Montréal – Bishop’s University Gaiters quarterback Jordan Heather, linebacker Byron Archambault of the Montréal Carabins and kicker Boris Bede of the Laval Rouge et Or are the RSEQ university football players of the week for the period ending September 1st, 2013.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Jordan Heather
Position : QB
Team : Bishop’s Gaiters
Major : History
Year of Study : 5
City : Oromocto, N.B.
Age: 22
Height : 6-0
Weight : 185
Eligibility Year : 5th
Last team : Oromocto H.S.
Jordan Heather (History), Bishop’s Gaiters’ quarterback, is the offensive player of the week in the RSEQ. He lead his team to their first win since 2010 against their crosstown rivals, the Vert & Or from Université de Sherbrooke (8th ranked team in the country). The 5th year player from Oromocto, New Brunswick, completed over 70% of his passes for an impressive total of 387 passing yards and 3 touchdowns passes.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Byron Archambault
Position : LB
Team : Carabins Université de Montréal
Major : Security and Police studies
Year of Study : 3
City : Montreal, Qc
Age : 22
Height : 6-0
Weight : 235
Eligibility Year : 3
Last team : Vanier College
Byron Archambault (Security and Police studies), inside linebacker with the Carabins from Université de Montréal, is the defensive player of the week in the RSEQ. In the 48-3 win against the Concordia Stingers, the Carabins defense limited its opponents to only 101 yards of total offense. Archambault lead the defensive squad with 11 tackles, all recorded on his own (solos) as well as 1 quarterback sack and a tackle for loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boris Bede
Position : K
Team : Rouge et Or Université Laval
Major : Physical and Health Education
Year of Study : 2
City : Toulon, France
Age : 23
Height : 6-4
Weight : 215
Eligibility Year : 4
Last team : Tiffin University
Boris Bede (Physical and Health Education), kicker of the Rouge et Or from Université Laval, wins the special team player of the week award in the RSEQ after a solid overall performance in a 32-8 win against the McGill Redmen. The Toulon (France) native excelled in all three phases of the kicking game (field goals, punts and kick-offs). He was 4 for 4 on field goals (21, 26, 14 et 12 yards), maintained a 53,7 yards average on 3 kick offs and a spectacular 44,8 yards average on 13 punts. 5 of those punts were also downed inside the opponents’ 20 yards line.
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