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The Big Sky Conference has selected its football Players of the Week for games played on Saturday, Nov. 14. Eastern Washington quarterback Matt Nichols is the Offensive Player of the Week. Montana State defensive end Dane Fletcher is the Defensive Player of the Week. Weber State punt returner/wide receiver Tim Toone is the Special Teams Player of the Week.
Nichols, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior from Cottonwood, Calif., completed 28-of-38 passes for 380 yards and four touchdowns in the 18th-ranked Eagles’ 41-28 victory over Southern Utah of the Great West Conference. Nichols amassed 455 yards of total offense and accounted for five touchdowns. He rushed for 75 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 28-7 in the third quarter. Nichols became the Big Sky’s career leader in total offense, surpassing the 17-year-old mark of Weber State’s Jamie Martin. Nichols enters the final regular-season game with 12,440 yards of total offense. Eastern Washington handed Southern Utah its first home loss of the season, and moved to 7-3 overall to remain in the hunt for an at-large playoff bid. In his last four games, the Walter Payton Award candidate has completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 1,432 yards with 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. This is Nichols’ second Player of the Week honor this season and the sixth of his career.
Fletcher, a 6-2, 245-pound senior from Bozeman, Mont., matched his career high with 11 tackles – four for loss – tallied 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and broke up a pass in Montana State’s 27-17 must-win over Sacramento State. It was Fletcher’s first healthy game back since a bout with mononucleosis. With the Bobcats leading by seven in the fourth quarter, Sacramento State blocked an MSU field goal to grab momentum and state a potential game-tying drive. But Fletcher registered a sack on second down, flushed the QB from the pocked and into a Dan Ogden sack on third down to force a punt. On Sacramento State’s final drive, Fletcher had ½ sack, a QB hurry and a pass breakup. Fletcher, a Buck Buchanan Award winner, ranks second nationally in tackles-for-loss per game (2.06). This is Fletcher’s second Player of the Week honor this season and the fourth of his career. The victory helped MSU improve to 7-3 overall and keep its at-large playoff hopes alive.
Toone, a 5-10, 175-pound senior from Peoria, Ariz., returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and finished with 181 all-purpose yards in 19th-ranked Weber State’s 29-7 victory over Northern Arizona. Toone’s return, on a snow-covered slippery field, put the Wildcats ahead 13-9 with 6:50 to play in the third quarter. It was Toone’s second 90-plus yard punt return for a touchdown this season. He leads the nation in punt returns with an average of 21.2 yards per return. Toone also caught eight passes for 91 yards as Weber State moved to 6-4 and kept its at-large playoff hopes alive. This is Toone’s fourth career Player of the Week honor, and the second this season.
Others Nominated for Weekly Honors
OFFENSE
Kelvin Krosch, WR, Idaho State
Chase Reynolds, RB, Montana
Everett Gilbert, WR, Montana State
Alex Henderson, RB, Northern Arizona
Patrick Walker, WR, Northern Colorado
Bobby McClintock, FB, Portland State
Tim Toone, WR, Weber State
DEFENSE
J.C. Sherritt, LB, Eastern Washington
Chris Holmesly, DB Idaho State
Severin Campbell, DE, Montana
Taylor Julio, S, Northern Arizona
John Eddy, LB, Northern Colorado
Ryan Pedersen, LB, Portland State
Geoff Warner, LB, Sacramento State
Kevin Linehan, DE, Weber State
SPECIAL TEAMS
Taiwan Jones, Ret., Eastern Washington
Jarrett Huk, K, Idaho State
Dan Moore, Montana
Matt Myers, K, Northern Arizona
Cameron Kaman, P, Northern Colorado
Aaron Woods, Ret., Portland State
Chris Diniz, K, Sacramento State
Nichols, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior from Cottonwood, Calif., completed 28-of-38 passes for 380 yards and four touchdowns in the 18th-ranked Eagles’ 41-28 victory over Southern Utah of the Great West Conference. Nichols amassed 455 yards of total offense and accounted for five touchdowns. He rushed for 75 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 28-7 in the third quarter. Nichols became the Big Sky’s career leader in total offense, surpassing the 17-year-old mark of Weber State’s Jamie Martin. Nichols enters the final regular-season game with 12,440 yards of total offense. Eastern Washington handed Southern Utah its first home loss of the season, and moved to 7-3 overall to remain in the hunt for an at-large playoff bid. In his last four games, the Walter Payton Award candidate has completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 1,432 yards with 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. This is Nichols’ second Player of the Week honor this season and the sixth of his career.
Fletcher, a 6-2, 245-pound senior from Bozeman, Mont., matched his career high with 11 tackles – four for loss – tallied 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and broke up a pass in Montana State’s 27-17 must-win over Sacramento State. It was Fletcher’s first healthy game back since a bout with mononucleosis. With the Bobcats leading by seven in the fourth quarter, Sacramento State blocked an MSU field goal to grab momentum and state a potential game-tying drive. But Fletcher registered a sack on second down, flushed the QB from the pocked and into a Dan Ogden sack on third down to force a punt. On Sacramento State’s final drive, Fletcher had ½ sack, a QB hurry and a pass breakup. Fletcher, a Buck Buchanan Award winner, ranks second nationally in tackles-for-loss per game (2.06). This is Fletcher’s second Player of the Week honor this season and the fourth of his career. The victory helped MSU improve to 7-3 overall and keep its at-large playoff hopes alive.
Toone, a 5-10, 175-pound senior from Peoria, Ariz., returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and finished with 181 all-purpose yards in 19th-ranked Weber State’s 29-7 victory over Northern Arizona. Toone’s return, on a snow-covered slippery field, put the Wildcats ahead 13-9 with 6:50 to play in the third quarter. It was Toone’s second 90-plus yard punt return for a touchdown this season. He leads the nation in punt returns with an average of 21.2 yards per return. Toone also caught eight passes for 91 yards as Weber State moved to 6-4 and kept its at-large playoff hopes alive. This is Toone’s fourth career Player of the Week honor, and the second this season.
Others Nominated for Weekly Honors
OFFENSE
Kelvin Krosch, WR, Idaho State
Chase Reynolds, RB, Montana
Everett Gilbert, WR, Montana State
Alex Henderson, RB, Northern Arizona
Patrick Walker, WR, Northern Colorado
Bobby McClintock, FB, Portland State
Tim Toone, WR, Weber State
DEFENSE
J.C. Sherritt, LB, Eastern Washington
Chris Holmesly, DB Idaho State
Severin Campbell, DE, Montana
Taylor Julio, S, Northern Arizona
John Eddy, LB, Northern Colorado
Ryan Pedersen, LB, Portland State
Geoff Warner, LB, Sacramento State
Kevin Linehan, DE, Weber State
SPECIAL TEAMS
Taiwan Jones, Ret., Eastern Washington
Jarrett Huk, K, Idaho State
Dan Moore, Montana
Matt Myers, K, Northern Arizona
Cameron Kaman, P, Northern Colorado
Aaron Woods, Ret., Portland State
Chris Diniz, K, Sacramento State