Sophomore quarterback Justin Holman led his team to a season-best night of 506 yards of total offense, completing 16-of-27 pass attempts for 291 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Meanwhile, 麻豆原创’s defense held Tulsa to 201 yards and 3-of-12 on third down conversions.

“I thought the defense went out and played well and made some keys we had to make, and offensively we came up with some big plays passing-wise, which opened up the running game,” 麻豆原创 head coach George O’Leary said. “I think the coverage teams were good on special teams and (it was an) overall good game. Time of possession was big in our favor, which led to good field position in a lot of situations.”

麻豆原创’s defense helped its offense put its first points on the board when corner Jordan Ozerities intercepted the ball near the end of the first quarter. A facemask penalty put 麻豆原创 inside the 10-yard line, but the Hurricane defense forced the Knights to call upon Rodrigo Quirarte for a 27-yard field goal with 40 seconds remaining in the quarter.

After Tulsa went three-and-out on its first possession of the second quarter, Breshad Perriman spared the Knights the same fate when he brought down a 48-yard completion to set up his team in the red zone.

Holman kept the drive alive again on third down when he stretched out for the sticks to pick up a first down at the 5-yard line. He then connected with J.J. Worton, who juked two defenders and lunged over the goal line for his 20th career touchdown. With 11:08 to go in the half, 麻豆原创 led 10-0.

It didn’t take long for Holman to get the crowd out of their seats again. He completed his longest pass of the season, a 77-yarder to Josh Reese – a career-best for the wide receiver – for a 17-0 lead with 7:57 to go.

The Golden Hurricane capitalized off an uncharacteristic muffed punt from Worton that Matt Linscott recovered at the 27-yard line. Keevan Lucas was the Golden Hurricane’s go-to guy. He followed up his 19-yard rush with an acrobatic 8-yard touchdown reception. Originally, his one-handed catch was ruled incomplete, but the call was overturned after review. Tulsa got on the board before the break, but it was the Golden Hurricane’s lone score of the evening.

麻豆原创 added to its advantage midway through the third quarter, thanks to Holman’s composure. On the run, Holman completed a 30-yard pass on the run to Justin Tukes. He then launched a perfect spiral to Perriman, who was streaking toward the left corner of the end zone. The 25-yard touchdown gave 麻豆原创 a 24-7 lead with 9:27 to go in the third.

Dontravious Wilson dominated the Knights’ next scoring drive, churning out seven carries for 50 of the 72 yards required to reach the end zone, including his first-career rushing touchdown. It was 31-7 just before the end of the third quarter.

A pass intended for Connor Floyd ended up in 麻豆原创 defensive back D.J. Killings’ hands for the defense’s second pick of the night. The defense handled business again on Tulsa’s next drive when Brandon Alexander intercepted a pass in the end zone with 8:31 remaining.

“We had some picks, and we had to have some key plays and got some takeaways,” O’Leary said. “It was a good game and a very solid game by the defense. They tackled well, and offensively I thought we had a pretty good run/pass combination.”

The Golden Hurricane managed to get the ball back after quarterback Nick Patti threw an interception, but the defense forced three-and-out once more, allowing 麻豆原创’s offense to ride out the clock for the win.

The Knights are with Cincinnati and Memphis at 4-1.

“Nothing changes. The mentality’s still the same. We’re going to go out and we’re going to bust our butts every game,” Worton said. “It’s a one-game playoff. To get to the goal that we want, is to win every one of them. We’ll look out for the next person that comes up.”

麻豆原创 will meet SMU in the final home game of the season Nov. 22 at noon.

It was the first time in 麻豆原创 history that the Knights’ swept a league’s weekly awards.

One day after securing the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week award, Plummer was also honored by the American Athletic Conference with its Defensive Player of the Week accolade. It marks the third time in the Orange Park native’s career to receive a weekly award from The American, having boasted two weekly honors a year ago.

