Football

Football Players of the Week (for the week ending September 12, 2010)

Division I Bowl Subdivision

Offensive Player of the Week

Noel Devine- West Virginia University
Senior, Running Back, Fort Myers, Fla.

The senior tailback rushed the ball 23 times for 112 yards, had 10 catches for 62 yards and scored a fourth quarter touchdown in the Mountaineers’ 24-21 overtime victory at Marshall. The 10 catches are a career-high for Devine.

Defensive Player of the Week

Muhammed Wilkerson – Temple University
Junior, Defensive Tackle, Linden, N.J.

Wilkerson led the Owls defense in a 13-10 overtime victory over Central Michigan University.  He amassed six total tackles, including three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.

Division I Championship Subdivision

Offensive Player of the Week

Drew Dudzik – James Madison University
Senior, Quarterback, Clifton, Va.

Dudzik accounted for all three of the Dukes’ scores in a 21-16 upset of the nationally-ranked Hokies from Virginia Tech.  The senior captain completed 5-of-8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown and ran 12 times for 35 yards and two trips to the end zone. Dudzik’s 12-yard fourth quarter touchdown run proved to be the gamewinner.

Defensive Player of the Week

Kendrick Ellis – Hampton University
Senior, Defensive Tackle, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Ellis led the Pirates’ defensive attack with a total of 16 tackles (seven solo) with 2.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards.  The senior also recorded two sacks and recovered a fumble in a 31-21 victory over the Howard University Bison.

Division III North

Offensive Player of the Week

Chris Denton – Norwich University
Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Plantation, Fla.

Denton caught seven passes for a total of 168 yards and three touchdowns, all career highs, in a 25-14 victory over St. Lawrence University.  His touchdown receptions went for 27, 68, and 29 yards.

Defensive Player of the Week

Devin Worthington – Hobart College
Freshman, Strong Safety, Rochester N.Y.

In his first collegiate game, Worthington amassed a game-high 10 tackles in Hobart’s 38-7 win over Dickinson College.  He had three tackles combined for a loss of 30 yards, including one sack.  Worthington also contributed on special teams as he blocked a punt that was returned for a Hobart touchdown.

Division III South

Offensive Player of the Week

Eric Walker – Bethany College
Junior, Running Back, New Brighton, Pa.

The junior tailback carried the ball 32 times for a career-high 220 yards and three touchdowns.  Walker scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Bethany Bison outlasted King’s College, 31-29.

Defensive Player of the Week

Joe Lopez – SUNY Cortland
Senior, Defensive Back, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.

Lopez helped Cortland clinch a 24-12 victory over Kean University with two crucial fourth quarter interceptions.  He also added four tackles for the Red Dragons defense.

Honorable Mention

Justin Autera – SUNY Cortland
Sophomore, Running Back, Mahopac, N.Y.

The Red Dragons utilized Autera in several different ways in their 24-12 win over Kean University as he caught a touchdown pass, ran for one and returned a kick for a third.  Autera returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and later returned a punt 55 yards down to the Kean five-yard line.  The sophomore amassed 227 all purpose yards on the day.