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Mountain West Conference Names Football Players of the Week
BYU QB Beck, UNLV QB Hinds, New Mexico LB Kase and PK Byrd honored
Nov. 27, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - John Beck (BYU), Rocky Hinds (UNLV), Cody Kase (New Mexico) and Kenny Byrd (New Mexico) are Mountain West Conference Players of the Week for games through Nov. 26. Beck and Hinds share the Offensive Player of the Week honor, while Kase garners the Defensive Player award and Byrd receives Special Teams recognition. This is Beck's 10th career weekly honor and seventh of the season, while Byrd collects his third award of the year and of his career. Kase is a first time weekly award winner. CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK JOHN BECK, BYU Senior, Quarterback, Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View Senior quarterback John Beck completed 28-of-43 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns in BYU's come-from-behind 33-31 victory over Utah. It was the Cougars first win over the Utes in five games, allowing BYU to secure its first outright Mountain West title since 2001. Beck connected on touchdown passes of 36, 4, 2 and 11 yards. On the final drive of the game with BYU trailing 31-27, Beck drove the Cougars 75 yards on 10 plays with 1:19 remaining and hit tight end Jonny Harline on the game-winning 11-yard touchdown pass. ROCKY HINDS, UNLV Sophomore, Quarterback, Los Angeles, Calif./USC Sophomore quarterback Rocky Hinds helped UNLV halt a 10-game losing streak with a career-high 26 completions on 34 pass attempts (75 percent) for a career-high 351 yards and two touchdowns in the Rebels 42-39 victory over Air Force. He also posted a career-high in rushing yards with 45 on five carries. Hinds' 351 yards passing gave him 2,148 for the season to make him the first UNLV player to pass for at least 2,000 yards since Jon Denton in 1997. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Cody kase, New mexico Junior, Linebacker, Valencia, Calif./Hart Junior linebacker Cody Kase had a season-high eight tackles (six solo) and an interception on the third play of the game to establish the tone for the Lobo defense in the first half. Case's second interception of the season set up a Kenny Byrd field goal as the Lobos went on to a 24-0 lead at the end of the first period. Kase also equaled his career high with two sacks for 15 yards and had a pair of quarterback hurries. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kenny Byrd, New mexico Senior, Place Kicker, Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X Senior place kicker Kenny Byrd made both of his field goal attempts from 35 and 45 yards, and connected on all five extra points in the 41-14 victory over San Diego State. He also tied his career-high with six touchbacks on kickoffs, giving him a league-leading 32 on the season.
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