Four players garner national awards

BYU received numerous national honors after its 40-21 win over No. 15/16 Texas on Saturday, including the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.

Four different players garnered attention nationally for their performances.

Sophomore quarterback Taysom Hill rushed for a career-high 259 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cougars top the Longhorns. Senior kicker Justin Sorensen also helped add to the score as he went a perfect 4 for 4 in both field goals and PATs.

Running back Jamaal Williams set his new career high with 182 rushing yards. The sophomore is currently ranked No. 2 in the country in total rushing yards for the season.

Defensively, junior Alani Fua tallied seven tackles (five solo), 2.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss in the victory.

The Cougars have a bye this week and will face in-state rival Utah on Sep. 21, at 8:15 p.m. MT at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Taysom Hill

• Athlon Sports National Player of the Week
• ESPN AT&T All-America Player of the Week (voted by fans)
• CBSSports.com Offensive Player of the Week
• Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week Honorable Mention
• College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback of the Week
• FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week
• College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the Week

Jamaal Williams

• College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week

Alani Fua

• FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week
• College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker of the Week

Justin Sorensen

• FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week
• College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Placekicker of the Week
• Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Star of the Week