Player of the Week
Wayne Gilmore
Teamkong

For the seniors, the trip to Grand Forks, North Dakota was not a good one.  It was cold, and the game did not come out the way any of us wanted.

These seniors have had a very nice career at Pitt State.  They won two MIAA titles, made the playoffs twice, and provided a lot of enjoyment for fans during their college years.

For most of these seniors, Saturday is the last football game they will ever play.  Hopefully a few of them will get a chance to further their career, whether it be in the Arena league or NFL.

Coaches always tell their players to play every game like it is their last.  You never know when an injury can end things in a game like football.  But when it actually is your final game, its difficult, and it will get more and more difficult over then next few days.

While all of our players played hard, one Gorillas performance in particular stood out as being outstanding, and for this Aaron McConnell is the Teamkong player of the Week.

McConnell showed once again on Saturday why he indeed will be a four-time All-American.  He dominated the line of scrimmage.  He sacked the Fighting Sioux quarterback two times himself. Keep in mind their quarterback had only been sacked four times all year.

That last sack of McConnell’s injured quarterback John Bowenkamp towards the end of the second quarter.  He did not return, and at the time fans thought this would be a turning point in the game.

On the day, McConnell was the Gorillas second leading tackler (Chad Miller was first with eight) with seven unassisted stops. 

Of course he didn’t know it until the game came to an end, but he did play his last game – as a Gorilla.  Aaron will get a chance to play on Sundays. 

Now that his college career is over, he will focus on all-star games and getting an invite to the NFL combine. 

He is a special athlete who gave us one last chance to see him in the Crimson and Gold.  His performance was excellent, and definitely worth him winning the Teamkong player of the week, yet again!