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 The International School of the Blind.
That’s just how I roll – here are your top performers of the week:
Offensive Player of the Week: Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas
Any player that helps an unranked program top the formerly #2 overall team in the nation on its home turf gets my attention for player of the week honors. McFadden and fellow tailback Felix Jones were the Razorbacks’ offense on Saturday in Arkansas’ 27-10 victory over Auburn. He rushed for 145 yards on 28 carries and his touchdown in the second quarter was the first rushing score that the Tigers had given up all season.
Reason to further embrace McFadden’s performance (and Jones’ performance as well) is that Razorbacks’ QB Mitch Mustain only attempted 10 passes. McFadden and Jones combined for 249 yards and two touchdowns, which was more than 68% of Arkansas’s total offensive output.
Defensive Player of the Week: Aaron Ross, CB Texas
Okalahoma didn’t prove to be that much of a challenge to Texas after all, but that was mainly because of Ross’s performance on defense for the Long Horns. Ross had two interceptions, eight tackles and scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in Texas’s 28-10 victory over the Sooners.
Ross’ fumble recovery was intended for Oklahoma’s Adrian Peterson, but Ross turned it into a scoring play for Texas. The play eventually provided the Long Horns with the winning points in the contest and will keep Texas in the top 10 of college football’s elite.
