South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers and Utah State’s Asher Cunningham Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week – Week 6 (Oct. 13)
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending October 10.
About the Award: This is the 23rd 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. It is the nation’s longest-running Player of Week award.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LANORRIS SELLERS, SOUTH CAROLINA
Senior, Quarterback, Florence, SC
The SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, LaNorris Sellers accounted for 299 yards of total offense and five touchdowns as the Gamecocks defeated 16th-ranked Florida, 38-19, on the road. Sellers was 23-of-35 passing for 279 yards and four touchdowns and added 20 rushing yards and one score. With the win, South Carolina improved to 3-3, 1-3 in the SEC.
Notes: It is the eighth time since 2004 that a South Carolina player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. It is also the second time that Sellers has earned Offensive Player of Week honors (Nov. 19, 2024).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior, Linebacker, Asheville, NC
The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, Asher Cunningham recorded a team-best 17 tackles, including two for losses, 0.5 quarterback sacks as Utah State came-from-behind to defeat Pac-12 rival Washington State, 17-16. Cunningham also forced two fumbles in the second half, recovering one, as the Aggies overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to improve to 2-4, 1-1 in the Pac-12.
Notes: It is the first time since 2004 that a Utah State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors.
Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. 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. Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.
The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 1,000 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
