11/20/09- Peter Caldwell, Jr, Utah State, 6-4, 236 PLAYERS TO WATCH: Utah State punter Peter Caldwell was named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2009 Ray Guy Award Nov. 13, which honors the nation's top collegiate punter. He is one of two punters from non-BCS schools, and is joined by two other juniors. He is currently third in the WAC and 47th in the NCAA with a 41.7 yard average, down this week after previously leading the WAC and ranking 24th in the country with a 42.9 ypp average.
11/18/09- Steve Ivanisevic, Sr, Washburn, 5-11, 195 2009 ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM: K: Steve Ivanisevic, Sr., Washburn, has been selected All Mid-America Conference Second Team for the 2009 college football season. Ivanisevic, who is ranked second in the nation in field goals per game, set a new school record with his 19 field goals on 21 attempts hitting 90.5 of his attempts. His season long was a 47-yard against Northwest Missouri and he hit 5 of his 6 attempts between 40 and 49 yards. He twice tied the school record with four made field goals in a single game against New Mexico Highlands and Northwest Missouri. He finished second in the MIAA in scoring averaging 9.9 points per game, which also led all kick scorers in the conference. His 109 points scored on the season is the third-most in Washburn history and his total was 22 points ahead of the next kicker in the conference. - Washburn football
11/17/09- Greg Zuerlein, rJr, Nebraska-Omaha, 6-0, 183 2009 ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM: K: Greg Zuerlein, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha, has been selected All Mid-America Conference First Team for the 2009 college football season. Zuerlein led the Mavericks in scoring with 78 points. He hit 13 of 18 field goals and 39 of 43 points after touchdown. He finished third in the MIAA in kick scoring, averaging 7.6 points per game. The Lincoln, Neb. native finished the season with 27 touchbacks, just five fewer than all other MIAA kickers combined. - Nebraska-Omaha football
11/16/09- Jon Striefsky, Sr, Delaware, 6-1, 205 CAA NOV 16 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jon Striefsky, PK, Delaware, was responsible for 12 of Delaware’s 18 points in the Blue Hens’ loss at Navy Saturday. The senior booted a 47-yard field goal in the first quarter helping get Delaware on the board. His 39-yard kick seconds into the second quarter pulled the Blue Hens within one and his 25-yard field goal on the last play before halftime gave Delaware a 9-7 lead heading to the lockerrooms. After a Navy score early in the third quarter, Striefsky pulled Delaware within two points with a 21-yard chipshot. The Lansdale, Pa., native tied a career-long with the 47-yard kick and has now converted 39 field goal tries in his four-year Delaware career. - CAA football
11/16/09- Matt Weller, rFr, Ohio, 6-0, 202 MAC EAST DIVISION WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ohio kicker Matt Weller made two field goals and three extra points for nine points in a 27-24 win at Buffalo last Tuesday on ESPN2. Weller connected from 46 yards in the third quarter and then booted the game-winner from 47 yards with 1:25 left in regulation. - MAC football
11/16/09- Ian Watts, Fr, Wyoming, 6-3, 175 MOUNTAIN WEST WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ian Watts, Wyoming, Freshman, Place Kicker, Philadelphia, Pa./Radnor HS, kicked a 43-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining to cap off Wyoming's 30-27 come-from-behind victory at San Diego State. The freshman from Philadelphia, Pa. was a perfect 3-of-3 in field goal attempts on the day, converting two other kicks from 27 yards each. He also went 3-for-3 in point-after tries to finish with 12 points in the contest. - Mountain West football
11/16/09- Josh Cherry, Jr, Kansas State, 6-1, 183 BIG 12 WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Cherry, Kansas State, PK, Jr, McCook, Neb., made a career-high and Big 12 season-best four field goals (4-for-4) for the Wildcats against Missouri. He tied his career-long with a 47-yarder in the first quarter. After beginning the season 2-for-7 in field goals, Cherry has converted 10 of his last 11 attempts and is now 10-of-11 in Big 12 action and 12-of-18 for the season. He became the first K-State kicker to make four field goals in a game since All-Big 12 selection Brooks Rossman made four in 2007 against Colorado. - Big 12 football
