As the college football rolls on, the Maxwell Football Club continues to announce its weekly honors. Following Week 8 of the 2022 campaign, the Maxwell Football Club announced its latest Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Bednarik Award Player of the Week.
The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense, or special teams. The Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week, meanwhile, will be honored for outstanding defensive play.
This week’s Maxwell Award went to Oregon Ducks star quarterback Bo Nix, who threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns in a big win over the UCLA Bruins. With the win, Oregon is now No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
Defensively, Alabama defensive back Eli Ricks picked up the honors after allowing just one completion on the day.
Additional information on the Week 7 Player of the Week winners can be seen below.
Maxwell Award Player of the Week: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix has been named the Maxwell Player of the Week after shining in Saturday’s 45-30 victory over UCLA. The 6-2, 213-pound senior from Pinson, Alabama went 22-28, for 283 yards and 5 TD’s, while adding 51 of his own rushing yards on the day. Saturday’s performance by Nix and the Ducks boosted them to #8 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Ducks head to Berkeley, California this Saturday to take on the University of California Golden Bears.
Bednarik Award Player of the Week: Eli Ricks, DB, Alabama
Alabama defensive back Eli Ricks was named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week following Saturday’s 30-6 win over Mississippi State. The 6-2, 190-pound junior from Rancho Cucamonga, California had a tremendous performance compiling 1 tackle, 1 assisted tackle, and only allowed 1 completion on the day. Ricks and the Crimson Tide stay at #6 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. Alabama heads into a bye week before heading down to Death Valley to face LSU on November 5th.