FARMINGTON, Utah (Oct. 17, 2022) - Willie Patterson (Montana State), Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Charles Ike (Idaho State) and Kyle Sentkowski (Sacramento State) earned conference honors after their performances this past Saturday, as the quartet was named Big Sky Football Players of the Week, presented by Cloverdale Plumbing.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Willie Patterson (Montana State)/Gevani McCoy (Idaho)
Montana State's Willie Patterson earned his first Big Sky Football Offensive Player of the Week honor, as the Bobcat caught three touchdown passes and racked up 148 receiving yards in Saturday's 37-14 win over Northern Colorado. Patterson has caught eight touchdown passes overall this season, which tops the Big Sky and is tied for second-most in the FCS.
Idaho's Gevani McCoy led the Vandals to their first win over Montana since 1999 and helped bring the Little Brown Stein back to Moscow. The redshirt freshman passed for 286 yards, two touchdowns and ran in a two-point conversion to lead Idaho to the 30-23 victory in Missoula. The conference weekly honor is the first of McCoy's young career.
Defensive Player of the Week - Charles Ike (Idaho State)
Idaho State's Charles Ike won his first Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping lead the Bengals to a 40-31 win over Cal Poly on Saturday. Ike earned 10 tackles, with one being for loss, while picking off two passes and forcing a fumble to cap his stellar day. The Idaho State defense forced five turnovers overall against Cal Poly, with four being interceptions.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Kyle Sentkowski (Sacramento State)
Kyle Sentkowski won his first Big Sky Football Special Teams Player of the Week honor of the season after scoring 10 of Sacramento State's 52 points in Saturday's win at Eastern Washington. Sentkowski made a 36-yard field goal to extend his streak to eight made field goals on the year, while making all seven of his PAT attempts on the day. Sentkowski has now scored double-digit points in four of his team's six games.
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Others Nominated
Off: Cameron Skattebo (Sacramento State), Bronson Barron (Weber State), Xavier Guillory (Idaho State), Elijah Dotson (Northern Colorado), Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. (UC Davis)
Def: Paul Moala (Idaho), Brock Mather (Sacramento State), Jack Kelly (Weber State), Ty Okada (Montana State)
ST: Hayden Hatten (Idaho)
Past Big Sky Football Players of the Week
9/5 - Off: Gunner Talkington (EWU); Def: Braxton Hill (UM); ST: Cameron Skattebo (Sac State)
9/12 - Off: Jaden Jones (CP); Co-Def: Rex Connors (UCD)/Desmond Williams (WSU); ST: Taco Dowler (MSU)
9/19 - Off: Bronson Barron (WSU); Def: Patrick O’Connell (UM); ST: Ricardo Chavez (Idaho)
9/26 - Off: Lucas Johnson (UM); Co-Def: Robby Hauck (UM)/Armon Bailey (Sac State); ST: Elijah Dotson (UNC)
10/3 - Co-Off: Sean Chambers (MSU)/Dante Chachere (PSU); Def: Armon Bailey (Sac State); ST: Patrick Rohrbach (UM)
10/10: Off: RJ Martinez (Northern Arizona); Def: Callahan O'Reilly (Montana State); ST: Abraham Williams (Weber State)