New Haven, CT – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending September 7, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.
About the Award: This is the 21st year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CADE KLUBNIK, CLEMSON
Junior, Quarterback, Austin, TX
Cade Klubnik amassed seven total touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) in just one half of play and set a school record for pass efficiency rating (277.9), finishing 24-of-26 (.923 pct.) for 378 yards in the Tigers’ 66-20 win over App State. He became the first FBS quarterback in the last 25 years with five passing touchdowns, multiple rushing touchdowns, and a completion percentage of 90.0-percent or better in a game.
Notes: It is the 13th time a Clemson player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the Tigers’ first offensive honoree since RB Travis Etienne (Sept. 1, 2019).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
XAVIER SCOTT, ILLINOIS
Junior, Defensive Back, Riviera Bach, FL
Xavier Scott forced three turnovers in Illinois’ 23-17 win over #19 Kansas. Scott collected two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, one forced fumble, 1.0 quarterback sacks and had eight solo tackles to lead Illinois to its highest-ranked nonconference win since 1995. He recorded the game-ending strip-sack, forced fumble on the final play to secure the win for the Fighting Illini (2-0).
Notes: Xavier Scott is the fourth Illinois player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, and first since DB Sydney Brown (Nov. 27, 2022).
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 (www.waltercamp.org) – 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. The Foundation is a member of the National College
Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
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