Northwest Notes November 15, 2011
EWU's Mitchell is Big Sky POW
The Big Sky Conference has selected its football Players of the Week for games played on Saturday, Nov. 12. Weber State running back C.J. Tuckett and Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the Co-Offensive Players of the Week. Sacramento State defensive end Zack Nash is the Defensive Player of the Week.
Mitchell, a 6-2, 210-pound senior from Katy, Texas, completed 34-of-50 passes for 436 yards with five touchdowns and one interception in Eastern Washington's 53-51 triple-overtime road win over Cal Poly. He hit Greg Herd on a 25-yard touchdown in the third overtime, and then ran in a 2-point conversion. Mitchell threw TD passes of 30, 15, 2, 22 and 25 yards to five different receivers. The Walter Payton Award Candidate has been named Player of the Week three times this season.
Tuckett, a junior from Malta, Idaho, set a school record with 407 all-purpose yards in Weber State's 34-31 win over Northern Arizona. Tuckett rushed for a career-high 254 yards on 27 attempts and scored on runs of 16, 45 and 1 yards. He had 144 kick return yards on four returns, and also caught two passes for nine yards. The 407 all-purpose yards were the second-most in Big Sky history. This is Tuckett's first career Player of the Week honor.
Nash, a senior, tied his own Big Sky single-game record with five sacks in Sacramento State's 24-9 win over Idaho State. Nash recorded eight total tackles - six for loss, and forced a fumble. The six tackles tied his own school record.
WAC names players of the week
Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo, Louisiana Tech defensive end IK Enemkpali and New Mexico State kick returner Taveon Rogers were named the Western Athletic Conference offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week, respectively.
Fajardo, a freshman, accounted for 371 yards and four touchdowns in Nevada's 42-28 win over Hawaii. Fajardo completed 25-of-36 passes for 290 yards and a career-high three touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed 19 times for 81 yards including a 25-yard touchdown run in the second half.
Enemkpali, a sophomore, had six tackles, including 3.5 for a loss of 18 yards, in the 27-7 win at Mississippi. Enemkpali had a sack for a loss of seven yards and also forced a fumble. He helped hold the Rebels to a 5-of-18 third-down conversion rate and kept the Bulldogs' streak intact of holding every opponent they face under their rushing average coming into the game.
Rogers, a senior, returned eight kickoffs for a career-best 246 yards including a 99-yard return for a touchdown in New Mexico State's 48-45 win over Fresno State. It was his third touchdown return of the season, breaking a school record. Rogers also caught 10 passes for a 166 yards to tally a school-record 412 all-purpose yards in the game. It was the first ever win for the Aggies over Fresno State in 18 tries.
- From wire services