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WCFF Names National Players of the Week for Week Ending Sept. 1

Nebraska RB Marlon Lucky and Boston College DB DeJuan Tribble 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 September 1.

Please note: Outstanding performances during games played on Sunday (Sept. 2) or Monday (Sept. 3) will be considered for next week's award.

About the Award: This 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 during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MARLON LUCKY, NEBRASKA, Junior, Running Back, North Hollywood, CA/North Hollywood HS Junior running back Marlon Lucky rushed for a career-best 233 yards (on 30 carries) and scored three touchdowns to lead 20th ranked Nebraska to a 52-10 season-opening victory over Nevada. Lucky had touchdown runs of 1, 17 and 3 yards in the contest and also added a 16-yard touchdown reception. Lucky finished the day with 266 all-purpose yards.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DEJUAN TRIBBLE, BOSTON COLLEGE, Senior, Defensive Back, Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill HS Senior defensive back DeJuan Tribble tied a career-high with three interceptions to lead Boston College to a 38-28 season-opening victory over ACC rival Wake Forest. In addition to his three interceptions (two of which came in the end zone), Tribble added seven solo tackles, including one for a loss.

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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.