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WCFF Names National Players of the Week for Week Ending Sept. 15

Florida QB Tim Tebow and Florida Atlantic DB Tavious Polo 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 15.

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 360 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as fifth-ranked Florida rolled to a 59-20victory over SEC rival and 22nd ranked Tennessee. Tebow completed 14 of 19 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns (30 and 20 yards) and rushed for 61 yards and two more scores (7 and 5 yards) as the Gators won their 10th straight game dating back to last season.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TAVIOUS POLO, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, Redshirt Freshman, Defensive Back, Fort Lauderdale, FL/South Plantation HS Redshirt freshman Tavious Polo tied a school record with three interceptions, including a game-saving pick with three seconds left in the game, as Florida Atlantic defeated Minnesota, 42-39. Polo added seven tackles (5 solo) as the Owls improved to 2-1 on the season. It was also Florida Atlantic’s first-ever win over a team from a BCS conference.

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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.