BYU's Beck Named Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week

Beck threw scoring tosses of 36, 4, 2 and 11 yards to lead the Cougars past Utah.

Brigham Young quarterback John Beck (12) is carried by a teammate after beating Utah in the college football game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, in Salt Lake City. BYU beat Utah, 33-31. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
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Nov. 26, 2006

New Haven, Conn. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Division 1-A National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 25. Please note: This is the final week of selections for the 2006 season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOHN BECK, BYU
Senior, Quarterback, Mesa, Ariz.
Senior quarterback John Beck completed 28-of-43 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns, including a game-winning 11-yard pass with no time remaining, as 21st-ranked BYU defeated Utah, 33-31. Beck threw scoring tosses of 36, 4, 2 and 11 yards to lead the Cougars, who finished the regular season with a 10-2 record, 8-0 in the Mountain West.

South Florida's George Selvie named national defensive player of the week.

Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp - a former Yale University athlete and football coach - is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation - a New Haven-based all-volunteer group - was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. For more information on the Walter Camp Football Foundation, go to www.waltercamp.org.