ASU's Weber, Brooks named Pac-10 Conference Players of the Week
<p>Calif.--Arizona State University defensive end <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brooks_james00.html">J… Brooks</a> and place kicker <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weber_thomas00.html">T… Weber</a> have been named Pacific-10 Conference Players of the Week in football.</p><separator></separator><p class="p1">Brooks, a junior from Flagstaff, Ariz., registered three tackles, a sack for minus 11 yards, and two blocked extra points in Arizona State's 30-29 win over Arizona in double-overtime of the Territorial Cup Thursday in Tucson. With the score tied at 20-20 and UA attempting an extra point to win the game with :27 left, Brooks blocked the extra point attempt that sent the game into overtime. After the teams traded field goals in the first overtime with the score tied at 23, ASU scored a touchdown to make it 30-23 Sun Devils. Arizona scored a touchdown to make it 30-29, but Brooks blocked the extra point kick giving Arizona State the victory.</p><separator></separator><p class="p1">Weber, a senior from Downey, Calif., was perfect in Arizona State's 30-29 win over Arizona in the annual Territorial Cup game in Tucson. He booted four field goals in regulation and one in overtime, including a 52-yard field to put ASU on the scoreboard first. The 52-yarder was the fourth-longest field goal in ASU school history and the second-longest of his career. He added field goals of 36, 38, and 40-yards, the last that gave ASU a 20-14 lead. In overtime, Weber calmly connected on a 40-yard field goal, tying the game at 23 and sending it to a second overtime period. He was perfect on the evening on extra points, including the eventual game-winner in the second overtime. On the day Weber was perfect on five-for-five field goals and two-for-two extra points.</p><separator></separator><p class="p1">Also winning Pac-10 Player of the Week honors in 2010 for ASU were freshman defensive end <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/onyeali_junior00.html"… Onyeali</a> (defense, Nov. 1), sophomore quarterback <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osweiler_brock00.html"… Osweiler</a> (offense, Nov. 29) and sophomore kick returner <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/miles_jamal00.html">Ja… Miles</a> (special teams, Nov. 29).</p>