Cajuns Knott Named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week

September 3, 2001

Lafayette, La- Louisiana-Lafayette kicker/punter Jonathon Knott was named the first ever Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.? The award is voted on by a select panel of football media in Sun Belt Conference cities.

??????????? “This feels pretty awesome,” said Knott.? “Coming from a junior college, this is a big deal to me.? I've been waiting to play Division I football my whole life.? I'm just trying to live up to everyone's expectations and my own.”

The junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M accounted for eight (2 FG, 2 PAT) of the Cajuns twenty points on Saturday against Nicholls State.? Knott's two field goals total two-thirds of what the Cajuns produced during the entire 2000 season.? In addition, Knott's 45-yard blast marked the longest field goal by a Cajun since Mike Shafer hit from 46 yards on Nov 4. 1995.

??????????? “Hopefully 45 yards won't be my longest kick of the year.? All I'm looking for is consistency.? If my teammates and I play the way we did on Saturday, things will go well for us.”

??????????? As a punter, Knott kicked five times for 194 yards (38.8 avg).? Not one of Knott's punts was returned and one landed out of bounds, trapping Nicholls inside their own five-yard line.

??????????? “To have Jonathon Knott means so much to us in several areas,” said head coach Jerry Baldwin.? Having someone who can kick a field goal is refreshing and his punting really helps our field position.”

??????????? Middle Tennesse's running back Dwone Hicks was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week while MTSU's Jykine Bradley was named Defensive Player of the Week.

??????????? The Cajuns travel to Minneapolis this Saturday to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers at 1:30pm in the Metrodome.? Louisiana-Lafayette's next home game will be September 22nd against Southern Mississippi.?

-Ragin' Cajuns-

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Cajuns Knott Named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week

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