Southern Utah Nabs A Pair Of ROOT SPORTS #BigSkyFB Player of the Week Honors
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OGDEN, Utah (September 11, 2017) – Phenomenal individual performances highlighted Week Three of the season, as the ROOT SPORTS Players of the Week were announced on Monday. This week’s honors went to Southern Utah’s Patrick Tyler for the ROOT SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week, Sacramento State’s Dre Terrell for ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week, and Southern Utah’s Manny Berz for the ROOT SPORTS Special Teams Player of the Week.
Senior Patrick Tyler guided the Thunderbirds on Saturday, as the quarterback led Southern Utah to a 51-14 win at Stephen F. Austin. He completed 28 passes for a career-high 414 passing yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, as the Thunderbirds never trailed in the game. In his first game of 400 passing yards or more, Tyler threw touchdown passes of 3, 15, 96, and 69 yards. He was one touchdown pass short of tying the school record for the most touchdowns thrown in a single game. Tyler also registered 48 rushing yards, including a three-yard score to start the second quarter.
Junior defensive back Dre Terrell helped lead Sacramento State to a 56-22 victory over Incarnate Word. Terrell became the fifth player in Hornet history to record three interceptions in a game. All three of Terrell’s picks came in the first half, including a spectacular one-handed grab at the one-yard line. Terrell finished the game with a team-high six tackles, including a tackle for loss. Terrell leads the FCS with four total interceptions this season, and is the only player in the FCS with three in a game.
Freshman kicker Manny Berz made all three of his field goal attempts on Saturday, to help the Thunderbirds win on the road. His first career made field goal came with 10 seconds to play in the opening half. On the day, Berz connected on field goals from 23, 39, and 28 yards out. Berz also connected on all six PATs for the Thunderbirds.
Other Nominees for ROOT SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week: Khaleel Jenkins, Cal Poly; Ty Flanagan, Idaho State; Chris Murray, Montana State; Noah Wanzek, North Dakota; Kevin Thomson, Sacramento State; Jake Maier, UC Davis; Stefan Cantwell, Weber State.
Other Nominees ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week: Mason Montgomery, Cal Poly; Andre Lino, Eastern Washington; Joe Martin, Idaho State; Chuck Flowers, North Dakota; Wes Sutton, Northern Arizona; Taylor Nelson, Southern Utah,
Other Nominees for ROOT SPORTS Special Teams Player of the Week: Roldan Alcobendas, Eastern Washington; Joe Martin, Idaho State; John Santiago, North Dakota
The Big Sky has one more week until its ROOT SPORTS’ coverage begins. The coverage will kick off on Sept. 23, with Eastern Washington at Montana.