DALLAS – After catching five passes for 121 yards and scoring a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns in a win over Marshall that made Charlotte bowl-eligible for the first time, 49ers sophomore WR
Victor Tucker has been named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week. The Defensive Player of the Week honor went to WKU junior DE
Deangelo Malone, who had seven tackles, two TFL’s, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble that he returned for a touchdown in a victory at Southern Miss. The Special Teams Player of the Week award was given to FIU junior K
Jose Borregales, who made three field goals, including two from 50+ yards, in a win over crosstown foe Miami. C-USA Football Players of the Week are voted on by a panel of the league’s media. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Top of the World Headwear.
Nov 25 2019 FB POW Release.(pdf)
Tucker scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns as Charlotte rallied past Marshall to become bowl-eligible for the first time in school history. He also posted his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with five catches for 121 yards. All four of Tucker's 100-yard receiving games have come against C-USA foes. He scored on a five-yard end around to give the 49ers their first lead of the game and then caught an acrobatic 25-yard TD pass on fourth and 10 with 48 seconds left to seal the win. It was Charlotte's school-record sixth win of the season.
Malone spearheaded a WKU defense that held Southern Miss to its fewest points at home in six years, as the Hilltoppers took home a 28-10 victory in Hattiesburg. Malone had two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, and seven total tackles on the day. But his biggest play of the game was forcing a fumble on a strip sack, then recovering the fumble and taking it into the end zone for a 5-yard scoop-and-score touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was WKU's first fumble return for a TD since 2014. Earlier in the game, Malone set the Hilltoppers’ single-season record in the program’s FBS Era (since 2009) for tackles for loss. With 20 tackles for loss on the season, Malone is only the 11th defender in WKU’s 101-season history to have at least that many. With 10.5 sacks, Malone is only the fourth defender in WKU’s 101-season history to reach double-digit quarterback takedowns in a single season.
Borregales made three field goals in FIU’s 30-24 win over Miami, with two being 50 yards or longer. The junior kicker hit from 29, 50 and 53, with the 53-yarder tying a school record that was set by Borregales last season. His three field goals early on helped build a 16-0 lead over Miami in the third quarter. In addition to his field goals, Borregales was 3-for-3 on extra points and had seven kickoffs for a 60.6 average with three touchbacks. Borregales now has 258 career points, tying FIU’s all-time mark for most points scored by a player.
2019 WINNERS:
Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jason Pirtle, TE, North Texas; Sept. 9 – Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB; Sept. 16 – Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Deangelo Antoine, WR, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 30 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 7 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Oct. 14 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 21 – Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall; Oct. 28 – Chris Reynolds, QB, Charlotte; Nov. 4 – Mason Fine, QB, North Texas; Nov. 11 – Ty Storey, QB, WKU; Nov. 18 – Brad Rozner, WR, Rice; Nov. 25 – Victor Tucker, WR, Charlotte.
Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 –Garrett Marino, DL, UAB; Sept. 9 – Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee; Sept. 16 – Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 23 – Keion White, DE, Old Dominion; Sept. 30 – Kyle Bailey, LB, WKU; Oct. 7 – Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee; Oct. 14 – Darius Hodge, DL, Marshall; Oct. 21 – Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech; Oct. 28 – Kearon Merrell, CB, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Akileis Leroy, LB, Florida Atlantic; Nov. 11 – Devon Key, S, WKU; Nov. 18 – Tavante Beckett, LB, Marshall; Nov. 25 – Deangelo Malone, DE, WKU.
Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 9 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Sept. 16 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech; Sept. 30 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Oct. 7 – Maurice Alexander, PR, FIU; Oct. 14 – Nick Vogel, K, UAB; Oct. 21 – Ethan Mooney, K, North Texas; Oct. 28 – Justin Rohrwasser, K, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Duron Lowe, KR, UTEP; Nov. 11 – Andrew Stein, K, Southern Miss; Nov. 18 – Zac Everett, P, Southern Miss; Nov. 25 – Jose Borregales, K, FIU.