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September 15th, 2008, 09:10 AM
CAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK -- SEPT. 15
RICHMOND, Va. (September 15, 2008) -- After an offensive explosion in week three of the 2008 season, CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Sept. 15. Four individuals earned honors after helping their squads to wins Saturday, including James Madison's Rodney Landers, Richmond's Justin Rogers, Villanova's Joe Marcoux and William and Mary's Jonathan Grimes.
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped the seventh-ranked Dukes upend No. 3 Massachusetts, 52-38, in front of a television audience at Bridgeforth Stadium. Landers' numbers and performance rose to the top on a Saturday that saw UMass' Liam Coen throw for 339 yards and three touchdowns, New Hampshire's R.J. Toman wrack up five touchdown passes and over 300 yards passing, Massachusetts' wide receiver Victor Cruz haul in 13 catches for 262 yards, William and Mary's Terrence Riggins run for 180 yards on just 15 carries and Rhode Island's Derek Cassidy complete 34-of-61 pass attempts for 436 yards and three touchdowns.
Landers, a Virginia Beach, Va., native, ran for a Madison-quarterback single-game record 206 yards and a touchdown against the Minutemen. The senior also completed 4-of-6 pass attempts for 85 yards and a touchdown.
During the game Landers reached the 2,000-yard mark in both career-rushing and career-passing. The Walter Payton Award candidate now has 2,040 career-rushing yards, 2,054 career-passing yards and 4,094 career yards of total offense. Landers' award ties him with New Hampshire's Ricky Santos, as both have now earned three CAA Football weekly honors dating back to 2007.
Rogers grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping No. 4 Richmond top Towson 45-14 in the Spiders' home-opener.
The Baton Rouge, La., native garnered a career-high two interceptions in the win, running one back 68 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. His 68-yard return marked the seventh-longest in Spider history, passing a 67-yarder by Joe Stromick at Southern Mississippi in 1964. The sophomore was also in on five tackles, made one stop behind the line of scrimmage and forced a Tiger fumble. Rogers finished with 155 all-purpose yards including 72 in kickoff returns, 15 in punt returns and 68 in interception returns. The honor also puts Rogers in Landers' and Santos' company with three weekly CAA Football awards during his career.
Marcoux, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, used his leg in No. 21 Villanova's 33-14 victory over Lehigh in the Wildcat's home-opener. The Campbell Hall, N.Y., native outscored Lehigh by himself garnering 15 of the Wildcats' 33 points on the night. Marcoux logged a career-high four field goals in the win, connecting on a
22-yard attempt, a 23-yard attempt and two 44-yard attempts. The two from 44-yards proved to be career-bests as well, topping his previous mark of 42 yards. The senior also logged three PATs in the win.
Grimes earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after helping William and Mary roll over VMI, 52-17, in the Tribe's home-opener. Grimes, a Palmyra, N.J., native carried the ball five times and contributed 97 yards to the Tribe's ground total of 398 rushing yards.
The freshman also scored twice on runs of 29 and 12 yards, while hauling in two catches for 15 yards. Grimes' 97 yards on the ground were the most by a William and Mary freshman since Derek Fitzgerald logged 137 yards against Richmond in 1992.
RICHMOND, Va. (September 15, 2008) -- After an offensive explosion in week three of the 2008 season, CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Sept. 15. Four individuals earned honors after helping their squads to wins Saturday, including James Madison's Rodney Landers, Richmond's Justin Rogers, Villanova's Joe Marcoux and William and Mary's Jonathan Grimes.
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped the seventh-ranked Dukes upend No. 3 Massachusetts, 52-38, in front of a television audience at Bridgeforth Stadium. Landers' numbers and performance rose to the top on a Saturday that saw UMass' Liam Coen throw for 339 yards and three touchdowns, New Hampshire's R.J. Toman wrack up five touchdown passes and over 300 yards passing, Massachusetts' wide receiver Victor Cruz haul in 13 catches for 262 yards, William and Mary's Terrence Riggins run for 180 yards on just 15 carries and Rhode Island's Derek Cassidy complete 34-of-61 pass attempts for 436 yards and three touchdowns.
Landers, a Virginia Beach, Va., native, ran for a Madison-quarterback single-game record 206 yards and a touchdown against the Minutemen. The senior also completed 4-of-6 pass attempts for 85 yards and a touchdown.
During the game Landers reached the 2,000-yard mark in both career-rushing and career-passing. The Walter Payton Award candidate now has 2,040 career-rushing yards, 2,054 career-passing yards and 4,094 career yards of total offense. Landers' award ties him with New Hampshire's Ricky Santos, as both have now earned three CAA Football weekly honors dating back to 2007.
Rogers grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping No. 4 Richmond top Towson 45-14 in the Spiders' home-opener.
The Baton Rouge, La., native garnered a career-high two interceptions in the win, running one back 68 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. His 68-yard return marked the seventh-longest in Spider history, passing a 67-yarder by Joe Stromick at Southern Mississippi in 1964. The sophomore was also in on five tackles, made one stop behind the line of scrimmage and forced a Tiger fumble. Rogers finished with 155 all-purpose yards including 72 in kickoff returns, 15 in punt returns and 68 in interception returns. The honor also puts Rogers in Landers' and Santos' company with three weekly CAA Football awards during his career.
Marcoux, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, used his leg in No. 21 Villanova's 33-14 victory over Lehigh in the Wildcat's home-opener. The Campbell Hall, N.Y., native outscored Lehigh by himself garnering 15 of the Wildcats' 33 points on the night. Marcoux logged a career-high four field goals in the win, connecting on a
22-yard attempt, a 23-yard attempt and two 44-yard attempts. The two from 44-yards proved to be career-bests as well, topping his previous mark of 42 yards. The senior also logged three PATs in the win.
Grimes earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after helping William and Mary roll over VMI, 52-17, in the Tribe's home-opener. Grimes, a Palmyra, N.J., native carried the ball five times and contributed 97 yards to the Tribe's ground total of 398 rushing yards.
The freshman also scored twice on runs of 29 and 12 yards, while hauling in two catches for 15 yards. Grimes' 97 yards on the ground were the most by a William and Mary freshman since Derek Fitzgerald logged 137 yards against Richmond in 1992.