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College Rookies Earn Weekly Honors Across Conferences

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College Rookies Earn Weekly Honors Across Conferences

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Several athletes earned or were nominated for weekly rookie honors across football, soccer and volleyball. Giants linebacker Arvell Reese was nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week after a standout game featuring nine tackles, three passes defensed and an interception; he leads the league with 26 solo tackles. VCU forward Kimarly Scott earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after scoring and assisting on the game-winner in a road victory over Dayton. Hartford volleyball player McCombs was named Conference of New England Rookie of the Week for the second time after recording 24 kills and a career-high 30 points against Suffolk. Cal tight end Taimane Purcell received ACC Rookie of the Week after catching a 91-yard touchdown pass and finishing with 102 receiving yards in a loss to UNLV, while Norfolk State quarterback DaJean Golmond repeated as MEAC Rookie of the Week after accounting for four touchdowns.

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