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November 19th, 2008, 12:51 PM
CAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK -- NOV. 17
RICHMOND, Va. (November 17, 2008) -- CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Nov. 17. Four individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including Hofstra's Roger Williams, James Madison's Rodney Landers and New Hampshire's Chris Jeannot and Matt Parent.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week - Rodney Landers, QB, James Madison
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped James Madison earn CAA Football's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championships with a 48-24 win over William and Mary Saturday. The Virginia Beach, Va., accounted for 357 yards of total offense and four touchdowns against the Tribe. The senior rushed 18 times for 145 yards and a TD, while completing 14-of-19 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns. Landers also extended his no interception streak to six-straight games dating back to the Dukes' win over Appalachian State. The quarterback, who led Madison to 540 yards of total offense against William and Mary, has now rushed for more than 100 yards in seven of JMU's last eight games. For the season Landers has rushed for 1,260 yards -- just shy of his school record of 1,273 rushing yards for a quarterback set last season.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week - Matt Parent, LB, New Hampshire
Parent grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after an outstanding effort in New Hampshire's 52-21 win over Massachusetts. The Long Beach, Calif., native tied a league-record for the longest-ever interception return when he picked off a Liam Coen pass and took it back 100 yards for a score. The pick-six, which was the first in league play since JMU's Tony LeZotte took an interception back 100 yards against Towson in 2005, put the Wildcats on top 10-0 midway through the first quarter. With 2:50 left in the first quarter New Hampshire's T.J. Taylor knocked a ball loose and Parent picked it up for a fumble recovery and five-yard return. One play later New Hampshire extended its lead to 24-0 with a 48-yard touchdown run. Parent, who came up with another fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, ended his day with six total tackles including one for a loss of four yards.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week - Roger Williams, PK, Hofstra
Williams, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, helped Hofstra snap its four-game losing skid with a six-point effort in the Pride's 42-14 win over Northeastern. The Mandeville, La., native connected on a 54-yard field goal with 40 seconds left in Saturday's first quarter helping extend the Pride lead to 10-0. The 54-yarder ranks tied for the third-longest kick in league history, equaling a Steve Leo kick for Delaware against Navy in 1992. It is also CAA
Football's longest field goal since Northeastern's Miro Kesic hit a 57-yarder against Richmond in 2002. Williams' 54-yard boot tied the school record set by Dave Ettinger twice -- the first against Lafayette in 1992 and the second against Southwest Texas State in 1996. On the day, Williams was 1-for-1 in field goal attempts and 3-for-4 on PATs.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week - Chris Jeannot, TE, New Hampshire
Jeannot earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after hauling in two touchdowns in New Hampshire's 52-21 win over Massachusetts. Jeannot, who caught two passes, both for touchdowns accounted for 92 of the Wildcats' 295 receiving yards. The Moon Township, Pa., native logged a 77-yard touchdown catch in the closing minutes of the first half -- the first TD-catch of his career. The redshirt freshman then caught a 15-yard touchdown toss from R.J. Toman with 7:46 left to play in the game. Prior to the game against UMass, Jeannot had caught just two passes for 10 yards playing in a back-up role to All-America tight end Scott Sicko.
RICHMOND, Va. (November 17, 2008) -- CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Nov. 17. Four individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including Hofstra's Roger Williams, James Madison's Rodney Landers and New Hampshire's Chris Jeannot and Matt Parent.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week - Rodney Landers, QB, James Madison
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped James Madison earn CAA Football's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championships with a 48-24 win over William and Mary Saturday. The Virginia Beach, Va., accounted for 357 yards of total offense and four touchdowns against the Tribe. The senior rushed 18 times for 145 yards and a TD, while completing 14-of-19 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns. Landers also extended his no interception streak to six-straight games dating back to the Dukes' win over Appalachian State. The quarterback, who led Madison to 540 yards of total offense against William and Mary, has now rushed for more than 100 yards in seven of JMU's last eight games. For the season Landers has rushed for 1,260 yards -- just shy of his school record of 1,273 rushing yards for a quarterback set last season.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week - Matt Parent, LB, New Hampshire
Parent grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after an outstanding effort in New Hampshire's 52-21 win over Massachusetts. The Long Beach, Calif., native tied a league-record for the longest-ever interception return when he picked off a Liam Coen pass and took it back 100 yards for a score. The pick-six, which was the first in league play since JMU's Tony LeZotte took an interception back 100 yards against Towson in 2005, put the Wildcats on top 10-0 midway through the first quarter. With 2:50 left in the first quarter New Hampshire's T.J. Taylor knocked a ball loose and Parent picked it up for a fumble recovery and five-yard return. One play later New Hampshire extended its lead to 24-0 with a 48-yard touchdown run. Parent, who came up with another fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, ended his day with six total tackles including one for a loss of four yards.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week - Roger Williams, PK, Hofstra
Williams, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, helped Hofstra snap its four-game losing skid with a six-point effort in the Pride's 42-14 win over Northeastern. The Mandeville, La., native connected on a 54-yard field goal with 40 seconds left in Saturday's first quarter helping extend the Pride lead to 10-0. The 54-yarder ranks tied for the third-longest kick in league history, equaling a Steve Leo kick for Delaware against Navy in 1992. It is also CAA
Football's longest field goal since Northeastern's Miro Kesic hit a 57-yarder against Richmond in 2002. Williams' 54-yard boot tied the school record set by Dave Ettinger twice -- the first against Lafayette in 1992 and the second against Southwest Texas State in 1996. On the day, Williams was 1-for-1 in field goal attempts and 3-for-4 on PATs.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week - Chris Jeannot, TE, New Hampshire
Jeannot earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after hauling in two touchdowns in New Hampshire's 52-21 win over Massachusetts. Jeannot, who caught two passes, both for touchdowns accounted for 92 of the Wildcats' 295 receiving yards. The Moon Township, Pa., native logged a 77-yard touchdown catch in the closing minutes of the first half -- the first TD-catch of his career. The redshirt freshman then caught a 15-yard touchdown toss from R.J. Toman with 7:46 left to play in the game. Prior to the game against UMass, Jeannot had caught just two passes for 10 yards playing in a back-up role to All-America tight end Scott Sicko.