Nov. 1, 2012

Division I Bowl Subdivision

Offensive Players of the Week

Ryan Nassib – Syracuse University

Senior, Quarterback, West Chester, Pa.

Nassib completed 27 of 40 passes for 328 yards and four second-half touchdowns to rally Syracuse to a 37-36 win at USF.

Marcus Sales – Syracuse University

Senior, Wide Receiver, Syracuse, N.Y.

Sales had nine receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-36 win at USF and he had 107 receiving yards in the second half.

Defensive Player of the Week

Keegan Wetzel – U.S. Naval Academy

Senior, Outside Linebacker,
 Wetzel recorded a career-high nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks in Navy’s 56-28 rout of East Carolina.  The win was Navy’s fourth-straight and at 5-3 the Mids are one win away from qualifying for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco.

Special Teams Player of the Week

Nick Sloan – U.S. Naval Academy

Freshman, Kicker, San Diego, Calif.

Sloan was 8-8 on extra-points in Navy’s 56-28 victory over East Carolina.  The win was Navy’s fourth-straight and at 5-3 the Mids are one win away from qualifying for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco.