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Beckett Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
9/21/2020 5:33:00 PM | Football
Thundering Herd linebacker honored
DALLAS, Tx. -- Marshall linebacker Tavante Beckett was named Conference USA's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Beckett was all over the field Saturday for the Thundering Herd, amassing a career-high 16 tackles (eight solo) with one forced fumble in the 17-7 home win over 23rd-ranked Appalachian State. The 16 stops are the most by a Marshall man since Chase Hancock made 18 tackles against Southern Miss in 2017. Last season, App State averaged 231 rush yards per game, which ranked No. 16 in the country, and in the season opener the Mountaineers ran for 308 yards against Charlotte. On Saturday the Herd, led by co-captain Beckett, held them to 96 yards on 33 carries Saturday, their lowest total in a game since 2014. Beckett's 24 tackles in two games ranks second among all FBS players this season.
Marshall (2-0) moved in to the Associated Press Top 25 Sunday for the first time since the 2014 season. Presently, the Thundering Herd's next scheduled game is Saturday, October 10 at WKU (0-2).
Beckett was all over the field Saturday for the Thundering Herd, amassing a career-high 16 tackles (eight solo) with one forced fumble in the 17-7 home win over 23rd-ranked Appalachian State. The 16 stops are the most by a Marshall man since Chase Hancock made 18 tackles against Southern Miss in 2017. Last season, App State averaged 231 rush yards per game, which ranked No. 16 in the country, and in the season opener the Mountaineers ran for 308 yards against Charlotte. On Saturday the Herd, led by co-captain Beckett, held them to 96 yards on 33 carries Saturday, their lowest total in a game since 2014. Beckett's 24 tackles in two games ranks second among all FBS players this season.
Marshall (2-0) moved in to the Associated Press Top 25 Sunday for the first time since the 2014 season. Presently, the Thundering Herd's next scheduled game is Saturday, October 10 at WKU (0-2).
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