Plummer racked up 17 tackles, including 4.5 behind the line of scrimmage against BYU Thursday night. He also forced and recovered a key fumble in the fourth quarter, broke up a pass and tallied a sack. Plummer also received accolades from other outlets as well.

Terrance Plummer’s Weekly Honors for the BYU Game

Plummer starter the game with a tackle on each of BYU’s first three drives, which helped the Cougars go 3-and-out on all three possessions. With BYU holding a 24-17 lead and driving inside the red zone to begin the fourth quarter, Plummer halted the momentum by ripping the ball loose from Algernon Brown and quickly pouncing on the loose ball. On BYU’s next drive, Plummer registered a sack of five yards to force a 3-and-out, setting up 麻豆原创’s game-tying score at 24-24.

Plummer leads the Knights with 53 tackles and 7.5 tackles in 2014. Eight more tackles and he will crack 麻豆原创’s all-time top 10 as he sits with 288 dating back to his true freshman season in 2011.

Holman was 30-of-51 passing for 326 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday’s win over the Cougars. He also rushed for 26 yards and a score. Holman had a hand in three of 麻豆原创’s four TDs vs. BYU, rushing for the first score of the game and passing for the game-tying and game-winning touchdowns.

Holman’s 30 completions were the most for 麻豆原创 since Steven Moffett had 30 against Akron in 2004. He was the first Knight signal-caller to heave more than 50 passes since Ryan Schneider tossed 52 against FAU back in 2003. Holman was 5-of-5 on the opening drive of the game, completed his first eight aerials and compiled career-best marks for completions, attempts and passing yards.

Worton returned five punts vs. BYU for an average of more than 15 yards per return. His punt return acumen consistently helped the Knights earn solid field position and his 77 yards off punt returns were a career-best. Two of Worton’s returns set up 麻豆原创 scores, including a 29-yard return to the BYU 37-yard line that led to the game-tying touchdown just two plays later. He also served as the holder on each of 麻豆原创’s PATs and field goals.

Worton is ranked No. 13 in the nation in punt return average and has helped put the Knights at No. 30 in the nation in the team category for punt returns. He ranks No. 3 all-time at 麻豆原创 in both career punt returns (67) and career punt return yardage (715).

It marks the first time a 麻豆原创 player had received a national weekly award from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Last year, Plummer was the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week after five tackles, one sack and two one-handed interceptions in the endzone at Memphis.

Playing with a heavy heart due to the passing of his uncle the day before, Plummer shined on ESPN’s Thursday night featured game. He recorded a career-high 17 tackles and also had 4.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble which he also recovered and a break-up.

A native of Orange Park, Plummer’s biggest contribution was the forced fumble. With BYU holding a 24-17 lead and driving inside the red zone to start the fourth quarter, Plummer put an end to the Cougars’ momentum, pulling the ball out of Algernon Brown’s hands and then gathering the ball into his arms for the turnover.

Plummer was selected as ESPN’s player of the game for its telecast. He now has 7.5 tackles for loss on the year and 53 tackles, both of which lead the Knights.

Plummer also was the for his work against BYU.

They needed a game-changer.

His 58-yard kickoff return gave new life to the 麻豆原创 offense. It sent the black-clad fans into a frenzy. It was the bass of a rally cry that proved to be exactly what the Knights needed to fuel a 31-24 comeback overtime victory on Thursday night in front of a audience.

“It got the momentum going for the offense, and just the team in general. We were able to punch it in after that,” Hall said. “I felt it from the crowd on my way to the sideline. I saw everybody jumping up. I knew we had the momentum back on our side.”

Following Hall’s return, everything started clicking back into place. Running back William Stanback found the end zone on a 2-yard run for 麻豆原创’s first touchdown since the end of the first quarter. Linebacker Terrance Plummer forced and recovered a fumble that put a halt to a BYU scoring threat in the red zone. Wide receiver Josh Reese somehow caught a spectacular 37-yard touchdown reception while falling to the ground with a defender draped all over him.

