Rashon Brown and Naim Lassiter earned Southwestern Athletic Conference weekly awards Monday after Bethune-Cookman football’s win over Alabama State on Oct. 3. Brown was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Lassiter was selected as Defensive Player of the Week.
The awards were announced Oct. 5 in Birmingham, Alabama, and marked the first SWAC Weekly Awards of the season for both players. They also represented the second and third SWAC Weekly Awards for Bethune-Cookman this season, as well as the first of Brown’s and Lassiter’s careers.
Rashon Brown posts career-best rushing performance
Brown, a redshirt freshman running back, carried 31 times for a career-high 260 yards and one touchdown against Alabama State. He averaged 8.4 yards per carry and ranked third in Bethune-Cookman history for rushing yards in a single game.
Brown finished with more total yards than the entire Alabama State offense. His performance earned him the SWAC Offensive Player of the Week award after Bethune-Cookman’s win.
Naim Lassiter leads defensive effort
Lassiter, a redshirt junior safety, recorded nine tackles against Alabama State, including six solo stops. He also added half a sack as Bethune-Cookman limited Alabama State to 10 points and 255 total yards of offense.
The performance earned Lassiter the SWAC Defensive Player of the Week award. It was the first SWAC Weekly Award of his career and his first such honor of the season.
Bethune-Cookman football schedule
Bethune-Cookman was scheduled to play at Alabama A&M on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. EST. The game was scheduled as the team’s first road SWAC contest of the season.
The remaining verified schedule included a game at Mississippi Valley State on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Bethune-Cookman was then scheduled to play Jackson State on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. and visit Arkansas – Pine Bluff on Oct. 31 at 3 p.m.
The schedule continued at Southern (La.) on Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Bethune-Cookman was scheduled to play Grambling State on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. and Florida A&M on Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m.
FSB Take
Brown and Lassiter gave Bethune-Cookman University Athletics two SWAC award winners after the Alabama State game. Brown’s 260 rushing yards ranked third in Bethune-Cookman history for a single game, while Lassiter recorded nine tackles and half a sack in a defensive effort that held Alabama State to 255 total yards.
The recognition also set the next point on Bethune-Cookman’s schedule: a road game at Alabama A&M in the team’s first road SWAC contest of the season.
Source: Original report