Detmer Award Week 8: Kasey Carrier Carries Big Votes
By Kyle Kensing
Oct 20, 2012; Colorado Springs, CO, USA; Air Force Falcons defensive back Christian Spears (21) (right) saves a touchdown run by New Mexico Lobos running back Kasey Carrier (5) in the first quarter at Falcon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE
Bob Davie installed the option offense at New Mexico, believing it would give the Lobos the best chance to win games. While it fell just short in Saturday’s loss at Air Force, New Mexico was knocking. And running back Kasey Carrier was the one who knocked.
Carrier broke 300 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns in the loss. He jockeys with Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon for top honors this week. Dixon scored six touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ sound thrashing of Idaho.
Both broke into the top 10 vote getters for the season, while Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch moved into a tie for No. 2.
COMPLETE RANKINGS THROUGH WEEK 8
Rank
Player
Position
School
Points (1st Place Votes)
1.
Kolton Browning
QB
UL-Monroe
62 (10)
2t.
Stefphon Jefferson
RB
Nevada
53 (5)
2t.
Jordan Lynch
QB
Northern Illinois
58 (6)
4.
Colby Cameron
QB
Louisiana Tech
52 (1)
5.
Quinton Patton
WR
Louisiana Tech
43 (5)
6.
Tyler Tettleton
QB
Ohio
40 (6)
7.
Kasey Carrier
RB
New Mexico
38
8.
Benny Cunningham
RB
MTSU
36 (4)
9.
Kenneth Dixon
RB
Louisiana Tech
34 (4)
10.
David Piland
QB
Houston
25 (1)
Matt Hargleroad, CowboyAltitude.com
1. Kasey Carrier – UNM
2. Kenneth Dixon – LT
3. Colby Cameron – LT
4. Kolton Browning – LMU
5. Tyler Benz – EMU
#1 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech- Ran for 232 yards and six TDs (three in the first quarter) in Louisiana Tech’s route of Idaho. He also averaged 13.6 ypc.
#2 Jordan Lynch, NIU- Threw for 223 yards, ran for 131 yards and combined for 4 TDs in his teams route of Akron.
#3 Bernard Reedy, Toledo- Ran a kickoff back for a TD against Cincinnati. The KO return put Toledo up 26-20 late in the third and they never trailed again.
#4 Kasey Carrier, New Mexico- In a losing effort, Carrier ran for 338 yards and 3 TDs.
#5 Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech- Threw for 400 yards and 2 TDs in the previously mentioned route of Idaho.
Kevin McGuire, No2MinuteWarning.com
1. Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois QB
2. Kasey Carrier, New Mexico RB
3. Kenneth Dixon, La Tech RB
4. Rakeem Cato, Marshall QB
5. Trent Steelman, Army QB
Pat Johnston, One-Handed Grab
1. Kenneth Dixon, RB, LA Tech: 17 rush, 232 yards, SIX TD in 70-28 win over Idaho
2. Kasey Carrier, RB, New Mexico: 39 rush, 338 yards, 3 TD, 1 rec, 5 yards in 23-28 loss at Air Force
3. Dexter McCoil, DB, Tulsa: 13 tackles (12 solo), 1 fumble recovery, 1 INT in 28-24 win over Rice
4. Colby Cameron, QB, LA Tech: 29/37, 400 yards passing, 2 TD, 5 rush, 22 yards in 70-28 win over Idaho
5. Bernard Reedy, WR, Toledo: 5 rec, 72 yards, 3 KO returns, 121 yards (91-yd TD return), 3 punt return, 38 yards (229 all-purpose yards) in 29-23 win over Cincinnati
Tyler Cantrell, BlazerTV.com
1.) Kenneth Dixon, RB La Tech- 6 TDs in win over Vandals
2.) Jordan Lynch, QB NIU- Dual threat QB with another great game in
win over Akron
3.) Kasey Carrier, RB New Mexico- 338 yards rushing — that’s a MWC
record — plus 3 TDs
4.) Colby Cameron, QB La Tech-400 yards passing & 2 TD tosses
5.) Chuckie Keeton, QB Utah St.- 4 total TDs for dual threat QB
Kyle Kensing
1. Kenneth Dixon: Sonny Dykes’ offense isn’t all pass: Kenneth Dixon was called on for 232 yards rushing and six touchdowns.
2. Kasey Carrier: New Mexico lost and is 4-4, but Kasey Carrier probably deserves serious consideration for Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year honors. He cracked 338 yards his week, beating Air Force at its own option game in many facets.
3. Margus Hunt, SMU: The Ponies were intercepting Houston passes left-and-right on Thursday, and much of that can be attributed to the pressure coming off the line. Margus Hunt had an outstanding game, getting to the quarterback twice for sacks, and four times on hurries. He also broke up a pass.
4. Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois: Jordan Lynch continues his impeccable replacement of 2011 Detmer Award contender Chandler Harnish, most recently throwing and rushing for two touchdowns in a rout of Akron.
5. Antoinne Jimmerson, North Texas: The speedy North Texas slot back caught just two passes in last Tuesday’s defeat of La.-Lafayette, but they were two crucial receptions. Each went for a touchdown, including the game-winner.