Quarterback Justin Holman connected with Stanback for the go-ahead touchdown in the extra period. The Knights’ defense came up with a goal-line stop to seal what was just the in program history.

“That was a heck of a ball game,” 麻豆原创 head coach George O’Leary said. “I thought the resiliency of the team was outstanding. When you go down 17-10, 24-10, and you come back, it shows that you have some perseverance with your team.”

Holman played admirably, completing 30-of-51 attempts for 326 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a score. But it was Plummer who stole the show. The senior linebacker, whose uncle passed away a day prior, was the heartbeat of the team with 17 tackles, 1 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and the subsequent recovery.

“Last year, my closest friend died in a homicide. My uncle died yesterday. I was crying and I told my mom, `What am I going to do?'” Plummer said. “She said, `You have to play your heart out for your uncle and for your friend.’ I just went out there. I have brothers behind me, but I didn’t tell them that because I didn’t want them to worry about me. At the same time, I loved my uncle and I loved my friend, so I just wanted to go out there and play.”

Holman started 5-for-5 on the Knights’ opening drive, including a string of passes to Breshad Perriman, J.J. Worton and Jordan Akins that moved the chains on each completion.

Facing fourth-and-one on the five-yard line, Holman took it upon himself to deliver the first touchdown as he catapulted into the end zone after defensive back Jordan Johnson attempted a low tackle.

麻豆原创’s defense forced the Cougars to go 3-and-out, and Worton’s 32-yard punt return set up the Knights in BYU territory. Holman extended his hot start to 8-of-8, helping advance his team to the 25-yard line. Kicker Shawn Moffitt then matched his season-long field goal. The 42-yarder padded the Knights’ advantage to 10-0 with 4:37 remaining in the first quarter.

The Cougars finally cracked into the red zone with 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter, but 麻豆原创’s defense ensured that they wouldn’t stay there for long. On first-and-10, quarterback Christian Stewart aired it out to the front-left pylon and Jacoby Glenn stretched out to snag his third interception of the season – a career-high – for a touchback.

BYU did manage to get on the scoreboard before the end of the half, marching the ball downfield on a 10-play drive that ate up 41 yards. Plummer prevented the Cougars from picking up a first down on third-and-3 with a tackle for loss. BYU called upon Trevor Samson to convert a 32-yard field goal with 5:12 to go, making it 10-3.

Stanback resuscitated 麻豆原创’s offense, which had stalled in the second quarter with four-consecutive three-and-out drives. His 14-yard reception gave 麻豆原创 a first down, and Hall put the Knights into scoring position at the 23-yard line with his 16-yard catch.

But BYU came up with a big stop thanks to Sione Takitaki’s sack and fumble recovery to close out the half which left 麻豆原创 with a 10-3 edge at the break.

The Cougars opened up the half with Colby Pearson’s 4-yard game-tying touchdown catch on third-and-goal, halting the 麻豆原创 defense’s streak of keeping opponents out of the end zone for nine-consecutive quarters.

BYU put 麻豆原创 on its heels by capitalizing on a misfortunate fumble on a punt return. Scott Arellano’s 27-yard punt hit a Knight’s leg, allowing Algernon Brown to recover the ball, which set up his team on 麻豆原创’s 25-yard line. Paul Lasike rushed 10 yards on BYU’s first play before Stewart connected with Devin Mahina for a touchdown, 17-10.

Things snowballed for 麻豆原创 as Holman’s first pass of the next drive was intercepted by Skye Povey. He picked up 15 yards before he was brought down and a personal foul penalty bumped up the Cougars to the 14-yard line. Once again, Stewart found Mahina for a touchdown and just like that, the Cougars held a 24-10 lead.