11/15/09- Brett Swenson, Sr, Michigan State, 5-08, 185 BIG TEN WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brett Swenson, Michigan State, SR, K, Pompano Beach, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas, connected on all four of his field goal attempts, capped by a 21-yard game-winner to help Michigan State rally from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 40-37 triumph at Purdue. The senior kicker matched his career high with 16 points and four field goals in the game. The Florida native connected on a 28-yard boot late in the second quarter and added two kicks of 52 yards in the third stanza, the longest field goals of his career. Swenson’s third field goal cut the Boilermakers’ advantage to 27-23, before the hosts added a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to build a 34-23 lead. The visitors responded with two quick scores to reclaim the lead before Purdue hit a field goal to knot the score at 37-37. After a long kickoff return, Swenson hit the game-winner from 21 yards out with 1:51 remaining in the game. He currently ranks second in Big Ten history with 368 career kicking points, a total that rates fifth among points for all players. His 70 career field goals also rank fourth in Big Ten history. Swenson earns his first weekly laurel this season and the fourth of his career after being honored three times last season on Nov. 3, Oct. 13 and Oct. 6 of 2008. His four career weekly accolades are tied for the second-highest total in Big Ten history, trailing only the three standouts who were honored on five occasions. - Big Ten football
11/14/09- Eric Ellestad, Jr, Minnesota, 6-3, 205 Eric Ellestad’s 25-yard field goal with 2:22 remaining gave Minnesota the lead, and the struggling Golden Gophers hung on for an ugly 16-13 victory over lower-division South Dakota State on Saturday. Minnesota (6-5) settled for a pair of short kicks by Ellestad in the first quarter after driving to the 3- and 8-yard line, respectively. Adam Weber went 10-for-21 for 94 yards and an interception that was returned for a touchdown by Derek Domino. D.L. Wilhite jogged in for a 3-yard touchdown after a fumble forced by blitzing cornerback Michael Carter, the only time the Gophers reached the end zone. Early misfires by freshman quarterback Thomas O’Brien were too much for the Jackrabbits (7-3) to overcome in just their second game against a Football Bowl Subdivision foe since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision level in 2004. - AP Sports
11/13/09- Jake Rogers, rJr, Cincinnati, 6-3, 205 PLAYERS TO WATCH: PK Jake Rogers earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Week honors after scoring 17 points last week and averaging 43 yards on three punts. He kicked field goals of 27, 34, 35 and 41 yards and was 5-for-5 on extra-point attempts. His four made field goals in a game tied the school record.
11/09/09- Brandon McManus, Fr, Temple, 6-3, 185 MAC EAST DIVISION WEEK 10 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Temple K Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) nailed an 18-yard game-winning field goal with three seconds left in regulation to extend Temple's winning streak to seven games in a 34-32 win over Miami. McManus had two field goals and four extra points and handled seven kickoffs for 431 yards. McManus is 14-of-19 on the year in field goals and ranks second on the team with 69 points. - MAC football
11/09/09- Jake Rogers, rJr, Cincinnati, 6-3, 205 BIG EAST WEEK 10 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cincinnati kicker Jacob Rogers was honored as BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week after he scored 17 points, averaged 43 yards on three punts and had two kickoffs downed for touchbacks in the Bearcats’ 47-45 win against Connecticut. He was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, connecting from 41, 27, 34 and 35 yards and was 5-for-5 on PATs. - BIG EAST football
11/09/09- Kevin Goessling, rSo, Fresno State, 5-10, 195 WAC WEEK 10 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Fresno State placekicker Kevin Goessling, a sophomore from Placentia, Calif. (Servite HS), hit a 52-yard field goal late in the first quarter against Idaho to give the Bulldogs a 17-0 lead. It was the second longest of his career and second longest in the WAC this season. He has made 11 field goals in a row (including two of 50 yards or better), tying the school record, and with his four extra points against Idaho, he has now made all 40 PATs on the year. Other special teams nominations included: senior return specialist Kyle Wilson, Boise State; freshman defensive back Duke Williams, Nevada; and freshman kick returner Kerwynn Williams, Utah State. - WAC football
