OTTAWA (CIS) – Guelph quarterback Jazz Lindsey, Manitoba
defensive tackle David Onyemata and McMaster kicker Tyler Crapigna
are the CIS football players of the week for the period ending on
Oct. 18, 2014.
Lindsey, a fourth-year sociology student from Markham, Ont., was
honoured on offence thanks to his record-setting performance in a
thrilling 49-46 upset win over Western, Saturday in Guelph, a
result that secured second place in the OUA standings and a bye in
the first round of the playoffs for the Gryphons (6-1). The
6-foot-2, 193-pound senior completed 34 of 53 passes for 513 yards,
four touchdowns and only one interception, setting single-game
school marks for most passing yards and attempts. With his team
trailing by eight points with just over three minutes remaining in
the contest, Lindsey engineered back-to-back drives that resulted
in a touchdown, a two-point convert and a 41-yard Daniel Ferraro
field goal with 1.7 seconds left on the clock.
Quarterbacks Brandon Leyh of Mount Allison, Hugo Richard of Laval
and Carson Williams of UBC were also up for the award.
Onyemata, a second-year extended education student originally from
Lagos, Nigeria, took home the weekly honour on defence after he
helped the Bisons shut down the Saskatchewan offence in a 41-8 home
win, last Friday night in Winnipeg. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound
sophomore created havoc throughout the contest and finished with
5.5 tackles, including one for a loss, as Manitoba held the
nationally-ranked visitors to 49 rushing yards and 200 yards of
total offence. The Huskies scored their only touchdown of the game
with four minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Mount Allison linebacker Matt Montgomery, Laval linebacker Shayne
Gauthier and Guelph defensive end Cam Walker were also
nominated.
Crapigna, a fifth-year economics student from Nepean, Ont., was the
choice on special teams after he entered the CIS and OUA record
books in a 27-10 home victory against Laurier, Saturday in
Hamilton. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound veteran was perfect on four field
goal attempts on the day (29, 20, 18, 41), giving him 83 for his
career – one more than the previous CIS mark – and 23
on the season – one more than the old OUA standard. Crapigna,
a 2014 draft pick of the Calgary Stampeders and a multiple
all-Canadian, has a shot at the single-season CIS record of 25 on
Saturday when the No. 3 and OUA-leading Marauders (7-0) wrap up
league play against Ottawa in the nation’s capital.
Acadia kicker Ryan Begin, Laval returner Antony Dufour and Calgary
kicker Johnny Mark were the other nominees.
Offensive nominees:
AUS: Brandon Leyh, quarterback, Mount Allison
RSEQ: Hugo Richard, quarterback, Laval
OUA: Jazz Lindsey, quarterback, Guelph (recipient)
CWUAA: Carson Williams, quarterback, UBC
Defensive nominees:
AUS: Matt Montgomery, linebacker, Mount Allison
RSEQ: Shayne Gauthier, linebacker, Laval
OUA: Cam Walker, defensive end, Guelph
CWUAA: David Onyemata, defensive tackle, Manitoba
(recipient)
Special team nominees:
AUS: Ryan Begin, kicker, Acadia
RSEQ: Antony Dufour, returner, Laval
OUA: Tyler Crapigna, kicker, McMaster (recipient)
CWUAA: Johnny Mark, kicker, Calgary
CIS FOOTBALL WEEK
9 SCHEDULE (all times local)
October 24
19:00 No. 1 Laval (6-0) at McGill (0-6) (SSN
Canada & ici.radio-canada.ca Quebec)
October 25
13:00 Windsor (5-2) at No. 6 Western (5-2)
(Rogers TV & Rogers Sports + & OUA.TV)
13:00 Waterloo (0-7) at York (0-7) (OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 3 McMaster (7-0) at Ottawa (4-3) (OUA.TV)
13:00 Queen’s (2-5) at Carleton (4-3)
(OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 4 Guelph (6-1) at Laurier (4-3) (OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 4 Montreal (5-1) at Bishop’s (1-5)
(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca & Gaiters TV)
13:30 Alberta (3-3) at No. 10 Saskatchewan (4-2)
(CanadaWest.TV)
14:00 StFX (4-3) at No. 7 Mount Allison (7-0) (Eastlink
TV & AUStv.ca)
14:00 Acadia (2-5) at Saint Mary’s (0-7)
(AUStv.ca)
14:00 No. 9 Manitoba (3-3) at Regina (1-5) (Shaw TV
& CanadaWest.TV)
14:00 UBC (2-4) at No. 2 Calgary (5-1)
(CanadaWest.TV)
16:00 No. 8 Concordia (4-2) at Sherbrooke (3-3)
About Football Reporters of Canada
Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) represents journalists and
broadcasters in every region of the country covering CIS Football.
Since 1958, Football Reporters of Canada has been an organization
of media members who have covered the Canadian Football League,
serving to select the league’s outstanding players,
coach-of-the-year and all-star teams through voting conducted by
its members. In 2009, the FRC amalgamated with the University
Football Reporters of Canada (UFRC) to give the organization
greater scope in its affiliation with amateur and college football.
FRC also works with the CFL and CIS to establish guidelines and
working conditions for the men and women who report on the game.
Selected members of FRC also help to choose builders, players and
media members for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of
Fame.
About the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup
Canadian Interuniversity Sport will celebrate the 50th TELUS Vanier
Cup throughout its 2014 football season. For the first time in
history, the championship game will be staged in Montreal - at
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - on Saturday, November 29, at 1
p.m. ET, live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada.
Official TELUS Vanier Cup website (including ticket information) www.vaniercup.com
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of
university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500
student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four
regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12
different sports. CIS also provides high performance international
opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer
Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships.
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