FRC – CIS football players of the week (#13): Desjardins Vanier Cup champions honoured

Photo credit Yan Dublet OTTAWA (CIS) – Running back Sébastien Lévesque, defensive end Marc-Antoine Beaudoin-Cloutier and kicker Christopher Milo, all of the Desjardins Vanier Cup champion Laval Rouge et Or, are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport football players of the week for the period ending Nov. 27, 2010.

The final selection of the 2010 season was made by a committee comprised of members of Football Reporters of Canada (FRC).

Lévesque, a third-year open studies student from Brossard, Que., was honoured on offence for his game-MVP performance in Laval’s dominating 29-2 win over Calgary in the 46th Desjardins Vanier Cup final, Saturday at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound junior received the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy after he tallied 168 rushing yards and one touchdown on 30 carries, including a 41-yard scamper that opened the scoring only 4:27 into the contest. Lévesque’s 30 rushes are the second highest single-game total in Vanier Cup history while his 168 yards on the ground rank eighth all-time.

Beaudoin-Cloutier, a fifth-year business administration student from St-Basile, Que., took home the weekly honour on defence after he racked up 4.5 tackles and a quarterback sack in his final university outing, a performance that earned him the Bruce Coulter Award as the defensive MVP of the CIS final. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound senior was the anchor of a defensive unit that held two-time Hec Crighton Trophy winner Erik Glavic to 69 yards on 6-of-27 passing and set a single-game Vanier Cup record with only 140 total yards allowed.

Milo, a fourth-year open studies student from Montreal, was the choice on special teams for the second week in a row after he tied a single-game Vanier Cup mark with five field goals. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound senior, who was named the Uteck Bowl MVP following the Rouge et Or’s win over Western on Nov. 20, was perfect on five attempts against Calgary splitting the uprights from 12, 24, 23, 27 and 18 yards out. Milo, who also handles punting duties, pinned the Dinos inside or at their 20-yard line on four consecutive punts in the second half to help top-ranked Laval (13-0) complete the second perfect season in team history.

Offensive nominees:
AUS: No games played
QUFL: Sébastien Lévesque, running back, Laval (recipient)
OUA: No games played
CWUAA: No nominee

Defensive nominees:
AUS: No games played
QUFL: Marc-Antoine Beaudoin-Cloutier, defensive end, Laval (recipient)
OUA: No games played
CWUAA: No nominee

Special team nominees:
AUS: No games played
QUFL: Christopher Milo, kicker, Laval (recipient)
OUA: No games played
CWUAA: No nominee

About Football Reporters of Canada – University Division

The Football Reporters of Canada – University Division represents journalists and broadcasters in every region of the country covering CIS Football. Since 1958 the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) have been an organization of media members who have covered the Canadian Football League, serving to select the league’s outstanding players, coach-of-the-year and all-star teams through voting conducted by its members. In 2009, the FRC amalgamated with the University Football Reporters of Canada (UFRC) to give the organization greater scope in its affiliation with amateur and college football.

The FRC also works with the CFL and CIS to establish guidelines and working conditions for the men and women who report on the game. Selected members of the FRC also help to choose builders, players and media members for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

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