 14 carries in their 23-17 victory, the lone win among the five conference schools, to earn Offensive Player of the Week honors. On the defensive side of the ball, saftey turned linebacker Akeem Anifowoshe was all over the field with 10 tackles, five of them solo stops, and was credited for 3.5 tackles for losses of 17 yards in Southern Utah’s loss at FBS opponent Wyoming, to earn Defensive Player of the Week. Standing out for South Dakota in its loss to Central Florida was punter Cole Zwiefelhofer, who was named Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 45.67 on six punts, with two pinning the Knights back inside their own 20-yard line.
Offensive
RB Matt Rodgers - Cal Poly (5-8, 185, Jr., Hawthorne, Calif.)
Running back Matt Rodgers surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in his first game as a Mustang, gaining 105 yards on 14 carries in Cal Poly’s 23-17 victory over Humboldt State. He also caught two passes for five yards and scored one touch¬down via the run and the pass. Rodgers caught a seven-yard scoring pass from Tony Smith early in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7 and ran four yards for another touchdown midway through the third period to close Humboldt State’s 17-7 halftime lead to 17-14. Rodgers also returned one kickoff 49 yards.
Also Nominated - RB Catlin Solum (North Dakota); WR Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah); RB Chris Ganious (South Dakota)
Defensive
LB Akeem Anifowoshe - Southern Utah (5-11, 210, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.)
Senior Akeem Anifowoshe tied for the team lead with 10 tackles, including five solo stops, in Southern Utah’s 28-20 loss at FBS opponent Wyoming. Anifowoshe also tied for the team lead with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and had one sack. His TFL, tied for the fourth-best effort among FCS players this weekend, set the Cowboys back 17 yards. His sack, an eight-yarder, came in the red zone and on the next play he flushed the quarterback out of the pocket and forced him to throw off-bal¬ance, the pass was intercepted by Matt Holley in the end zone.
Also Nominated - DB Danny Hart (UC Davis); DL Damon Andrews (North Dakota); S Shane Potter (South Dakota)
Special Teams
P Cole Zwiefelhofer - South Dakota (6-3, 206, So., Chippewa Falls, Wis.)
Sophomore punter Cole Zwiefelhofer averaged 45.7 yards per punt in USD’s loss at Central Florida on Saturday. He punted six times for 274 yards with a long of 52 yards and twice put the Knights inside their own 20-yard line. His average ranked fourth among all FCS punters in the first weekend of action.
Also Nominated - P Colton Schmidt (UC Davis); P Brett Cameron (North Dakota)

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (http://www.BigSouthSports.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) – Liberty quarterback Mike Brown (Charlottesville, Va.) has been named the Choice Hotels Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Gardner-Webb linebacker Jeffery Williams (Frisco City, Ala.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played during the opening weekend of the 2010 season, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, VMI kick returner Michael Rainey-Wiles (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week, while Gardner-Webb running back Juanne Blount (Wingate, N.C.) is The Crons Brand Freshman of the Week.

Brown was 17-of-22 passing for 338 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Flames back from an early 7-0 deficit against St. Francis (Pa.). In his second career start at quarterback, Brown threw three touchdown passes in the final 5:08 of the second quarter to give Liberty the lead for good. He started with a 75-yard touchdown strike on third down to Pat Kelly. On the next possession and facing a second-and-20, Brown hit B.J. Hayes for 49 yards and a score. Brown closed out the first half with a 40-yard touchdown to Chris Summers on a third-and-10 play. Brown connected with Summers again in the third quarter on a 20-yard scoring play. Three of Brown’s four touchdown passes came on drives of 70-yards or longer. Brown also rushed for 14 yards and caught a pass for four yards.

Williams posted an 18-tackle game against Brevard and played the balance of a grueling 37:18 that the GWU defense was on the field against the Tornados’ triple-option attack. Williams helped hold Brevard to just 3.5 yards per play and had nine solo stops – including a pair behind the line and a half sack. He also intercepted a pass with 5:45 left in the second quarter that ended a 12-play drive in Gardner-Webb territory. Williams is now the eighth player in Big South history to surpass 300 career tackles (304).

Rainey-Wiles returned four punts for 112 yards, including a 52-yarder for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was his first career punt return TD and VMI’s first punt return for a score since Tim Maypray on Oct. 3, 2009. Rainey-Wiles also had punt returns of 29 and 20 yards that gave the Keydets great field possession, and he also returned the opening kickoff 31 yards that eventually led to VMI’s first points of the game.

