FARMINGTON, Utah (Oct. 31, 2022) - Miles Hastings (UC Davis), Teddye Buchanan (UC Davis) and Jack Burgess (Weber State) were all honored for their play this past Saturday, as the trio was named Big Sky Football Players of the Week, presented by Cloverdale Plumbing.
Offensive Player of the Week - Miles Hastings (UC Davis)
UC Davis quarterback Miles Hastings was named the Big Sky Football Offensive Player of the Week, after leading the charge for the red-hot Aggies in their 59-17 win over Cal Poly this past Saturday. Hastings passed for a career-high 425 yards and four touchdowns, while completing 22 of his 27 attempts through the air. UC Davis has scored 50 or more points in its last three games, with Hastings completing 82 percent of his passes for 1,004 yards and nine touchdowns during the three-game win streak.
Defensive Player of the Week - Teddye Buchanan (UC Davis)
Teddye Buchanan won Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week honors, giving UC Davis its third conference weekly award for that side of the ball. In his second game back from an injury, the sophomore linebacker tallied five tackles and picked off two passes in the 59-17 win over Cal Poly. Buchanan's first interception came in the endzone to thwart a Cal Poly scoring chance, before returning his second interception 65 yards for a touchdown.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Jack Burgess (Weber State)
Jack Burgess was named the Big Sky Football Special Teams Player of the Week after helping Weber State control field position in its 24-21 win over Montana this past Saturday. Burgess had seven punts for 312 yards on the day, with an average of 44.6 yards per punt. The Wildcat had a career-long punt of 68 yards, with two of his attempts going over 50 yards.
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Others Nominated
Off: Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Dante Chachere (Portland State), Hayden Hatten (Idaho), Gunner Talkington (EWU), Dontae McMillan (Weber State)
Def: Armon
Bailey (Sac State), Winston Reid (Weber State), Jaymason Willingham (Portland State)
ST: Malik Flowers (Montana), Gianni Smith (Portland State), Nick Kokich (EWU)
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)
10/17: Co-Off: Willie Patterson (MSU)/Gevani McCoy (Idaho); Def: Charles Ike (Idaho State); ST: Kyle Sentkowski (Sac State)
10/24: Off: Tommy Mellott (MSU); Def: Rex Connors (UC Davis); ST: Eemil Herranen (NAU)