GREENVILLE, N.C. –
East Carolina’s Shane Carden added a pair of weekly honors to his senior resume
Tuesday after being named the Davey O’Brien Co-Quarterback and the Earl
Campbell Tyler Rose Player-of-the-Week.
Carden, who appeared on both preseason watch lists, guided
the Pirates to a 28-21 victory Saturday at then-No. 17 Virginia Tech, running
for the game-winning touchdown with 16 seconds remaining on the clock.
During the contest, the Houston, Texas, native set school
records for career completions (741) and touchdown passes (63), and also moved
into sole possession of second place in passing yards (8,286). For the season,
he has 1,031 yards passing with seven touchdowns against two interceptions.
Earlier in the week Carden also picked up the following
honors and accolades:
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
- Athlon Sports American Offensive Player-of-the-Week
- CBSSports.com National Offensive Player-of-the-Week
- ESPN Helmet Sticker (second career)
- Game ball from ESPN.com Brett McMurphy
- Manning Award Stars-of-the-Week
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is
presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback and is the oldest
and most prestigious national quarterback award. The Davey O'Brien Award honors
candidates who exemplify Davey O'Brien's enduring character while exhibiting
teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in both academics and athletics.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the
Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1
football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl
Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community,
and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome
adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee
must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated
from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four
year D1 Texas college.
Carden and the Pirates (2-1) will wrap up their
non-conference schedule playing host to instate rival North Carolina (2-0)
inside a sold out Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium this Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30
p.m. (EDT) and will be televised on ESPNU.
Courtesy of ECU Sports Media
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