Football

Brooks, Gilbert, Ramos & Young Earn Football Weekly Honors

WEEKLY PDF RELEASE

PRINCETON
, N.J. -- The Ivy League is the lone NCAA Division I conference that can claim a pair of unbeaten teams. 
 
Dartmouth (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) and Princeton (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) are among the eight remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division I, joining Alabama, Clemson, Colgate, North Dakota State, Notre Dame, and UCF. 
 
The Big Green and Tigers will face off in a battle of the unbeatens Saturday—with each holding a two-game advantage over Cornell (3-4, 2-2 Ivy), Penn (5-2, 2-2 Ivy) and Yale (4-3, 2-2 Ivy) with three games to play on the Ivy League slate. 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Karekin Brooks, Penn (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)   
  • Rushed for 246 yards—the most by an Ivy League running back this season
  • His single-game rushing total ranks sixth all-time at Penn and 23rd all-time in the Ivy League 
  • Registered the most rushing yards by an Ivy League running back since Sept. 23, 2017—when he had 268 against Lehigh 
  • Helped Penn to a 13-7 win over Brown to move into third-place in the Ivy League standings
  • Has posted 150-or-more rushing yards in 3-of-7 games this season

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Gilbert, Columbia (Sr., DB – Bellevue, Wash.)   
  • Registered a team-high 12 tackles in Columbia’s 17-10 victory over Yale
  • Intercepted a pass in the end zone to halt a final-minute Bulldog drive and clinch the win for the Lions
  • Has led the Lions in tackles in 5-of-7 games this season and 13-of-17 dating back to the start of the 2017 season
  • Paces the Ivy League with 69 tackles on the year, averaging 9.9 per game to rank 17th nationally 
  • His 39 solo tackles lead the Ivy League, while his 5.6 per game average sits 21st in the FCS
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nicolas Ramos, Princeton (So., K – Miami, Fla.)    
  • Went 1-for-1 on field goals and 9-for-9 on PATs in a 66-0 win over Cornell 
  • Hit a career-long 37-yard field goal in the contest 
  • Scored 12-or-more points for the third time this season
  • Is 6-for-7 on field goals (.857) and 40-for-42 (.952) on PATs this season 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ryan Young, Columbia (Fr., RB – Wheaton, Ill.)  
  • Tallied a career-high 91 rushing yards in Columbia’s 17-10 win over Yale 
  • Scored the game-winning touchdown on a career-long 30-yard run in the fourth quarter
  • Accumulated a career-high 19 carries, averaging 4.8 yards per carry 
  • Selected Columbia over offers from all other Ivy League schools

HONOR ROLL
Davis Bak
, Brown (So., LB – Tampa, Fla.)
Ryan Kopec, Brown (Sr., K/P – Alpharetta, Ga.)
Brendan Pyne, Brown (Jr., LB – Bradenton, Fla.)
Casey Mariucci, Columbia (So., TE – La Jolla, Calif.)
Drew Schmid, Columbia (So., P – San Diego, Calif.) 
Reis Seggebruch, Cornell (Sr., LB – Tomball, Texas)
Jared Gerbino, Dartmouth (Jr., QB – Rush, N.Y.)
Jack Traynor, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Lake Forest, Ill.)
Jordan Hill, Harvard (So., LB – Silver Spring, Md.)
Jake McIntyre, Harvard (Jr., K – Orlando, Fla.)
Tom Stewart, Harvard (Sr., QB – Dallas, Texas)
Mohammed Diakite, Penn (Fr., DB – Northampton, Pa.) 
Nick Miller, Penn (Sr., LB – New Market, Md.)
TJ Floyd, Princeton (Jr., DB – Jacksonville, Fla.) 
John Lovett, Princeton (Sr., QB – Wantagh, N.Y.)
Reed Klubnik, Yale (Jr., WR – Austin, Texas)