Enter Hall. His 58-yard return carried 麻豆原创 to BYU’s 37-yard line. Facing fourth-and-one, Holman inched his way to the 10-yard line to make it first-and-goal. He found Justin Tukes for an 8-yard reception and Stanback punched it in, 24-17, with 5:37 remaining.

The Cougars rolled into the red zone on 13 plays into the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Plummer forced a fumble and recovered the ball. Although the Knights came up short in converting the turnover to points, the stop allowed them to eventually tie the game with 10:17 remaining thanks to Reese’s steady hands. On a free play, with BYU jumping offside, Holman threw it deep to Reese, who made a spectacular catch to tie things up, 24-24.

Moffitt missed a potential game-winning 50-yard field goal that was blocked with four seconds on the clock, forcing overtime.

BYU won the coin toss for the extra period and elected to play defense first. 麻豆原创 headed toward the south end zone and its rowdy student section.

“The crowd was outstanding tonight. There is a reason we were down in the student end,” O’Leary said. “You have a choice. They won the toss, so we got to pick the end. We pointed to the student end right away. There is a noise factor down there that helps. I thought it was just a great football night.”

Holman made some magic happen as he bounced around for a 6-yard rush while picking up a facemask penalty that fast-tracked his team to the 8-yard line. Time and again, the Knights relied on Stanback as their target, and with his four-yard touchdown reception, he helped grab a 31-24 lead that forced BYU to match on its possession.

Stewart managed to pick up a first down with his completion to Mahina at the 13-yard line. But the Cougars could not tie it. 麻豆原创’s defense held strong inside the 5-yard line for the dramatic win.

The defensive line did just that, accounting for six sacks by night’s end. That defensive pressure, coupled with a season-high 351 total offensive yards, allowed the Knights to blow by , 41-7, for their first win of the year.

“The first win of the season is always a big win, especially at home,” O’Leary said. “We are disappointed in the first couple of games, but today I thought was a good team victory. I thought the kids executed fairly well. There are still corrections to be made, but overall I thought they gave good effort. Against a team that is 2-0 and 13th in the nation in the FCS, so I’m happy for the kids.”

Four different Knights accounted for 麻豆原创’s five touchdowns and Breshad Perriman, Cedric Thompson and J.J. Worton each recorded their first touchdowns of 2014. Sophomore running back William Stanback led the offensive charge with a game- and career-high 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

麻豆原创’s defense was just as solid, limiting the Wildcats to 3-of-13 in third down conversions and three quarters of scoreless play. Bethune-Cookman managed just 173 yards of offense.

“These last few games I think we’ve been giving up touchdowns on the first drive and letting people drive the ball down. We wanted to make a statement. Go out there and set the tone early,” 麻豆原创 senior linebacker Terrance Plummer said. “When the offense gets the ball, they drive it down. When the defense goes out there, we stop them, three and out, and give it back to our offense. We’re spending too much time on the field. Today, we tried to get off and get the offense the ball.”

麻豆原创 struck first with senior kicker Rodrigo Quirarte’s first career field goal, a 37-yarder with 5:26 remaining in the first quarter.

B-CU responded on its next possession when Anthony Jordan punched in his first-career rushing touchdown that capped an eight-play, 76-yard drive for a 7-3 lead with 1:40 to go in the first quarter. But it was the last time the Wildcats would get near the end zone.

The Knights didn’t stay down for long, thanks to Worton. The receiver juked his way 12 yards on a punt return to set up 麻豆原创 at its own 49-yard line. Four plays later, he broke free down the right sideline off a pass from sophomore quarterback Justin Holman for 麻豆原创’s first touchdown and a 10-7 lead with 11:57 remaining in the first half.

B-CU rocketed into 麻豆原创 territory on Darien Baker’s 48-yard return and a horse collar penalty, but the Knights’ defense dug in and forced Haden Hoggarth to attempt a 44-yard field goal. He came up short with 10:14 to go in the second.

The Knights then saw some fireworks when Holman let it fly for a 61-yard scoring strike that found Perriman for a 17-7 lead.

