NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns senior running back Tyrell Fenroy was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Earlier in the season, Fenroy passed Brian Mitchell as the Cajuns all-time leader in rushing yards, Brandon Stokley as the school’s career leader in combined rushing and receiving yards and Patrick Cobbs as the all-time leading rusher in Sun Belt Conference history.
With 81 yards rushing and three touchdowns during Saturday’s 49-20 win over FIU, Fenroy passed Eugene Gross to become the SBC career leader in rushing TD’s and joined NCAA immortality becoming just the seventh player in the history of NCAA Football to have four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Fenroy currently ranks fifth in the nation in rushing (131.38ypg), second in scoring (11.25ppg) and 25th in all-purpose yards (151.13ypg). He leads the Sun Belt Conference in rushing and scoring and ranks third in all-purpose yards.
The Cajuns conclude a three-game homestand on Saturday with a 6:08pm kickoff vs. UTEP. The game will be televised on ESPN?. It is also Military Appreciation Night. In addition to various activities to honor our active, reserve and veterans of the military, UL will have a fireworks display at halftime.
In other Cajuns football news Monday, head coach Rickey Bustle held his weekly press luncheon with the local media. To view a transcript of the press luncehon please click on the PDF link at the bottom of the page.
The Cajuns coaching staff announced their weekly award winners. Scott Hayes was named the Special Forces Player of the Game.
The scout team players of the week were awarded to K. Powell, Leonardo Bates and Ross Goodlet on offense and Emeka Onyenekwu and R. Hammond on defense.
