FARMINGTON, Utah (Nov. 13, 2023) – Weber State's Winston Reid was honored as the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in the 31-29 victory over No. 4 Idaho this past Saturday, with the Wildcat also being honored on the national stage following his efforts in the win. Reid was joined by Montana State's Sean Chambers and Brendan Hall, alongside Lan Larison of UC Davis to round out conference awards for Week 11.
Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Sean Chambers, Montana State/Lan Larison, UC Davis
Sean Chambers accounted for five touchdowns in his one half of play Saturday, throwing for three and scoring two himself in Montana State's 57-14 win over Eastern Washington. Chambers completed all four of his passes for 119 yards, including scoring strikes of 51 and 43 yards. He opened the scoring Saturday with a 68-yard sprint to paydirt, his third run of more than 60 yards this season. The weekly honor was the second of the season for Chambers.
Lan Larison rushed for 264 yards and three touchdowns in the 21-14 win for UC Davis over Idaho State. Larison scored on runs of 3, 12 and 23 yards, with the 23-yard touchdown coming with 2:05 left in the game. Larison has now had back-to-back games with three rushing touchdowns, while the 264 yards was the third-most for a game in UC Davis history.
Defensive Player of the Week: Winston Reid, Weber State
Winston Reid had a career day on Senior Day for Weber State, posting 17 tackles (7 solo, 10 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup in the 31-29 win over No. 4 Idaho. The 17 tackles were the most in a game by a Wildcat in nine years and is tied for the most in a game this season by a Big Sky player.
The Big Sky weekly honor is the second of the season for Reid, while his efforts also earned him FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week laurels as well. For the full release on that award, click
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Special Teams Player of the Week: Brendan Hall, Montana State
Brendan Hall helped Montana State dominate the field position game in its 57-14 win over Eastern Washington. He kicked off 10 times, forcing seven touchbacks and two fair catches. The one return went to the EWU 11 from deep in the end zone. He averaged 51.6 yards a punt, with a long of 62. Four of those five punts pinned EWU inside the 20.
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Others Nominated
Off: Carson Conklin (Sac State), Kris Jackson (Weber State), Angel Flores (NAU), Clifton McDowell (Montana), Jermaine Braddock (Portland State), Sam Huard (Cal Poly)
Def: Eloi Kwete (NAU), Zach Kennedy (UC Davis), Riley Wilson (Montana), Parker McKenna (Portland State)
ST: Elijah Tau-Tolliver (Sac State), Haze Hadley (Weber State), Brody Richter (NAU), Nico Ramos (Montana)
2023 Big Sky Football Players of the Week
9/4: Hayden Hatten, Idaho (Offensive); Elijah Ponder, Cal Poly (Defensive); Abraham Williams, Weber State (Special Teams)
9/11: Damon Bankston, Weber State (Offensive); Jack Kelly, Weber State (Defensive); Ricardo Chavez, Idaho (Special Teams)
9/18: Kaiden Bennett, Sac State (Offensive); Jett Stanley, Sac State (Defensive); Zach Schreiner, Sac State (Special Teams)
9/25: Sean Chambers, Montana State (Offensive); Eloi Kwete, NAU (Defensive); Ricardo Chavez, Idaho (Special Teams)
10/2: Anthony Woods, Idaho (Offensive); Winston Reid, Weber State (Defensive); Jermaine Jackson, Idaho (Special Teams)
10/9: Aaron Fontes, Montana (Offensive); Alex McLaughlin, NAU (Defensive); Coleman Owen, NAU (Special Teams)
10/16: Dante Chachere, Portland State (Offensive); Ryder Meyer, Montana (Defensive); Grant Glasgow, Montana (Special Teams)
10/23: Tommy Mellott, Montana State (Offensive); Jon Johnson, Montana State (Defensive); Kyle Thompson, Weber State (Special Teams)
10/30: Jobi Malary, Portland State (Offensive); Riley Wilson, Montana (Defensive); Ricardo Chavez, Idaho (Special Teams)
11/6: Clifton McDowell, Montana (Offensive); Da’Marcus Johnson, EWU/Marcus Harris, Idaho (Co-Def); Gianni Smith, Portland State (Special Teams)
11/13: Sean Chambers, Montana State/Lan Larison, UC Davis (Co-Off); Winston Reid, Weber State (Defensive); Brendan Hall, Montana State (Special Teams)