By: Pac-12 Conference

The Pac-12 today announced its football weekly awards for Week 8 of the 2026 season, as selected by the league's media, with 3 different schools represented.
OFFENSE:  Hauss Hejny, 3rd year, QB, Colorado State (Aledo, Texas)

• Accounted for 5 touchdowns (3 pass, 2 rush) in Colorado State’s 56-49 victory over San Diego State 
• 10th time in FBS this season, and 1st time in the Pac-12 in 2026, a player has had 3+ pass TD and 2+ rush TD in the same game.  Only the 3rd time in at least the last 30 seasons a Colorado State QB has done it with Bradlee Van Pelt responsible for both of the previous occurrences.  Van Pelt first did it in 2002, also against San Diego State, with 3 pass TD and 2 rush TD in a 49-21 victory.  Van Pelt did it again the next season with 3 pass TD and 2 rush TD in the 2003 season-opening 42-35 loss to Colorado
• It was his 1st start in 4 weeks after being injured early in the BYU game
• Completed 24-of-31 passes for a career-best 333 yards passing.  2nd time this season in the 4 games he’s played that Hejny has eclipsed 300 pass yards in a game after throwing for 325 against Southern Utah in Week 2
• Accounted for 9 explosive plays in the game, including a 30-yard rushing touchdown. The other 8 were passes, including a 54-yard scoring pass.  1 of 2 Pac-12 QB this season, along with Texas State’s Brad Jackson, to have multiple runs of 30+ yards
• Now has 13 touchdown passes and 3 rushing TD on the season.  3rd time in the 4 games he’s played this season where Hejny has thrown for at least 3 passing touchdowns.  Only the 2nd Colorado State QB in the last 9 seasons to have 3 or more games with 3+ pass TD in a season with Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi having done it 3 times in 2023
• 2nd time this season Hauss has been named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after taking home the honors in Week 1.  Joins Oregon State QB Braden Atkinson, who’s been honored 3 times, as the only players this season to win this award multiple times

ALSO NOMINATED:  Dylan Riley, RB, Boise State; Anthony Garcia, WR, Utah State  
DEFENSE: Tre'Shawn Moore, 3rd year, Safety, Colorado State (Baxley, Ga.)

• Recorded his 1st interception of the season and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown in what would become a 56-49 win over San Diego State
• The play came late in the 2nd quarter and answered a San Diego State interception 2 plays prior
• Colorado State’s 1st defensive touchdown of the season and first Pick 6 by a Ram since Ayden Hector’s 21-yard INT return at Nevada in 2022
• Moore finished the night with 6 tackles, 2 of them solo stops
• 2nd career interception.  The West Georgia transfer had 1 interception in 9 career games over 2 seasons with the Wolves
• 6th different Colorado State player this season with an interception.  Team has 9 interceptions this season which is most in the Pac-12 and tied for 10th in FBS
• 2nd time this season a Colorado State player has won the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after teammate Oumar Diomande earned it in Week 1.  Joins Utah State and San Diego State as the 3 schools that have had multiple players named Defensive Player of the Week this season

ALSO NOMINATED:  Boen Phelps, LB, Boise State; Treylin Payne, LB, Texas State; Brevin Hamblin, Safety, Utah State  
SPECIAL TEAMS:  Jaylen Jenkins, 5th year, RB/KR, Texas State (Dallas, Texas)

• Returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown in Texas State’s 20-17 win over Utah State.  After Utah State kicked a field goal on the opening drive of the game, Jenkins’ return gave the Bobcats the lead before their first offensive snap
• 2nd career 100-yard return after previously returning a kick 100 yards for a touchdown against South Alabama in November 2025.  First player in school history with multiple 100-yard returns and the 6th 100-yard return in Texas State history.  2nd player in Bobcat FBS history with multiple career kickoff return touchdowns with Brandon Smith having 3 from 2013-15 including 2 in one game 
• Returned 4 kicks in the game for a career-high 146 yards (36.5 AVG).  4th career game with 100+ kickoff return yards
• Added 11 rushing yards on 7 attempts
• 816 career kick return yards rank 7th at Texas State and 4th most as an FBS program
• 2nd time in Jenkins’ career he has won a Pac-12 weekly honor.  In 2022 while at Washington State, he earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after rushing for 130 yards and hauling in 54 receiving yards in the Cougars 30-14 loss to #6 USC
• 2nd Bobcat to be named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week this season after Dameon Crowe sped away with the honors in Week 4 after returning a punt 77 yards for a touchdown 
  

FRESHMAN:  Rasean Jones, 1st year, WR, Boise State (Baker City, Ore.)

• Caught 6 passes for 78 yards, both team-highs, in Boise State’s 31-10 win at Washington State
• It was his 3rd game this season with at least 5 catches and and 5th game with at least 60 receiving yards
• Had a game-long 33-yard reception on Boise State's 1st scoring drive
• 4 of his receptions picked up a 1st down
• Added 2 rushes for 13 yards, including a 10-yard run late in the 3rd quarter that helped set up the Broncos go-ahead touchdown
• Jones has 29 receptions this season which is 6th most among FBS true freshmen this season while his 437 receiving yards are also 6th most.  He ranks 2nd in both categories among Pac-12 freshmen this season.  Those 437 receiving yards are 3rd most among all Pac-12 players this season while his 29 catches are 8th most in the conference
• 1st Boise State player to be named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.  Snaps streak of Oregon State WR Jesse Legree, whose team was on a bye, after winning the award the first 7 weeks of the season

 

	Offensive	Defensive	Special Teams	Freshman
Week 1 (Sept. 8)	Hauss Hejny, QB, Colorado State	Oumar Diomande, LB, Colorado State	Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR, San Diego State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 2 (Sept. 14)	Dylan Riley, RB, Boise State	Jaylen Thomas, DB Washington State	Cam Bates, WR/KR, Boise State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 3 (Sept. 21)	Braden Atkinson, QB Oregon State	Ethan Tierney, DB Fresno State	Manaki Watanabe, K Fresno State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 4 (Sept. 28)	Rayshon Luke, RB Fresno State	Brevin Hamblin, Safety, Utah State	Dameon Crowe, WR/KR Texas State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 5 (Oct. 5)	Braden Atkinson, QB Oregon State	Cameron Cooper, LB, San Diego State	Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR, San Diego State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 6 (Oct. 12)	Braden Atkinson, QB Oregon State	Asher Cunningham, ILB Utah State	Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR, San Diego State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 7 (Oct. 19)	Torrance Burgess Jr., RB, Texas State	Kai Wallin, EDGE, San Diego State	Cooper DiLeva, K San Diego State	Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Week 8 (Oct. 26)	Hauss Hejny, QB, Colorado State	Tre'Shawn Moore, Safety, Colorado State	Jaylen Jenkins, RB/KR, Texas State	Rasean Jones, WR, Boise State