Another week down, and unfortunately, Penn State's first loss. Don't expect many defensive players to get awards this week. But, nonetheless, the awards have to go to someone!
The Beast Mode Award this week goes to Allen Robinson. Check my Week 3 grades to see the kind of numbers he put up; let's just say they're crazy good! I can't say enough about Robinson, who will most likely be off to the NFL after this season. Let's just enjoy him while we have him! This award would've gone to Zach Zwinak had it not been for that costly fumble at the end of the game. Maybe next week big guy.
The Transformer Award goes to Geno Lewis who, besides being a very serviceable wide receiver, is also turning out to be an outstanding kick returner. He took 4 kicks for 106 yds including a long of 44 yds. We may have found some special teams!
The Matrix Award for outstanding first year starter goes to Richy Anderson. The undersized freshman is turning into the new Jordan Norwood and is arguably the best slot option on the team right now. He only caught 2 passes for 21 yds (compared to, say, Adam Breneman who had 4 catches), but he's also been overthrown by Hackenberg at least twice. Wait until they hit him in the numbers.
The In Disguise Award for unsung hero goes to Malcolm Willis, who took advantage of a rare miscue by UCF's Blake Bortles when he intercepted him. That interception was the first for Bortles in well over 200 attempts!
And finally, the Megatron Award for biggest headache goes to the aforementioned Blake Bortles. Honorable mentions here go to missed tackles and UCF running back Storm Johnson (awesome name!) who gashed the defense for 117 yds and 2 TDs. But tonight was all about Bortles, a legitimate NFL prospect who went 20/27 for 288 yds as he expertly picked apart Penn State's secondary. Got to give credit where credit is due on this one.
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