Brandon Lee and Jimmy Effin Moreland Earn Weekly Honors
Raise your hand if a month ago you predicted that a JMU defender would earn player of the week honors sometime this season. OK, now stop lying. Brandon Lee, the Dukes’ redshirt senior d-lineman, was selected as the FCS Defensive Player of the Week by the Sportsnetwork. Lee had an outstanding game against an overmatched Towson Tigers squad. He finished with 5 tackles, two of which were sacks, a pass defended, and three forced fumbles. His efforts help lead a defensive line that has been slowly improving and is finally showing that it can get to the quarterback.
Not to be outdone, freshmen Jimmy Moreland, or Jimmy Effin Moreland as he’s know around these parts, was named CAA Rookie of the Week. Earlier this year been recognized as the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week. In Saturday’s win over Towson, Moreland blocked another FG attempt, racked up four tackles, and collected his team leading third interception of the season, which he returned for a TD. The freshman cornerback appears to be a star in the making. And the defense as a whole, while still far from dominant, is finally showing really signs of improvement.
Really proud of these kids for stepping up. Hopefully the rest of the defense will follow their lead…
Appears to be a start in the making? Is that a new phrase you guys are coining? 😉
Yes, he even has superstart potential.
Fixed it. Thanks for the catch.
Like I said on Facebook, he needs to change his name to Jimmy Scoreland. Let’s make that happen.
Finally feeling the ‘JUICE’ 🙂
I just hope he doesn’t transfer up after this season. The kid can flat out play.