NDSU Players Named FCS Players of the Week

North Dakota State had two players recognized as Football Championship Subdivision national performers of the week by The Sports Network and the College Football Performance Awards on Monday, Oct. 28.

NDSU junior Christian Dudzik was named Sports Network Special Teams co-Player of the Week and CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week after scoring his first two career touchdowns on punt returns of 43 and 68 yards in Saturday's 56-10 win over Indiana State.  He shared the Sports Network award with Eastern Kentucky punter Jordan Berry, who punted three times for a 59.3 yard average and scored a 25-yard touchdown on a fake field goal.

Bison senior Ryan Smith was named FCS National Kickoff Returner of the Week by the CFPA. Smith returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, answering Indiana State's kickoff return touchdown on the previous play.  He tied the NDSU kickoff return record of 100 yards set in 1923 by Elmer Parisien against South Dakota.