11/06/09- Stephen Velasquez, Fr, Virginia Union, 6-0, 180 2009 CIAA FOOTBALL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Stephen Velasquez, Virginia Union, Kicker, 6-0, 180, Haw River, NC, has been selected to the 2009 All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rookie Team for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Velasquez, a freshmen Kicker from Haw River, NC, converted 28-31 extra point attempts. He also made 5-10 field goal of which 44 yards was his longest. - Virginia Union football
11/03/09- Aaron Pettrey, rSr, Ohio State, 6-1, 200 Ohio State's preparation for its most important date yet this season - a criticial Big Ten game at Penn State on Saturday - will include a kickers' derby, it seems. No. 1 kicker Aaron Pettrey is out for the rest of the season, and thus the rest of his college career, because of a knee injury suffered last week against New Mexico State. OSU coach Jim Tressel said at his weekly media luncheon today that though former professional soccer player Devin Barclay replaced Pettrey against New Mexico State, the team will look at Ben Buchanan this week, too. Buchanan missed last week's game because of illness, but Tressel anticipates a competition between the two the next couple of days. "So between Devin and Ben, we've got to step up," Tressel said. "I'm not sure any of us expected that, but that's part of football." Pettrey was expected to undergo surgery on his right knee today. Tressel said he expects him to fully recover, and Pettrey might be able to play in the Texas vs. The Nation college all-star game in Houston in mid-January. - Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch
11/02/09- Aaron Pettrey, rSr, Ohio State, 6-1, 200 Ohio State kicker Aaron Pettrey tore the medial collateral ligament in his right (kicking) knee last weekend and will miss the rest of the regular season, his mother, Lillian, said today. Lillian Pettrey said Aaron will have surgery Tuesday. The recovery period is four to six weeks, and she said that Aaron hopes to be back in time to kick in the bowl game. Until then, the field-goal duties will be handled by Devin Barclay, a walk-on junior who saw his first game action after Pettrey's injury last weekend and was 1 of 3 on field-goal tries, missing from 47 yards out, making from 29 and then missing from 36. OSU's next two games are crucial to the Big Ten title chase. The Buckeyes (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) travel to Penn State (8-1, 4-1) on Saturday and play host to Iowa (9-0, 5-0) on Nov. 14 before finishing the regular season Nov. 21 at Michigan. Pettrey was injured on a second-quarter kickoff against New Mexico State, when he was hit in the side of the leg while running downfield. A fifth-year senior, Pettrey is 13 of 19 on field-goal tries (68.4 percent) and 28 of 29 on extra points. His 67 points rank him fourth in the Big Ten in scoring. - The Columbus Dispatch
11/02/09- Mike Salerno, rSr, Northern Illinois, 5-11, 170 MAC WEST DIVISION WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Northern Illinois K Mike Salerno served as place kicker, and punter in swirling wind gusts of nearly 30 miles per hour in a 27-10 win over Akron. Salerno added two field goals of 22 and 37 yards and three PATs for nine points. Salerno punted three times for a 52.7 yard average, including a career-long of 61 yards, and two punts inside the 20. - MAC football
11/02/09- Matt Weller, rFr, Ohio, 6-0, 202 MAC EAST DIVISION WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ohio K Matt Weller tied a school record with four field goals in a 20-17 win at Ball State. Weller connected on tries from 39, 24, 52 and 41 yards during the Bobcat victory. His 52-yard field goal tied for the eighth-longest field goal made in school history. - MAC football
11/02/09- Austin Signor, rSr, Eastern Illinois, 6-4, 230 OVC OCT 2 SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Austin Signor, K: The Eastern Illinois kicking duo helped the No.19 ranked Panthers to a 16-10 road victory over Murray State on Saturday, as EIU improved its record to 7-2 overall, including 5-1 in road games. Signor hit all three of his field goal attempts, connecting from 37, 37 and 36 yards to move into sixth place on the Panther single-season list (13 made). He ranks 16 nationally in field goals made per game (1.44). Signor also averaged 65.8 yards per kickoff, including a touchdown. Cook avearged 46 yards per punt on eight attempts, including pinning the Racers inside their own 20-yard line five times and having three of his attempts go over 50 yards. Cook had a long punt of 57 yards and increased his season average to an OVC-best 41.5 yards/punt (12th nationally). Others Nominated: Ryan Key, Austin Peay; Kienan Cullen, Murray State. - OVC football
