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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SEPT. 9<br />
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br />
KASEY CARRIER, NEW MEXICO<br />
Senior, RB, Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS<br />
• Ran for an FBS-leading 291 yards on a careerhigh<br />
41 attempts (7.9 yards per carry) and<br />
scored four touchdowns to guide New Mexico to<br />
a 42-35 overtime victory at UTEP.<br />
• Scored what proved to be the game-winning<br />
touchdown on a 21-yard run on the Lobos’ first<br />
overtime possession.<br />
• Carrier’s 291 rushing yards set a new MW<br />
record for most by a senior in a single game,<br />
surpassing the previous mark of 285, shared<br />
by Colorado State’s Gartrell Johnson (Dec. 20,<br />
2008 vs. Fresno State) and San Diego State’s<br />
Larry Ned (Oct. 6, 2001 vs. Eastern Illinois).<br />
The 291-yard performance also ranks second<br />
behind Carrier’s own MW single-game record of<br />
338, set Oct. 20, 2012 at Air Force.<br />
• Carrier’s 41 carries against the Miners ties<br />
former Lobo Rodney Ferguson for second-most<br />
rushing attempts in a single game in MW history<br />
(Oct. 25, 2007 vs. Air Force).<br />
• The win at UTEP ended New Mexico’s sevengame<br />
slide and a string of 15 consecutive losses<br />
in the state of Texas.<br />
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br />
EDDIE YARBROUGH<br />
Sophomore, DE, Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS<br />
• Recorded nine tackles, 3.0 sacks and 3.5<br />
tackles for loss, while also recovering a fumble<br />
and breaking up one pass in Wyoming’s 42-10<br />
home win over Idaho.<br />
• His fumble recovery came on the final Idaho<br />
possession of the first quarter and led to<br />
Wyoming’s first touchdown of the game on the<br />
ensuing series.<br />
• The pass breakup came on Idaho’s final<br />
possession of the first half on a third-and-1 for<br />
the Vandals. Yarbrough’s PBU forced fourth<br />
down and Idaho’s series ended with a missed<br />
41-yard field goal.<br />
• Yarbrough’s 3.0 sacks were for losses of 28 total<br />
yards (15, five and eight yards).<br />
• He helped lead a Wyoming defense that held<br />
Idaho only 10 points, all scored in the fourth<br />
quarter.<br />
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br />
ISAIAH BURSE, FRESNO STATE<br />
Senior, WR/PR, Modesto, Calif./Modesto Christian HS<br />
• Tied school and <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> records by<br />
returning two punts for touchdowns in Fresno<br />
State’s 41-25 win over Cal Poly.<br />
• Burse’s first punt return for a score was a<br />
61-yarder in the first quarter. He added a<br />
58-yard punt return for a TD with 30 seconds<br />
remaining in the first half. He joined Steve<br />
Smith from Utah in 1999 and Dallas Davis from<br />
Colorado State, also in 1999, as the only other<br />
players in <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> history to return two<br />
punts for touchdowns in the same game.<br />
• For the game, Burse had three punt returns for<br />
130 yards and 173 all-purpose yards in the win.<br />
• He also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass in the<br />
first minute of the second quarter and finished<br />
with four receptions for 43 yards.<br />
2013 MW FOOTBAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK<br />
SEPTEMBER 3<br />
Offense<br />
QB, Derek Carr, Sr., FS - 52-of-73, 456 yds., 5 TD; 4 att., 24 yds.<br />
Defense<br />
DB, Marqueston Huff, Sr., WYO - 18 TT (8 solo), 1 FF, 1 FR<br />
Special Teams K, Colin McGuire, Fr., FS - 1-of-1 FG (47), 7 PAT<br />
SEPTEMBER 9<br />
Offense<br />
RB, Kasey Carrier, Sr., UNM - 41 att., 291 yds., 4 TD<br />
Defense<br />
DE, Eddie Yarbrough, So., WYO - 9 TT (7 solo), TFL 3.5-28 yds., sacks 3.0-28 yds., 1 FR<br />
Special Teams PR, Isaiah Burse, Sr., FS - three punt returns for 130 yds. (43.3 avg.), 2 TD<br />
2013 USA TODAY/COACHES’ POLL (SEPT. 8) 2013 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (SEPT. 8)<br />
Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs Rk Team Rec Pts. Pvs<br />
1. Alabama (58) 1-0 1545 1 1. Alabama (57) 1-0 1494 1<br />
2. Oregon (1) 2-0 1447 3 2. Oregon (1) 2-0 1385 2<br />
3. Ohio State (2) 2-0 1429 2 3. Clemson (1) 2-0 1332 4<br />
4. Stanford 1-0 1327 4 4. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1327 3<br />
5. Clemson 2-0 1307 5 5. Stanford 1-0 1271 5<br />
6. Texas A&M (1) 2-0 1242 7 6. Texas A&M 2-0 1133 7<br />
7. Louisville 2-0 1121 8 7. Louisville 2-0 1105 8<br />
8. LSU 2-0 1067 11 8. LSU 2-0 1075 9<br />
9. Florida State 1-0 1040 10 9. Georgia 1-1 1036 11<br />
10. Georgia 1-1 1021 12 10. Florida State 1-0 1011 10<br />
11. Oklahoma State 2-0 866 14 11. Michigan 2-0 872 17<br />
12. Michigan 2-0 860 17 12. Oklahoma State 2-0 834 13<br />
13. Oklahoma 2-0 800 15 13. South Carolina 1-1 829 6<br />
14. South Carolina 1-1 788 6 14. Oklahoma 2-0 675 16<br />
15. Nebraska 2-0 478 19 15. Miami 2-0 615 NR<br />
16. Northwestern 2-0 473 20 16. UCLA 1-0 488 18<br />
17. UCLA 1-0 471 18 17. Northwestern 2-0 452 19<br />
18. Wisconsin 2-0 455 21 18. Florida 1-1 405 12<br />
18. Miami 2-0 455 24 19. Washington 1-0 392 20<br />
20. Florida 1-1 410 9 20. Wisconsin 2-0 378 21<br />
21. Notre Dame 1-1 348 13 21. Notre Dame 1-1 333 14<br />
22. Baylor 2-0 297 NR 22. Baylor 2-0 295 23<br />
23. Washington 1-0 253 23 23. Nebraska 2-0 277 22<br />
24. TCU 1-1 195 24 24. TCU 1-1 170 24<br />
25. Mississippi 2-0 91 NR 25. Mississippi 2-0 78 NR<br />
MW teams receiving votes: Fresno State - 59 (27th);<br />
Boise State - 2 (T43rd); Utah State - 2 (T43rd).<br />
MW teams receiving votes: Fresno State - 26 (29th);<br />
Boise State - 3 (38th).<br />
MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE 2013 POLLS<br />
USA TODAY / COACHES POLL<br />
BSU FS SJSU USU<br />
Preseason 19 RV RV RV<br />
Sept. 3 RV RV RV RV<br />
Sept. 8 RV RV NR RV<br />
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL<br />
BSU FS SJSU USU<br />
Preseason 19 RV NR RV<br />
Sept. 3 RV RV NR NR<br />
Sept. 8 RV RV NR NR<br />
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