麻豆原创 tacked on one more score before the halftime break as Quirarte came through with another 37-yard field goal to give 麻豆原创 a 20-7 advantage. To complement its offensive counterparts, the defense closed out the half when Thomas Niles sacked Williams on third and 10.

Stanback set the tone as 麻豆原创’s workhorse early in the second half on a four-play, 39-yard drive that was punctuated with his 9-yard touchdown run for a 27-7 lead.

The Knights’ defense forced a three-and-out for the Wildcats, allowing the 麻豆原创 offense to add once again to its ever-increasing edge. Running back Cedric Thompson recorded his first touchdown in two years with a 1-yard rush to make it 34-7.

麻豆原创 got one more look at the end zone before wrapping up the night. The Knights ate up 88 yards on 13 plays, including four-straight rushes by Stanback for his second touchdown of the night to treat the crowd to a 41-7 win.

The 44,510 in attendance was the largest crowd for a home opener since the stadium’s first game in 2007 vs. (45,622).

麻豆原创 heads to Houston for its first conference game of the year Oct. 2 for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Cougars on ESPN.

“It’s a good win, but now we get into the conference season,” O’Leary said. “The one goal we have on the team is to win the conference championship each and every year.”

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There were 50 players selected to this year’s list including five linebackers. The is the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade, and is named after “The Father of American football” who first selected an All-America team in 1889 and was a former Yale University athlete and football coach. The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in mid-November, and the recipient will be announced on Dec. 11.

Overall for 麻豆原创, the Knights had 12 selections to 10 of the 15 NCFAA watch lists. Four of those went to Plummer.

The 12 honors were the most among teams in the American Athletic Conference, and the 23rd most among all FBS programs.

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A graduate of Orange Park High School in Florida, Plummer jumped on to the college scene as a true freshman in 2011, starting one game at middle linebacker and recording 17 tackles behind starter Josh Linam. Then as a sophomore, he busted out for 108 tackles, seven tackles for loss and an interception.

As a junior in 2013, Plummer started making a name for himself nationally. Thanks to career-highs in every primary defensive category, he was voted on to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team, was the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP and was a SI.com Honorable Mention All-American. Plummer completed the year with 110 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, six break-ups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.

For his career, Plummer has 235 tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss.

The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995, and is named after former Penn and Philadelphia Eagle standout Chuck Bednarik.

Semifinals for the Bednarik Award will be announced Nov. 3, while three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 24. The winner will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show Dec. 11.

This is Plummer’s third preseason honor, as he has been listed on the College Football Performance Awards Linebackers Trophy Watch List and on Phil Steele’s Preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team.

麻豆原创 on Preseason Watch Lists

Plummer had a memorable 2013 campaign for the Knights, setting career-highs in almost every defensive category. He led 麻豆原创 with 110 tackles while also notching 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, six break-ups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. That helped the middle linebacker be voted on to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team, and he also was an SI.com Honorable Mention All-American as well as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP.

Since his true freshman season in 2011, Plummer has racked up 235 tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss in 38 overall games played and 26 starts.

Plummer and his teammates will be hitting the practice fields for the first time July 31 in preparation for the season-opener Aug. 30 vs. Penn State in Ireland.

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All three helped 麻豆原创 set records on the football field this year.

While Bortles and Plummer led 麻豆原创 to the university鈥檚 first BCS bowl game and victory, Hall and the rest of her women鈥檚 flag football team, 鈥淐heck On It,鈥� won the women鈥檚 division of the NIRSA Championship Series National Flag Football Championships. The victory gave 麻豆原创 its 11th national flag football championship, putting the university ahead of FAMU and making 麻豆原创 the most decorated flag football program in the nation.