Blount was thrown into heavy action earlier than expected Saturday due to injuries and responded with 134 rushing yards and one touchdown in Gardner-Webb’s 28-14 victory. Blount gained 58 yards on his first carry to set up the squad’s second score of the game, and he later scored in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard run. He averaged 7.4 yards on his 18 carries and recorded the top freshman rushing debut in Gardner-Webb’s Division I era.

[EWURanger]

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Jones, Askew, Brown Claim Honors
Jon Kasper - Big Sky Conference
9/6/2010 2:31:43 PM
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The Big Sky Conference has selected its first football players of the week for the 2010 season. Eastern Washington running back Taiwan Jones is the offensive player of the week. Northern Colorado cornerback Korey Askew is the defensive player of the week. Portland State kicker Zach Brown is the special teams player of the week.

Jones, a 6-1, 210-pound junior from Antioch, Wash., led the FCS in week one with a career-high 322 all-purpose yards in a 49-24 loss to Nevada on Sept. 2. Jones rushed the ball 12 times for 145 yards, an average of 12.1 yards per carry. He caught two passes for 92 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown on his first touch from scrimmage. The Walter Payton Award candidate also amassed 85 yards on four kick returns. His 322 all-purpose yards eclipsed his previous career high of 279 set last year against Sacramento State. This is Jones’ second career player of the week honor.

Askew, a 5-7, 175-pound senior from Denver, returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, and tied for the team-high with five tackles in Northern Colorado’s 54-0 victory over Adams State. Askew put the Bears up 21-0 early in the second quarter with his one-handed interception and subsequent return. Askew and the Bear defense limited Adams State to just 60 passing yards. Northern Colorado posted its first shutout since the 2002 season. This is Askew’s first career player of the week honor.

Brown, a 6-1, 180-pound sophomore from Keizer, Ore., made three long field goals in Portland State’s 54-9 loss to Arizona State of the Pac-10 on Saturday. Brown connected from 43, 53 and 47 yards to account for all of the Vikings’ points. The 53-yarder was a career long, and tied the second-longest in school history. Brown, a preseason All-American, has made eight consecutive field goals and 17 of his last 19 dating back to last season. Brown is the first Viking in history to make three field goals longer than 50 yards. This is Brown’s third career player of the week.

[CatMom]

Moses? We had a true freshman QB that can in and got 4 TD's against UH and Moses gets HM? He scored 2 and threw one. (Reddic had the other) Didn't just use his arm. SFA had 1 TD! Sorry, I think he earned at least the HM

[danefan]

NEC Release

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The season’s first installment of the NEC’s weekly football awards program honors five men who all contributed to lid-lifting victories. Albany was the first NEC team to kick off the 2010 slate and received a career-high 129 rushing yards from NEC Offensive Player of the Week Andrew Smith in a 3-0 win at Maine. Making 13 tackles, NEC Defensive Player of the Week Nathan Totino was at the forefront of a Duquesne defense that allowed only 173 yards of total offense in a 17-13 triumph over Bucknell. The NEC Special Teams Player of the Week award goes to Bryant running back Jordan Brown whose 70-yard punt return for a touchdown helped the Bulldogs build a 20-0 lead in an eventual 44-30 win over Fordham. Two men share the NEC Rookie of the Week award. Bryant’s Jordan Harris made four receptions for 98 yards, including a 44-yard TD catch that opened the game’s scoring. Meanwhile, Sacred Heart’s Gregory Ibe logged 97 rushing yards and two scores to help carry Sacred Heart past Marist.


NEC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Andrew Smith, Albany

NEC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Nathan Totino, Duquesne

NEC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jordan Brown, Bryant

NEC Football Rookie of the Week
Jordan Harris, Bryant & Gregory Ibe, Sacred Heart

[EWURanger]

Moses? We had a true freshman QB that can in and got 4 TD's against UH and Moses gets HM? He scored 2 and threw one. (Reddic had the other) Didn't just use his arm. SFA had 1 TD! Sorry, I think he earned at least the HM

Computer says no?

[93henfan]

CAA Football Rookie of the Week - Andrew Pierce, RB, Delaware
Pierce, who logged the opening weekend’s CAA Football Rookie of the Week honor, logged 13 rushes for 119 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut Thursday evening for Delaware. The freshman pushed the Blue Hens’ lead over visiting West Chester to 14-0 on a 22-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the Hens went on to win 31-0. Pierce’s longest rush of the evening was 34 yards, also marking Delaware’s longest play of the game.

While it's obviously too early to christen Andrew Pierce the second coming of Omar Cuff, he was very impressive on Thursday night. He's got good size and power and what impressed me the most was that he took just that extra split second to wait for the hole to open and then he exploited it. Seems like a very smart runner.