Here are your college football players of the week.
Remember, if you feel that another player was worthy of higher honors than the two I chose, post the athlete and let me hear why you think he or they were more deserving.
Remember though, the two athletes I pick are usually going to be on a team that played somebody other than St. Mary’s School of Art.
That’s just how I roll – here are your top performers of the week:
Offensive Player of the Week: There were a lot of deserving offensive players of the week in college football this past weekend. Ohio State QB Troy Smith threw for four touchdowns against Iowa, Michigan RB Mike Hart ran for 195 yards against the Golden Gophers and I really liked Tennessee QB Erik Ainge’s day against Memphis – 23 of 27 for 324 yards and four touchdowns. LSU QB JaMarcus Russell also had a marvelous day by throwing for 330 yards and three touchdowns. At one point during the Tigers win over Mississippi State, he connected on 14 straight passes.
However, the guy I’m going to give the Offensive Player of the Week award to is BYU QB John Beck.
Beck had didn’t have out of this world numbers like Russell or Ainge (23 of 37 for 321 yards and three touchdowns), but did lead his team to a huge upset over formerly No. #17 ranked TCU. All three of Beck’s touchdown passes came in the second half and most importantly – he never turned the ball over, which is huge while playing on the road.
Defensive Player of the Week: Dexter Manley II, DE Oregon
This was an easier choice than the offensive player of the week was. Manley registered three sacks in Oregon’s dismantling of Arizona State 48-13 on Saturday.
The son of former Washington Redskins Pro Bowl linebacker under the same name, helped the undefeated Ducks defense keep the Sun Devils offense out end zone for the entire contest.
