Big Tank TV College Football Players of the Week!

Offensive Player of the Week
Duke University Quaterback Thaddeus Lewis Opa-Locka, Fla.

Lewis led Duke to a 49-28 win over N.C. State by completing a school single-game record 40-of-50 pass attempts for 459 yards and five touchdowns. The 459 yards marks the fourth-highest single-game total in school history while the five touchdowns ranks as the second-best single-game total in school history. The 459-yard performance ranks 18th on the league's single-game chart and is the most yards by an ACC quarterback in a contest since 2003





DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
University Of Florida Linebacker Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.

On Saturday night in Death Valley, Spikes had a team- and season-high 11 tackles, including a career-high three quarterback sacks for losses of 14 yards in the Gators' road win over fourth-ranked LSU. Spikes' three sacks were the most by a Gator since Derrick Harvey three against Ohio State in the 2006 BCS National Championship Game. Spikes led a Gator defense that limited LSU to just 162 yards of offense, its lowest output since Nov. 24, 2000, and 66 yards rushing on 30 attempts. Florida has held its opponents to under 100 yards rushing in four of the last five games this season. UF also forced the Tigers into a 1-of-9 performance on third-down conversions.

Big Tank TV College Football Players of the Week!

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
University of Cincinnati wide receiver Mardy Gilyard (Bunnell, Fla.

Gilyard hauled in nine catches for a career-best 177 yards and two touchdowns in UC's 28-20 win over Fresno State at Nippert Stadium on Saturday. He finished with 226 all-purpose yards and had touchdown receptions of 11 and 23 yards from quarterback Tony Pike to lead a Bearcats offense that was on the field for just 16:18.
Gilyard was awarded a helmet sticker by Lou Holtz on ESPN's College Gameday Final Saturday night, and is also one of four finalists for the AT&T All-America National Player of the Week.
UC, ranked No. 10 in the latest Associated Press poll, returns to the field on Saturday, Oct. 3 at to face longtime rival Miami (OH) in the 114th Battle for the Victory Bell at Yager Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be available online at ESPN360.com.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

University of Iowa Linebacker Pat Angerer Bettendorf, IA

Angerer, a 6-1, 235-pound senior from Bettendorf, posted a team-high 14 tackles against Penn State and recorded his first interception. He returned the fourth-quarter interception 38 yards, setting up an Iowa touchdown. He also forced a late game fumble to help assure the Hawkeye victory. It's Angerer's second league honor. He earned Player of the Week honors following Iowa's win over Wisconsin last year.
Angerer was also named Linebacking Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Award committee.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK


Jacory Harris University of Miami
Harris completed 20 of 25 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and the 9th-ranked Hurricanes snapped a four-game losing streak against Georgia Tech with a 33-17 victory















Defensive Player of The Week
Rahim Alem LSU

Alem, a defensive end from New Orleans, recorded a career-best seven tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in LSU’s 23-9 win over Vanderbilt. Six of Alem’s seven tackles were solo stops and his sack went for an 11-yard loss and came on a third-down opportunity for the Commodores midway through the fourth quarter with the Tigers leading 16-9

Alem led an LSU defense that held Vanderbilt to just seven points and 210 yards of offense – 122 rushing, 88 passing. Dating back to last year, Alem has now recorded a sack in four of LSU’s last five games.

Special Teams Player of the Week

Leroy Vann FAMU
LeRoy Vann scored on two punt returns for the second straight week and Florida A&M beat Howard 48-10 on lastThursday night.

Vann, who scored on returns of 40 and 66 yards, ran back two punts for touchdowns against Winston-Salem State last week. The senior has returned seven punts for touchdowns during his career, tying a Football Championship Subdivision record set by Northern Iowa's Kenny Shedd between 1989-1992.