11/02/09- Justin Kahut, Jr, Oregon State, 5-8, 176 PAC-10 WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kicker Justin Kahut, a junior from Portland, Ore., accounted for 14 of Oregon State’s 26 points in the Beavers’ 26-19 win against UCLA. Kahut was good on 4-of-5 field goal attempts, connecting from 48, 42, 27 and 31 yards (his miss came from 47 yards), and made both his PAT attempts. Also nominated for special teams play were punter Bryan Anger of California and place kicker Morgan Flint of Oregon. - Pac-10 football
11/02/09- Caleb Sturgis, So, Florida, 5-10, 190 SEC WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caleb Sturgis, Kicker, Florida, nailed a career-long 56-yard field goal in the first half against Georgia, while also completing a 44-yard attempt, in the Gators’ 41-17 win against Georgia. His 56-yarder was the second-longest FG in school history and the longest field goal in the SEC this season. His eight kickoffs helped hold Georgia to an average starting field position of its own 20-yard line for the game. He is the only Gator since 1984 to connect on two field goals over 51 yards in the same season and is only of only four kickers to accomplish the feat in school history. Is one of only six kickers in the nation to have two field goals of 51 yards or more this season, and one of two in the SEC to accomplish the feat. - SEC football
11/02/09- Will Snyderwine, Jr, Duke, 5-11, 185 ACC WEEK 9 SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Will Snyderwine, Duke, K, Jr., converted field goal tries of 44, 28, 34, 25, and 43 yards to match the fifth-best single-game field goal total in ACC history in Duke’s win over Virginia. Snyderwine got the Blue Devils off on the right foot by kicking his first three field goals to give them a 9-0 lead, then later pushed Duke to a 12-10 advantage with a 25-yarder at the 13:50 mark in the fourth quarter. His final kick of the day, a 43-yarder with 1:05 left to play, that gave the Blue Devils a 28-17 lead, and was Snyderwine’s 11th consecutive converted field goal attempt. - ACC football
10/31/09- Austin Signor, rSr, Eastern Illinois, 6-4, 230 Austin Signor kicked three field goals and Eastern Illinois beat Murray State 16-10 on Saturday. With the game tied 10-10 in the fourth quarter, Signor kicked field goals of 37 and 36 yards for the Panthers (7-2, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference). He made another 37-yarder just before halftime to give the Panthers a 10-7 lead. The Panthers managed the win without an offensive touchdown. Their other score came on a 34-yard interception return by Rashad Haynes that tied the score 7-7 in the second quarter. Eastern Illinois forced two turnovers and sacked Eastern Illinois’ Nico Yankto six times. Charlie Jordan scored the only touchdown for the Racers (2-6, 1-4) on a 3-yard run that opened the scoring in the first quarter. The Panthers have won three in a row, each by eight points or less. - AP Sports
10/31/09- Dustin Rivest, rSr, Florida International, 5-08, 175 Dustin Rivest kicked a 24-yard field goal in overtime to lift Florida International to a 20-17 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. The Panthers (2-6, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference) blocked a 29-yard field goal attempt by Louisiana-Lafayette’s Tourek Williams in overtime to beat the Ragin’ Cajuns (4-4, 2-2) for the first time in six games. Paul McCall threw for 250 yards and an interception for FIU, but he helped send the game into overtime with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Greg Ellingson with 10 seconds left in the game. Chris Masson had 254 yards passing, one touchdown and an interception for Louisiana-Lafayette. Louis Lee caught three passes for 62 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown pass from Masson to give the Ragin’ Cajuns a 14-7 lead with 1:07 before halftime. Yobes Walker rushed for 40 yards on 18 carries for the Ragin’ Cajuns. - AP Sports
10/31/09- Aaron Pettrey, rSr, Ohio State, 6-1, 200 Ohio State kicker Aaron Pettrey was helped off the field with an apparent right knee injury late in the second quarter against New Mexico State. The 17th-ranked Buckeyes led 21-0 on Saturday when Pettrey was covering his own kickoff and was blocked while pursuing the play. He lay on the field for a couple minutes getting helped off. Pettrey spent several minutes before halftime sitting on an observation cart behind the Ohio State bench. Backup kicker Ben Buchanan did not dress for the game due to an illness. - AP Sports
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