College Sports Journal FCS National Players of the Week-Sept. 10
Five players including Gage Gubrud from Eastern Washington, Dawonya Tucker from Prairie View A&M, Austin Simmons from South Dakota, DeShaun Stevens from Maine, and Colin Gary from Campbell have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Sept. 10, 2018 from the NCAA Division I FCS schools.
The honorees are listed here with their achievements and their school, position, class, and hometown.
Gage Gubrud, QB, Eastern Washington, Sr., McMinnville, OR
Gubrud led Eastern Washington to a 31-26 win over Northern Arizona on the road in a non-conference matchup. Gubrud had 402 yards of total offense, 322 passing yards and 80 rushing yards, in the victory, completing 18-of-33 passes. All 4 touchdowns were Gubrud touchdown passes, leading the Eagles to a 31-20 lead that was enough for a tough Eastern Washington victory.
Dawonya Tucker, RB, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Terrell, TX
The Terrell, Texas native notched his second straight 200-yard rushing game, rushing 21 times for a new career-high of 245 yards and two TDs. What makes this particular event even more astounding is that it happened Sam Houston State, keeping the Panthers close to the No. 4 ranked team in the nation in a 41-32 defeat. He was eight yards shy of the single-game school record of 253 yards set in 1954 by John Payton.
Austin Simmons, QB, South Dakota, Sr., Council Bluffs, IA
Simmons passed for a career-high 462 yards – the third-highest total in program history – and accounted for five touchdowns in leading the South Dakota to a 43-28 win against Northern Colorado. Simmons threw for 342 yards and four scores in the first half, in pushing the Coyotes out to a 34-14 halftime lead. He completed 31 of 40 passes in all and was also the game’s leading rusher with 80 yards.
DeShawn Stevens, LB, Maine, R-So., Toronto, Ontario
Down 21-14, Stevens, a member of Maine’s “Black Hole” defense, picked up a strip sack by teammate Sterling Sheffield and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown, consummating a three-touchdown comeback to FBS Western Kentucky that would make it a tie game. During the course of the game Stevens also added nine tackles and a big 4th quarter sack that helped stop one of the Hilltoppers’ comeback drives.
Colin Gary, PK, R-Jr., Campbell, Carrolton, VA
In wet conditions, Gary’s two field goals of 22 and 37 yards were the margin of victory against Georgetown in a 13-8 slugfest that put the Camels to 2-0. Gary added an extra point to help propel Campbell to their third-ever 2-0 start.
Chuck has been writing about Lehigh football since the dawn of the internet, or perhaps it only seems like it. He’s executive editor of the College Sports Journal and has also written a book, The Rivalry: How Two Schools Started the Most Played College Football Series.
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