COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San José State junior wide receiver Nick Nash has been tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while San Diego State junior linebacker Cody Moon was named MW Defensive Player of the Week. Aztec senior kicker/punter Jack Browning earned MW Special Teams Player of the Week honors, while Hawai‘i wide receiver Pofele Ashlock was selected as MW Freshman of the Week.

It is the third career MW weekly honor for Browning and first for Nash, Moon and Ashlock.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
NICK NASH, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Junior, Wide Receiver, Irvine, Calif. / Woodbridge HS

  • Notched career highs in catches (six), receiving yards (89) and touchdowns (three) in SJSU’s loss at No. 6/6 USC.
  • Scored on a 28-yard catch with 13 seconds left in the first half to send the Spartans into the locker room down just 21-14.
  • Hauled in a career-long 32-yard reception for a TD in the third quarter, tipping it to himself and holding for the score.
  • Capped his career day with a 2-yard TD reception with just over 5 minutes left in the game.
  • Third-quarter touchdown catch was the No. 2 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CODY MOON, SAN DIEGO STATE
Junior, Linebacker, Albuquerque, N.M. / Volcano Vista HS / New Mexico

  • Had a team-best 12 tackles (seven solo) in his first game as an Aztec, helping SDSU to a 20-13 win over Ohio.
  • Had two more tackles than the next two SDSU players combined.
  • Also added a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup.
  • Helped limit Ohio, a 10-win team a season ago that was picked to win the Mid-American Conference’s East Division this season, to just 13 points, with the Bobcats scoring their lone touchdown with just 1:59 left in the game.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACK BROWNING, SAN DIEGO STATE
Senior, Kicker/Punter, San Diego, Calif. / West Hills High / Grossmont College

  • Was 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts in SDSU’s 20-13 win over Ohio, connecting on a 49-yarder in the first quarter to stake the Aztecs to a 3-0 lead and adding a 21-yarder early in the fourth to make it a 13-6 SDSU lead.
  • Also converted both point-after attempts to give him eight points on the day.
  • Punted three times for an average of 56.3 yards, including a long of 60 yards to complement kicks of 57 and 52 yards.
  • Kicked off four times for an average of 55.2 yards per kick.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
POFELE ASHLOCK, HAWAI‘I
Redshirt Freshman, Wide Receiver, Euless, Texas / Trinity HS

  • Had a game-high 127 yards on a game-high (shared) seven catches in his collegiate debut as Hawai‘i fell 35-28 at Vanderbilt.
  • Scored his first career touchdown on a 3-yard reception in the fourth quarter, with three catches on that scoring drive, including a 35-yard reception.
  • Later in the fourth quarter, hauled in a 50-yard catch to set up a touchdown, which pulled the Rainbow Warriors within a score with just under 5 minutes remaining.
  • Averaged 18.1 yards per catch on the evening.

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