PROVO -- The Mountain West Conference today named BYU quarterback John Beck as the league's Offensive Player of the Week. Beck threw for a season-high 436 yards, completing 38-of-59 attempts, in the Cougars' double-overtime loss at No. 23 Boston College on Saturday. Beck also threw one touchdown completion and added a rushing touchdown in the first quarter to give BYU an early 7-0 lead. Beck's passing yardage total was the most since posting a Mountain West record 517 yards against TCU last season, and was the second-highest passing yardage total of his career.
With his performance, Beck moved into fifth place on BYU's all-time passing list with 8,101 career yards, passing the likes of Steve Young (7,733) and Kevin Feterik (8,065). Having racked up 8,113 total yards over his career, Beck moved into fourth place on the Cougars' all-time total offense list, passing Kevin Feterik (7,731), John Walsh (7,736), and Robbie Bosco (8,073). With 52 touchdown completions, Beck now ranks 10th on BYU's all-time touchdown completions list.
Saturday's performance marked his first 300-yard passing performance of the season and the 12th of his career.
INJURY UPDATE
Beck re-aggravated an ankle injury during the Boston College game. According to head trainer Kevin Morris, an MRI on Sunday revealed Beck has a high-ankle sprain. BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said Beck has been listed as day-to-day and it will likely come down to a game-time decision if he plays on Saturday against Utah State.
Senior offensive lineman Eddie Keele suffered a torn ACL against Boston College and will miss the remainder of the season.
LINEMAN SUSPENDED
BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced today starting center Sete Aulai will not play in Saturday's game against Utah State. Mendenhall said Aulai will serve a one-game suspension for violating team rules.