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(STATS) -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff quarterback Brandon Duncan clearly saves his best games for the toughest opponents.His best performance in a part-time role last season came against SWAC West Division champion Grambling State.Thursday night, Duncan surpassed it. With a national television spotlight, he tore apart Alcorn State, the reigning East Division and overall conference champion, in a surprising UAPB victory.Duncan, Sam Houston States P.J. Hall, Tennessee Techs Dontez Byrd and Duquesnes A.J. Hines have been named the STATS FCS National Players of the Week for games played Sept. 15-17.---=OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK=Brandon Duncan, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, QB, R-So., 6-3, 210, Roosevelt, New YorkAlcorn State ranked second in the FCS in passing yards allowed and completed less than 46 percent of his passes last season, but Duncan stunned the reigning SWAC champion by throwing for 505 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-43, triple-overtime upset. Despite facing great pressure, he completed 29 of 52 attempts for the FCS season high in passing yards. He threw for a two-point conversion in the final minute of the fourth quarter to force overtime. After Alcorn State went ahead 43-37 on its possession of the third overtime, Duncan tied the score with a 25-yard pass to Willie Young and won it by completing a two-point conversion to John Hawkins on a slant route.Honorable Mention: Marcus Bagley, RB, Saint Francis; Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona; Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, RB, Albany; Eli Jenkins, QB, Jacksonville State; Kyle Moreno, QB, Brown; Joe Protheroe, RB, Cal Poly; Nick Shafnisky, QB, Lehigh---=DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK=P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State, DE, Jr., 6-1, 280, Seguin, TexasBeast-mode isnt just for running backs; the STATS FCS All-American goes into it on a weekly basis. He camped out in the Lamar backfield as Sam Houston built a big lead in the first half and beat Lamar 44-31 in the Southland Conference. He recorded nine tackles, including 4 1/2 for loss, broke up two passes and provided the pressure on Lamar quarterback Andrew Allen that resulted in an intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety. Running back Kade Harrington, the co-national offensive player of the week in Lamars win over Sam Houston last season, was limited to 76 yards on 25 carries. Hall raised his school record for tackles for loss to 57 1/2.Honorable Mention: Darius Jackson, DE, Jacksonville State; Zach Jackson, FS, Mercer; Christian Kuntz, LB, Duquesne; Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State; Nakevion Leslie, LB, Chattanooga; Trent Williams, LB, Colgate; Miquiyah Zamora, DE, Eastern Washington---=SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK=Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech, RS/WR, R-Jr., 5-11, 180, Louisville, KentuckyByrd didnt wait to get started on a big game against Mercer. He took the opening kickoff and returned it 100 yards for the longest play in Tennessee Tech history. The first-year transfer from Louisville returned three other kickoffs and finished with 183 return yards. He added six receptions for 41 yards and had a 3-yard carry for 227 all-purpose yards in a game the Golden Eagles led after three quarters but lost 34-27. His 100-yard kickoff return was the longest of the season in the FCS and the 13th all-time in the Ohio Valley Conference.Honorable Mention: Kyle Bowling, LB, Houston Baptist; Kevin Lazo, DL, Bryant; Zach Mays, PK, Cornell; Cam Pedersen, PK, North Dakota State; DeAndre Schoultz, PR, The Citadel; Sean Smith, P, Dayton---=FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK=A.J. Hines, Duquesne, RB, Fr., 5-11, 220, Wilson, North CarolinaThe defending Northeast Conference champion Dukes had a hole to fill at running back and theyve filled it with a true freshman. Hines was a workhorse in their 34-20 win over Dayton, which avenged a loss from last season. He carried the ball 29 times for 189 yards -- the most by a Dukes freshman in seven years -- and two touchdowns. Adept at picking up yards in bunches, he scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter and a 37-yard run in the fourth quarter, giving him five touchdowns on the young season. Hes been named NEC rookie of the week in two of the seasons first three weeks.Honorable Mention: Albert Funderburke, RB, William & Mary; Earl Harrison, RB, Tennessee State; Sully Laiche, LB, Nicholls; Jimmy Seewall, QB, Valparaiso Air Max 96 Noir et Blanche . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Air Max France Pas Cher . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. http://www.airmaxpaschersite.fr/basket-air-max-tn-outlet.html . 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Philander opened the bowling with such precision and penetration that he became the fastest South African to 100 Test wickets but still, he was not the countrys poster boy. The doubters believed he could only perform on pitches he was used to at home and the occasions on which Philander proved them wrong - Hamilton, Lords, Abu Dhabi - were conveniently forgotten. Last years tour to India would have been the biggest opportunity for Philander to show what he could do.He started strongly - with the most success by a South African seamer in the first Test in Mohali - but then disaster struck. In the warm-ups of the Bangalore Test, Philander tore ankle ligaments playing football and the injury looked bad enough to end his career.It took him three times longer to recover than first predicted - almost 18 weeks instead of six - he missed the rest of the international summer and with the rise of Kagiso Rabada, Philanders chances of finding his way seemed slim and he knew it. You always get a scare when this type of thing happens, especially with the time duration of it. I initially thought six weeks and I will be back on the park, he said. Then I realised the extent of the injury and the rehab that I had to undergo. When you are not playing and not being part of the set-up, you start doubting when you will be back in that space.For a change, it was not other people doubting Philander, but that did not make it any easier. He had to strengthen the ankle slowly and learn to trust it again. By his own admission, there was the mental challenge of being comfortable with landing on it, running on it and turning on it.Thats why Philanders comeback involved all the steps a sportsman entering the game for the first time takes. He played club cricket, provincial cricket, franchise cricket and A-team cricket. With each outing, he felt more assured. For me, it was to get over the mindset of wondering if the ankle is going to hold up.dddddddddddd Thats why I went (with the A team) to Zimbabwe and Australia, he said. It held up pretty well so going into this Test match, I was pretty confident on it. I needed to play those couple of games to get that mental edge to be ready for this.And then, despite delivering six of possibly the most threatening overs of his career, in which he beat the bat several times with the kind of seam movement that he made his name on, Philander was overshadowed by Dale Steyn. Again.Steyn had been out of the Test side for almost as long as Philander, with a groin and then a shoulder problem, and his comeback was more eagerly anticipated. With Steyns reputation and the record for South Africas leading Test wicket-taker within his grasp, that was understandable. After Steyn shot out the New Zealand openers with signature swing, that was even more understandable, so it is hardly surprising that Philander gets why he has not made the headlines and his new-ball partner has. In fact, he welcomes it, because he believes they need each other to get South Africa climbing the rankings again.We formed a good partnership over the last few years. For me, its to get back to what I have been doing successfully, which is hitting the top of off with the odd bouncer, to create pressure from the other end with the consistency of bowling line and length, Philander said. When you slip down the rankings, you are going to try and find what was the key reason. South Africa have played with a lot of new faces and the lack of experience is what I would put it down too. Dale and I bring a bit of experience to the fold. Id like to see us lead the attack again.As for the doubters, who continue to wonder if Philander has passed his best, he hopes to answer them with his actions, as he has always done. We always need to prove ourselves wrong first of all, he said. As for proving other people wrong, it will always be there because theres always going to be critics, theres always going to be people questioning. You can only control what you can, and for me thats controlling 20 overs a day. ' ' '