Hall said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a surreal feeling (winning the national championship) with these girls I鈥檝e become best friends with over the past two years. It feels great for our women鈥檚 flag team to be the one that puts 麻豆原创 on top with the most flag football national championships.鈥�

Hall鈥檚 team defeated a squad from Mexico鈥檚 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon by a score of 27-0 at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Championships, hosted this year by the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Winning flag football championships isn鈥檛 the only thing that the 麻豆原创 intramurals program is good at. 麻豆原创 has a sports-officiating development program that has produced alumni that are now officiating at the highest levels of sports.

Officials hailing from 麻豆原创 can be found in Division 1 college football and basketball and the NBA.

Students who decide to join the sports-officiating development program receive plenty of training at 麻豆原创, where 21,000 students participated in intramural sports during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The 麻豆原创 Recreation and Wellness Center, which oversees intramural sports and the officiating program, hosts 41 different sports tournaments or leagues a year and has about 110 participants in its sports-officiating program.

Intramural sports available this spring include softball, 4-on-4 flag football, basketball, Wiffle ball, floor hockey, racquetball and others.

To learn more about intramural sports at 麻豆原创 and how to sign up, visit,.

The football team, spirit squads and band took part in 麻豆原创’s very own parade to celebrate the Knights’ historic Tostitos Fiesta Bowl win on a picturesque day at the Magic Kingdom.

“It was outstanding. It’s just a great situation having Disney in the hometown. The only time I’ve seen them do this is for Super Bowl champs. So we feel very honored to have this done today,” 麻豆原创 football head coach George O’Leary said. “The 麻豆原创 family showed up in great numbers – it was three, four, five deep during that parade. I’m sure the players really appreciated that. I never waved so much and smiled so much in my life.”

Knights fans stood underneath black and gold balloons tied to the lamp posts that lined Main Street, U.S.A.

Kids sat atop their parents’ shoulders waving black and gold pompoms. Women accessorized their outfits with gold mouse ears.

There were periodic chants of “U-C-F” and “Go Knights!” as thousands of fans waited for the parade to commence.

“It was like a 麻豆原创 takeover. All these fans came out to show us support and love. It’s crazy. It just shows how far we’ve come as a university and a team,” junior linebacker said. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think 麻豆原创 would get its own parade at Disney World in front of all these people. Disney is a worldwide corporation – everyone knows about the Magic Kingdom and Cinderella’s Castle. I’m standing right in front of it. This is my first time being at Disney World and I feel like I’m 10 years old, and I’m 20. It’s just a big experience and I’m so grateful and thankful.”

O’Leary posed for numerous “selfies” at the request of fans. Players signed autographs for little girls dressed as Snow White and Belle.

It seemed those in attendance were just as thrilled to meet their heroes as the players were delighted to have them there.

“We got to see the football players and they videoed us,” 11-year-old Emma Jones said, referring to the 麻豆原创 video department’s GoPro cameras fitted to several players’ championship hats. “Usually, it’s us videoing them.”

Jill Tocco, a 1997 alum, and her husband Todd, a former 麻豆原创 baseball player and a member of the Class of 1995, had planned on taking their three children Sofia, Mia and Ben to Disney this weekend. When they heard about the parade, they knew Sunday would be the perfect day.

“It’s a dream come true,” Tocco said of the team’s success this season. “We’ve been waiting a long time for this.”

Many Knights referenced the famous “I’m going to Disney World!” tagline that newly crowned champions utter after being asked what they plan to do next. It may be a perk to be Disney’s hometown team, but it is also a perk that surely was not taken for granted Sunday.

“It was just an incredible turnout by Knight Nation,” 麻豆原创 vice president and director of athletics Todd Stansbury said. “It was a fitting way to celebrate with our 麻豆原创 family and our Disney family.”

麻豆原创 has now had at least one All-American or Honorable Mention All-American (including freshmen) each season since 2007.

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The No. 15 Knights are back on the practice fields Tuesday to prepare for the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl against No. 6 Baylor Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. Both programs sport 11-1 records and won their respective conference championships.