Nevada placekicker Brandon Talton and quarterback Carson Strong earned weekly honors, the conference announced Monday. The Wolf Pack are coming off a 34-9 victory over Utah State.
Talton was named the Mountain West Special Teams player of the week, while Strong was named to the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Group 8 list.
Talton booted six kicks — four PATs and two field goals — thru the uprights in its win over Utah State. His field goals both came in the fourth quarter, from 36 and 26 yards away. He is a perfect 6-of-6 on field goals through three games, and has made 12 consecutive field goal tries dating back to last season.