WALNUT CREEK, Calif.
--Linebacker/running back
Myles Jack
of UCLA
,
linebacker
Shayne Skov
of STANFORD and wide receiver/punt returner
Nelson Agholor
of USC have been named offensive, defensive and special teams Pac-12 Players of the Week in football.
Jack, a freshman from Bellevue, Wash., played on the offensive side of the ball for the first time this season, keying a 31-26 Bruin win over Arizona in Tucson on Saturday night. He rushed for 120 yards on six carries, including a 66-yard dash for a touchdown to extend UCLAs lead late in the fourth quarter. Jacks rushing total is tied for 10th on the all-time school freshman list while the 66-yard scamper is the fourth longest by a freshman in program history. Playing in his true position at linebacker, Jack added eight tackles, a tackle for loss, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery in the end zone as the Bruin defense held off the Wildcats for the win.
Skov, a fifth-year senior from Guadalajara, Mexico., led a Stanford defense that stifled the No. 2-ranked Oregon offense en route to a 26-20 win on Thursday night at Stanford Stadium. He collected a team-leading nine tackles, including two tackles for loss, and added two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup as the Cardinal limited a Duck rushing attack that was averaging 331.5 yards a game to just 62 total yards rushing. Both of Skovs forced fumbles ended Oregon scoring chances, including a forced fumble and fumble recovery inside the five-yard line as the Ducks were looking to pull within seven in the first half.
Agholor, a sophomore from Tampa, Fla., turned in a record-setting day as the Trojans punt returner in a 62-28 win at California on Saturday afternoon. He returned punts of 75 and 93 yards for touchdowns to tie a Pac-12 record for punts returned for touchdowns in a single game, while the 93-yard return tied for second-longest in program history and 168 total punt return yards broke USCs single-game mark. Agholor added 35 yards on four receptions and a 12-yard kickoff return to bring his all-purpose yards total to 215, good for an average of 30.7 yards per touch.
Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were running backs
Marion Grice
of ARIZONA STATE and
Tyler Gaffney
of Stanford; tailback Javorius Allen of USC; and quarterback
Keith Price
of WASHINGTON. Also nominated for defensive player of the week honors were linebackers
Myles Jack
of UCLA and
Jason Whittingham
of UTAH; and defensive tackle
Will Sutton
of Arizona State. Also nominated for special teams player of the week honors were punters
Sean Covington
of UCLA and
Tom Hackett
of Utah; and Stanford place-kicker
Jordan Williamson.
2013 Pac-12 Football Players of the Week
|
Date
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Offense
|
Defense
|
Special Teams
|
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Sept. 2
|
Paul Richardon, WR, COLO
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Tra'Mayne Bondurant, S, ARIZ
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Vincenzo D'Amato, PK, CAL
|
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Sept. 9
|
De'Anthony Thomas, RB, ORE
|
Damante Horton, CB, WSU
|
Jake Smith, PK, ARIZ
|
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Sept. 16
|
Sean Mannion, QB, OSU
|
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
|
Trevor Romaine, PK, OSU
|
|
Sept. 23
|
Travis Wilson, QB, UTAH
|
Steven Nelson, CB, OSU
|
Kris Albarado, P, USC
|
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Sept. 30
|
Sean Mannion, QB, OSU
|
Alden Darby, S, ASU
|
Bralon Addison, WR/PR, ORE
|
|
Oct. 7
|
Marcus Mariota, QB, ORE
|
Trent Murphy, LB, STAN
|
Ty Montgomery, WR/KR, STAN
|
|
Oct. 14
|
Marcus Mariota, QB, ORE
|
Rashaad Reynolds, CB, OSU
|
Andy Phillips, K, UTAH
|
|
Oct. 21
|
Ka'Deem Carey, RB, ARIZ
|
Jordan Richards, S, STAN
|
Zane Gonzalez, K, ASU
|
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Oct. 28
|
B.J. Denker, QB, ARIZ
|
Trent Murphy, LB, STAN
|
Travis Coons, P/K, WASH
|
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Nov. 4
|
Taylor Kelly, QB, ASU
|
Josh Shaw, CB, USC
|
Jayon Brown, LB, UCLA
|
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Nov. 11
|
Myles Jack, LB/RB, UCLA
|
Skayne Skov, LB, STAN
|
Nelson Agholor, WR/PR, USC
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(USC Photo Credit: Barry Markowitz; UCLA Photo Credit: Associate Press)