National Player of the Week

BYU's Hall is Southern Fans' first award winner

Brigham Young QB Max Hall has been named the Southern Fans' National Player of the Week for games over Labor Day weekend.

Hall, the 6-1, 200-pound senior from Mesa, Ariz., completed 26-of-38 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns. His second TD pass came with 3:03 remaining in the game to give BYU a 14-13 lead over No. 3 Oklahoma. His final pass came on fourth down-and-four and capped a 16-play 76-yard drive.

The game was squarely on Hall's shoulders, as the Cougars were reduced to just 28 rushing yards. Hall had to overcome four turnovers, two of which were his own, but with the game on the line, the QB marched his team down the field and found WR McKay Jacobson alone in the back of the endzone. Hall and the Cougars now have more to play for than just busting the BCS; with games against Florida State, Colorado State, TCU, Air Force and Utah, an unbeaten BYU squad could be the first non-BCS team to have a legitimate shot at the national title game.

Other nominees for National Player of the Week:
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
Ingram, a 5-10, 212-pound sophomore from Flint, Mich., rushed for one touchdown, gained a career-high 150 yards on the grounds, and put the game out-of-reach with an 18-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter of the Crimson Tide's 34-24 win over Virginia Tech in the Georgia Dome.

Jacory Harris, QB, Miami
The 6-4, 190-pound sophomore completed 21-of-34 passes for 386 yards with two touchdowns for his hometown Hurricanes; his biggest throw came late in the fourth quarter on a 40-yard perfect lob into double coverage that set-up the go-ahead touchdown run as Miami knocked off bitter rival Florida State 38-34.

B.W. Webb, DB, William & Mary
Webb, a 5-11, 160-pound redshirt freshman from Newport News, Va., intercepted three passes and returned one 50 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter that sealed the Tribe's 26-14 upset victory at Virginia.

The Southern Fans' began naming a National Player of the Week this season; this award is in addition to pollsters naming a National Team of the Week, which started in 2008. Each week during the 2009 season the Southern Fans will select a national player of the week from nominations made by individual pollsters.