Gabriel and Grant Earn Camp Honors
On the Defensive side Grant recorded three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, and added four tackles and on pass break-up as Buffalo defeated Central Michigan, 37-13. Grant returned his interceptions 29 and 58 yards for scores as the Bulls improved to 2-4, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference.
By Earl Heath
Contributing Sports Writer
Dillon Gabriel and Devin Grant of Buffalo were named the Walter Camp Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation.
QB Gabriel totaled 398 yards of total offense (285 passing, 113 rushing) as 12th-ranked Sooners came-from-behind to defeat third-ranked Texas, 34-30. His three-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left completed the comeback. For the game, Gabriel completed 23-of-38 passes for 285 yards, while rushing 14 times for another 113 yards. With the win, the Sooners improved to 6-0, 3-0 in the Big 12.
The Mililani, Hawaii native is the second Oklahoma player this season (Danny Stutsman, LB, Sept. 10) to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors, and the 12th overall since 2004. Gabriel, then a member of UCF, also captured Offensive Player of Week honors on Sept. 15, 2019.
On the Defensive side Grant recorded three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, and added four tackles and on pass break-up as Buffalo defeated Central Michigan, 37-13. Grant returned his interceptions 29 and 58 yards for scores as the Bulls improved to 2-4, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference.
Devin Grant recorded three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns for the U of Buffalo. (Photo: Buffalo Athletics)
The Elmont, New York native is the third Buffalo player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004. Grant joins former Bulls’ running back Jaret Patterson who was a two-time POW honoree (Dec. 1, 2019 and Nov. 29, 2020).
Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp.
