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WCFF Names National Players of the Week for Week Ending Nov. 10

Florida QB Tim Tebow and Penn State LB Dan Connor both honored for second time this season

New Haven, Conn. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 10.

About the Award: It is the fourth consecutive year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national "Bowl Subdivision Player of the Week." Selections are made each week during the regular season by a panel of national media members and publicized by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Offensive Player of the Week

TIM TEBOW, FLORIDA

Sophomore, Quarterback, Jacksonville, FL/Nease HS - Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow accounted for seven touchdowns (5 running, 2 passing) to lead 17 th ranked Florida to a 51-31 victory at South Carolina. Tebow completed 22 of 32 passes for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns (22 and 21 yards), and added 120 rushing yards and five scores (5, 1, 3, 2 and 5 yards). Tebow has 19 rushing touchdowns a Florida season record – and has now scored at least one touchdown in 12 straight contests for the Gators (7-3, 5-3 in SEC). It is the second time this season Tebow has been named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16 is the other).

Defensive Player of the Week

DAN CONNOR, PENN STATE

Senior, Linebacker, Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven HS - Senior linebacker Dan Connor tied a career high with 18 tackles (10 solo) to lead 25th ranked Penn State to a 31-0 non-conference victory at Temple. Connor, who had 10 tackles in the first quarter alone, added 1.5 tackles for loss for the Nittany Lions (8-3). For the game, Penn State held Temple to just four rushing yards (on 23 carries) and 242 yards of total offense. It is the second time this season Connor has been named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9 is the other).

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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.