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Fine Named C-USA Offensive POTW
11/4/2019 11:33:00 AM | Football
DALLAS - After throwing for 332 yards and seven touchdowns in a win over UTEP, North Texas senior QB Mason Fine has been named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week.  C-USA Football Players of the Week are voted on by a panel of the league's media. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Top of the World Headwear.
Fine, a Peggs, Oklahoma, native completed 24 of 39 passes for 332 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns in a 52-26 win over UTEP. Fine's seven touchdowns broke his previous career-high that he set last week at Charlotte when he threw five. He is the first Conference USA quarterback to throw for seven touchdowns in a game since Marshall's Rakeem Cato (Nov. 28, 2014). His seven touchdowns passes also broke the Apogee Stadium record for most touchdown passes in a single game that was originally set in the stadium's first game back in 2011 when Houston's Case Keenum threw for five against the Mean Green. Fine's seven scoring tosses are the second most in any game this year across the FBS. The senior moved into 36th all-time in the NCAA with 12,026 career passing yards, passing the likes of Russell Wilson, Brady Quinn, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer and Byron Leftwich. Fine currently sits at 91 career touchdown passes, which leads all active FBS players and ranks 43rd all-time.
Fine's 27 touchdown passes on the year lead C-USA, are tied for third nationally and equal his 2018 season total. This is the third-straight season that Fine has won C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors and the fourth overall weekly award.
2019 WINNERS:
Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jason Pirtle, TE, North Texas; Sept. 9 – Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB; Sept. 16 – Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Deangelo Antoine, WR, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 30 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 7 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Oct. 14 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 21 – Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall; Oct. 28 – Chris Reynolds, QB, Charlotte; Nov. 4 – Mason Fine, QB, North Texas.
Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 –Garrett Marino, DL, UAB; Sept. 9 – Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee; Sept. 16 – Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 23 – Keion White, DE, Old Dominion; Sept. 30 – Kyle Bailey, LB, WKU; Oct. 7 – Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee; Oct. 14 – Darius Hodge, DL, Marshall; Oct. 21 – Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech; Oct. 28 – Kearon Merrell, CB, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Akileis Leroy, LB, Florida Atlantic.
Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 9 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Sept. 16 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech; Sept. 30 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Oct. 7 – Maurice Alexander, PR, FIU; Oct. 14 – Nick Vogel, K, UAB; Oct. 21 – Ethan Mooney, K, North Texas; Oct. 28 – Justin Rohrwasser, K, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Duron Lowe, KR, UTEP.
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Fine, a Peggs, Oklahoma, native completed 24 of 39 passes for 332 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns in a 52-26 win over UTEP. Fine's seven touchdowns broke his previous career-high that he set last week at Charlotte when he threw five. He is the first Conference USA quarterback to throw for seven touchdowns in a game since Marshall's Rakeem Cato (Nov. 28, 2014). His seven touchdowns passes also broke the Apogee Stadium record for most touchdown passes in a single game that was originally set in the stadium's first game back in 2011 when Houston's Case Keenum threw for five against the Mean Green. Fine's seven scoring tosses are the second most in any game this year across the FBS. The senior moved into 36th all-time in the NCAA with 12,026 career passing yards, passing the likes of Russell Wilson, Brady Quinn, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer and Byron Leftwich. Fine currently sits at 91 career touchdown passes, which leads all active FBS players and ranks 43rd all-time.
Fine's 27 touchdown passes on the year lead C-USA, are tied for third nationally and equal his 2018 season total. This is the third-straight season that Fine has won C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors and the fourth overall weekly award.
2019 WINNERS:
Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jason Pirtle, TE, North Texas; Sept. 9 – Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB; Sept. 16 – Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Deangelo Antoine, WR, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 30 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 7 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Oct. 14 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 21 – Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall; Oct. 28 – Chris Reynolds, QB, Charlotte; Nov. 4 – Mason Fine, QB, North Texas.
Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 –Garrett Marino, DL, UAB; Sept. 9 – Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee; Sept. 16 – Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 23 – Keion White, DE, Old Dominion; Sept. 30 – Kyle Bailey, LB, WKU; Oct. 7 – Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee; Oct. 14 – Darius Hodge, DL, Marshall; Oct. 21 – Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech; Oct. 28 – Kearon Merrell, CB, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Akileis Leroy, LB, Florida Atlantic.
Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 9 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Sept. 16 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech; Sept. 30 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Oct. 7 – Maurice Alexander, PR, FIU; Oct. 14 – Nick Vogel, K, UAB; Oct. 21 – Ethan Mooney, K, North Texas; Oct. 28 – Justin Rohrwasser, K, Marshall; Nov. 4 – Duron Lowe, KR, UTEP.
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