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WCFF Names National Players of the Week for Week Ending Oct. 27

Texas RB Jamal Charles and Colorado DB Terrence Wheatley honored

New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending October 27.

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 JAMAL CHARLES, TEXAS, Junior, Running Back, Port Arthur, TX/Memorial HS Junior running back Jamal Charles rushed for a career-high 290 yards (on 33 carries), with 216 yards and three touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter alone, as 17th ranked Texas came from behind to defeat Nebraska, 28-25. Charles scored on runs of 25, 86 and 40 yards in the final quarter as the Longhorns (7-2, 3-2in Big 12) rallied from a 17-3 second half deficit. Charles’ 216 rushing yards in one quarter was the second highest total in NCAA bowl subdivision history.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TERRENCE WHEATLEY, COLORADO, Senior, Defensive Back, Richardson, TX/Plano East HS Senior defensive back Terrence Wheatley had three interceptions – including two on backtoback possessions in the fourth quarter as Colorado held off high scoring Texas Tech, 31-26. In addition to his three interceptions, Wheatley added four tackles (3 solo) and one pass breakup for the Buffalos, who improved to 5-4,3-2 in the Big 12.

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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.