CIS football players of the week: Varsity Blues Nassar, Jervis honoured
Nassar, a third-year English major from Toronto, was honoured on offence after he led the Varsity Blues to a convincing 56-35 win over crosstown rival York in the 44th annual Red & Blue Bowl, last Thursday. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound junior completed 24 of 38 passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns, including a pair of TD strikes in a 32-point second quarter by the Blues. With a home win against Waterloo (1-6) in its conference finale on Saturday, Toronto (3-4) would finish with a .500 record for the first time since 1995 (4-3-1).
Mount Allison quarterback Brandon Leyh was also up for the award.
Jervis, a second-year computer science student from Oakville, Ont., took home the weekly honour on defence thanks to his all-around dominating performance in the Red & Blue Bowl. The 6-foot-4, 242-pound sophomore recorded a career-high 7.5 tackles, including one sack, to go with a pair of forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Jervis’ sack came on a second-and-goal situation late in the second quarter and was followed on the next play by an 88-yard interception return for a touchdown which increased the Varsity Blues lead to 34-14 going into halftime.
Mount Allison defensive back Donovan Saunders was also nominated.
Kodejs, a first-year arts student from Bedford, N.S., was the choice on special teams after he was successful on each of his three field goal attempts in a hard-fought 11-9 win over reigning two-time AUS champion Acadia, a game in which both teams failed to reach the end zone. With the Huskies (4-2) trailing 9-2 in the third quarter, the 6-foot-4 freshman split the uprights from 37, 12 and 17 yards out in the second half, including the difference-maker with 3:29 left in regulation. Kodejs also racked up a whopping 702 yards on punts and kickoffs in the defensive struggle.
Queen’s kicker Dillon Wamsley was the other nominee.
Offensive nominees:
AUS: Brandon Leyh, quarterback, Mount Allison
RSEQ: No games scheduled
OUA: Simon Nassar, quarterback, Toronto (recipient)
CWUAA: No games scheduled
Defensive nominees:
AUS: Donovan Saunders, defensive back, Mount Allison
RSEQ: No games scheduled
OUA: Aaron Jervis, lineman, Toronto (recipient)
CWUAA: No games scheduled
Special team nominees:
AUS: Chase Kodejs, kicker, Saint Mary’s (recipient)
RSEQ: No games scheduled
OUA: Dillon Wamsley, kicker, Queen’s
CWUAA: No games scheduled
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE (all times local)
NOTE: Click HERE for the complete 2013 schedule & results.
October 18
18:00 Regina (2-4) at No. 3 Calgary (6-0) (video webcast)
19:00 Mount Allison (2-4) at Saint Mary’s (4-2) (video webcast)
19:00 Manitoba (3-3) at No. 7 Saskatchewan (4-2) (video webcast)
October 19
13:00 No. 9 McMaster (4-3) at Carleton (0-7)
13:00 No. 4 Guelph (7-0) at No. 5 Queen’s (6-1) (Sportsnet 360)
13:00 No. 10 Windsor (4-3) at Ottawa (4-3) (video webcast)
13:00 Waterloo (1-6) at Toronto (3-4) (video webcast)
13:00 No. 8 Bishop’s (4-2) at Concordia (0-6) (video webcast)
13:00 No. 6 Montreal (4-2) at McGill (3-3) (Radio-Canada TV, French webcast & English webcast)
13:00 York (2-5) at No. 1 Western (7-0) (Rogers TV London)
14:00 StFX (3-3) at Acadia (2-4) (Eastlink TV & video webcast)
14:00 Alberta (0-6) at UBC (3-3) (SHAW TV & video webcast)
October 20
13:30 Sherbrooke (2-4) at No. 2 Laval (6-0) (Radio-Canada TV & video webcast)
Source: CIS