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Greg Schiano says he’s “hoping” that true freshman QB Tom Savage will start Saturday against Texas Southern in the Homecoming game.
“I hope he does. He has been practicing for two days now. I guess the only way that would preclude him from playing is if something took a turn in the other direction. Right now, he is on the way up, Schiano said Monday.
Savage suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of the win against Florida International Sept. 19.
He sat out the Sept. 26 victory over Maryland, with fifth-year redshirt senior Dom Natale starting in his stead.
Read this post for more on Schiano’s weekend recruiting visits.
BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bill Stull • Sr. • QB • Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Stull completed 16 of 23 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-10 win at Louisville. He threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to help Pitt erase a 10-7 halftime deficit and directed scoring drives on four of the Panthers’ five second-half possessions. Stull has thrown 11 touchdown passes and just one interception this season and is ranked fifth nationally in pass efficiency (167.49).
BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nate Allen • Sr. • S • USF • Cape Coral, Fla.
Allen led a USF defense that forced a school record seven turnovers in the Bulls’ 34-20 win at Syracuse. He had a team-high eight tackles and two interceptions. Allen leads the Bulls in tackles (29), interceptions (2) and passes defended (5) this season.
BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Scott Kozlowski • Sr. • P • West Virginia • West Palm Beach, Fla.
Kozlowski helped protect the Mountaineers’ 35-24 win against Colorado by averaging 48 yards on four punts with a long of 56 yards. He hit two third-quarter punts from inside the West Virginia 20 that tipped the field position battle to Colorado’s side of the field and pinned the Buffaloes on their own 8-yard line on a fourth-quarter kick.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Alex Daniels, DE, Cincinnati — Had eight tackles and four sacks as part of Cincinnati’s 10-sack performance in a 37-13 win at Miami (Ohio).
Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh — Had five tackles with 3.5 sacks in a 35-10 win at Louisville.
Carlton Mitchell, WR, USF — Had six receptions for career-highs of 139 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-20 win at Syracuse.
Mike Williams, WR, Syracuse — Had 186 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 13 receptions in a 34-20 loss to USF.
Noel Devine, RB, West Virginia — Ran for a career-high 220 yards with a touchdown on 22 carries in a 35-24 win against Colorado.
(Photo courtesy John Munson, The Star-Ledger)
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