USC QB Caleb Williams and Ohio State DE J.T. Tuimoloau Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week Presented by 777 Partners

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– The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by 777 Partners, for games ending October 29.  

About the Award: This is the 19th 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. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CALEB WILLIAMS, USC

Sophomore, Quarterback, Washington, DC/Gonzaga

Caleb Williams completed 31-of-45 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns as 10th-ranked USC defeated Arizona, 45-37.  Williams completed passes to 10 different Trojan receivers in the victory.  With the victory, USC improved to 7-1, 5-1 in the Pac-12.

Notes: Caleb Williams is the seventh USC player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004, and the first since defensive back Talanoa Hufanga (Dec. 13, 2020).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

J.T. TUIMOLOAU, OHIO STATE

Sophomore, Defensive End, Edgewood, WA/Eastside Catholic

J.T. Tuimoloau recorded six tackles (3 for losses), including two quarterback sacks, forced and recovered a fumble and intercepted two passes (one of which he returned 14 yards for a touchdown) as second-ranked Ohio State improved to 8-0 with a 44-31 victory over 13th-ranked Penn State.   Tuimoloau also broke up one pass in the victory.

Notes: J.T. Tuimoloau is the 14th Ohio State player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004), and the first since current Buckeye quarterback C.J. Stroud (November 20, 2021).


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,@WalterCampFF) – 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). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

777 Partners is a Miami based private investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals with a strong focus on financial services. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation.

Oregon QB Bo Nix and Duke Safety Brandon Johnson Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week Presented by 777 Partners

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by 777 Partners, for games ending October 22.  

About the Award: This is the 19th 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. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Senior, Quarterback, Pinson, AL/Pinson Valley

BO NIX, OREGON

Bo Nix completed 22-of-28 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns as eighth-ranked Oregon defeated 12th-ranked UCLA, 45-30.   Nix had scoring passes of 17, 49, 2, 17 and 37 yards as the Ducks improved to 6-1, 4-0 in the Pac-12.

Notes: Bo Nix is the 11th Oregon player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004, and the first since safety Bennett Williams (Sept. 26, 2021).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

BRANDON JOHNSON, DUKE

Sophomore, Safety, Newton, NC/Newton-Conover

Brandon Johnson recorded a career-best nine tackles (8 solo), including two quarterback sacks and one interception Duke defeated Miami, 45-121.  Johnson returned his interception 28 yards for a touchdown in the victory, which improved Duke’s record to 5-3. 

Notes: Brandon Johnson is the sixth Duke player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004), and the first since former defensive back Jeremy Cash (September 27, 2015).


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,@WalterCampFF) – 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). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

777 Partners is a Miami based private investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals with a strong focus on financial services. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation.

Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt and Miami DT Akheem Mesidor Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week Presented by 777 Partners

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by 777 Partners, for games ending October 15.  

About the Award: This is the 19th 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. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JALIN HYATT, TENNESSEE

Junior, Wide Receiver, Irmo, SC/Dutch Fork

Jalin Hyatt set a Tennessee single-game record with five receiving touchdowns as the sixth-ranked Volunteers defeated third-ranked Alabama, 52-49.   Hyatt, who had six receptions for 207 yards, also tied a Southeastern Conference single-game mark with his six scores, which were 36, 11, 60, 78 and 13 yards. It was Tennessee’s first victory over Alabama since 2006.

Notes: Jalin Hyatt is the eighth Tennessee player, and second this season (Hendon Hooker, Sept. 25) to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

AKHEEM MESIDOR, MIAMI

Junior, Defensive Tackle, Ottawa, Ontario/Clearwater Academy

Akheem Mesidor record eight tackles (4 solo), including 3.5 quarterback sacks as Miami defeated Virginia Tech, 20-14.  Mesidor led a Hurricane defense that allowed the Hokies to just 257 yards of total offense in the contest. 

Notes: Akheem Mesidor is the sixth Miami player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004), and the first since former quarterback D’Eriq King (November 8, 2020).


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,@WalterCampFF) – 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). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

777 Partners is a Miami based private investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals with a strong focus on financial services. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation.

Pittsburgh RB Israel Abanikanda and Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week Presented by 777 Partners

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– The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by 777 Partners, for games ending October 8.  

About the Award: This is the 19th 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. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ISRAEL ABANIKANDA, PITTSBURGH

Junior, Running Back, Brooklyn, NY/Abraham Lincoln HS

Israel Abanikanda set a Pittsburgh school single-game record with 320 rushing yards (on 36 attempts) and tied a school and Atlantic Coast Conference record with six touchdowns as the Panthers defeated Virginia Tech, 45-29.   Abanikanda broke former Walter Camp Player of Year Tony Dorsett’s previous school record of 303 yards (set on Nov. 15, 1975 vs. Notre Dame).  Abanikanda scored on runs of 38, 17, 29, 5, 10 and 80 yards as Pittsburgh improved to 4-2, 1-1 in the ACC.

Notes: Israel Abankianda is the eighth Pittsburgh player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004 and the first since former Panther running back Darrin Hall (Nov. 5, 2018).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

QUINYON MITCHELL, TOLEDO

Sophomore, Cornerback, Williston, FL/Williston HS

Quinyon Mitchell recorded three tackles and made four interceptions, including two he returned for touchdowns, as Toledo defeated Northern Illinois, 52-32.   Mitchell had interception returns of 20 and 25 yards for scores as the Rockets improved to 4-2, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference.

Notes: Quinyon Mitchell is the second Toledo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Rocket defensive back DeJuan Rogers (Sept. 13, 2015).


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,@WalterCampFF) – 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). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

777 Partners is a Miami based private investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals with a strong focus on financial services. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation.

TCU quarterback Max Duggan and Utah cornerback Clark Phillips Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week Presented by 777 Partners

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by 777 Partners, for games ending October 1.  

About the Award: This is the 19th 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. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MAX DUGGAN, TCU

Senior, Quarterback, Council Bluffs, IA/Lewis Central HS

Max Duggan accounted for 418 yards (302 passing, 116 rushing) and five touchdowns as TCU defeated 18th-ranked Oklahoma, 55-24.  Duggan completed 23-of-33 passes and three touchdowns, while rushing for two more scores and 116 yards as the Horned Frogs improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2017, and their first win over the Sooners since 2014.

Notes: Max Duggan is the 11th TCU player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004) and the first since former defensive end Mat Boesen (Nov. 26, 2017).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CLARK PHILLIPS, UTAH

Sophomore, Cornerback, Lakewood, CA/ La Habra HS

Clark Phillips recorded three tackles and three interceptions as 12th-ranked Utah (4-1) defeated Pac-12 rival Oregon State, 42-16. Phillips returned one of his interceptions 38 yards for a touchdown and helped the Ute defense hold the Beavers to just three second-half points.

Notes: Clark Phillips is the sixth Utah player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Ute linebacker Hunter Dimock (Nov. 13, 2016).


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,@WalterCampFF) – 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). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

777 Partners is a Miami based private investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals with a strong focus on financial services. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation.