[Sly Fox]

I guess the league wanted to give VMI some love while they could. Congrats to Wynton:

Big South Announces Football Players of the Week

Courtesy: Big South
Release: 09/04/2006

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – VMI running back Sean Mizzer has been named the Big South football Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week, while Keydets defensive back Jamaal Walton is the New Balance Defensive Player of the Week for games played the first weekend of the 2006 season, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, Liberty return specialist Wynton Jackson was selected as Special Teams Player of the Week, while Gardner-Webb running back Brandon Jackson garnered Freshman of the Week honors.

Mizzer, a redshirt senior from Frederick, Md., led VMI in rushing with 173 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns in the Keydets’ season-opening 20-19 win over Davidson. He averaged 7.9 yards per carry, scored on touchdown runs of 10 and 63 yards – his longest career run from scrimmage -- and finished with 219 all-purpose yards. Mizzer produced his 14th career 100-yard rushing game and notched his 20th career rushing touchdown in the win as well.

Walton, a senior from Virginia Beach, had nine total tackles (five solo, four assists), two interceptions and another pass break-up. He picked off two passes in the second half that each led to VMI scores. His first interception came at the VMI two-yard line to stall a Davidson drive and set-up a 98-yard scoring drive for the Keydets. Walton’s second pick stopped another Wildcat effort at the VMI 14 and set-up an 86-yard scoring drive.

Jackson, a junior from Jacksonville, Fla., returned six punts for 86 yards (14.3 average) and a kickoff return for 20 yards in Liberty’s season-opening 27-0 win over St. Paul’s. He recorded a career long punt return of 46 yards to set up the Flames’ second touchdown drive of the game and also posted punt returns of 16 and 11 yards. Jackson tied a school and Big South Conference single-game record with his six punt returns, while his 86 punt return yards rank as the fifth-highest in Big South history.

Jackson, a freshman from Orlando, Fla., bolted for 108 yards on just seven carries (15.4 average), including long runs of 28 and 36 yards in Gardner-Webb’s season-opening 49-14 win at Jacksonville. The scored a touchdown on the 36-yard run, which was his fourth carry of the game. Playing just the 11th organized football game of his life, Jackson is the first true freshman back to gain 100 yards-or-more in his first career game for Gardner-Webb at the Division I-AA level. Jackson played just one season of prep football at Pine Castle Christian High School near Orlando.


2006 Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 - Sean Mizzer, VMI

2006 Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 - Jamaal Walton, VMI

2006 Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 4 - Wynton Jackson, Liberty

2006 Freshman of the Week
Sept. 4 - Brandon Jackson, Gardner-Webb

http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArtic ... LID=591679

[PAmedic]

had Rashad actually played the second half, Mizzer's numbers would be half as impressive. Literally.

and I mean it.

congrats to Wynton, who did look good. Hoping for more of that against DI opponents.

[Sly Fox]

The VMI boys put up their numbers against basically a Division III program. Somehow I don't see giving the offensive & defensive players of the week to a team who barely survived an upset of epic proportions.

[LU'sbestmanager]

WYNTON IS MY MAN! i always talk about this guy... he does some amaZing things in practice... he's so shifty!

[bigsmooth]

i agree with sly. and BTW wynton got some love on WDBJ-7 in roanoke. they made mention of his honor this week, and showed the highlight of his long punt return.