Jordan Love earns MW Player of the Week honors
After leading the Utah State football team to a 42-32 win over Air Force last week, sophomore quarterback Jordan Love was named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Love’s performance was highlighted by a career-high 356 passing yards, completing passes to nine different receivers. This surpasses his previous career-high of 319, set earlier this season against Michigan State.
The Bakersfield, Calif. native also threw for two touchdowns, a 43-yard pass to senior wide receiver Aaren Vaughns, and a 30-yard pass to junior tight end Dax Raymond.
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This was the second time Love has received player of the week honors of his career, and the first time this season. His previous award came following his first career start in USU’s 52-28 victory over UNLV last October.
Through four games as Utah State’s starting quarterback this season, Love has passed for 1,070 yards, ranking fourth in the Mountain West and 16th in the nation. He also ranks third in the conference and 29th in the nation with a .667 completion percentage.
On the season, Love has thrown five touchdown passes and three interceptions, but has four touchdowns without any interceptions in the past two games.
The Utah State offense currently the top scoring offense in the Mountain West and seventh in the NCAA, averaging 51.5 points per game. The Aggies have also now scored 40+ points in three-consecutive games, the first time that has been done in program history.
The other Mountain West POTW honors went to a pair of San Diego State Aztecs. SDSU freshman cornerback Darren Hall earned defensive player of the week honors after recording the game-clinching interception in overtime during the Aztecs’ 23-20 overtime victory over Eastern Michigan. Senior kicker John Barron II earned special teams honors after going 3-for-4 on field goals in the game, including a 38-yard overtime game winner.
The Aggies will now have their lone bye week of the season, before heading to Provo, Utah to take on BYU at Lavell Edwards Stadium on Oct. 5.