Marshall University Athletics
Hewitt Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
11/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
IRVING, Texas-Marshall linebacker Neville Hewitt was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week Monday in an announcement by the league office.
Hewitt racked up a team-high 17 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a half sack in Marshall's 23-18 road win at UAB. He also thwarted a two-point conversion attempt. Hewitt led a Marshall defense that limited UAB to just 141 yards passing, 4.2 yards per play and a 4-for-16 clip on third down. He ranks third in Conference USA with 91 tackles on the season, including 10 tackles for loss.
The Conyers, Ga. native also garnered the award from CollegeSportsMadness.com.
Marshall (11-0, 7-0 C-USA) is ranked 19th in the Associated Press and 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, respectively. The Thundering Herd hosts Western Kentucky (6-5, 3-4) Friday at noon ET in the regular season finale for both schools. The game will be carried on FOX Sports 1 with Daron Sutton and Coy Wire on the call.
Marshall football – Conference USA Players of the Week, a history
2014
Oct. 6 – RB, Devon Johnson, Offense.
Oct. 13 – QB Rakeem Cato Offense (co-player).
Oct. 27 – RB Devon Johnson, Offense; LB Jermaine Holmes, Defense.
Nov. 24 – LB Neville Hewitt, Defense.
2013
Nov. 4 – QB Rakeem Cato, Offense.
Dec. 2 – DE Gary Thompson, Defense.
2012
Sept. 24 – P Tyler Williams, Special Teams.
Oct. 1 – WR Tommy Shuler, Offense.
Nov. 5 – QB Rakeem Cato, Offense (co-player).
2011
Sept. 12 – LB George Carpenter, Defense; P Kase Whitehead, Special Teams.
Oct. 3 – LB Tyson Gale, Defense; P Kase Whitehead, Special Teams.
Oct. 17 – DE Vinny Curry, Defense.
2010
Sept. 13 – DE Vinny Curry, Defense.
Nov. 29 – LB Mario Harvey, Defense.
2009
Sept. 21 – DE Albert McClellan, Defense.
2008
Sept. 22 – WR Darius Passmore, Offense (co-player).
Nov. 3 – LB Maurice Kitchens, Defense.
2007
None
2006
Oct. 23 – RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Offense.
Nov. 6 – LB Matt Couch, Defense; DB Jon Moravec, Special Teams.
Nov. 20 – RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Offense.
2005
Oct. 17 – DB Ivan Clark, Special Teams (co-player).
Oct. 31 – LB Dennis Thornton, Defense (co-player); KR Chubb Small, Special Teams.
