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For their efforts in a last second Rutgers victory over Connecticut, Tim Brown was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week while Devin McCourty picked up the Big East Special Teams Player of the Week honor.

It is the first player of the week honor for both Brown and McCourty.

The two seniors were key players in Rutgers' thrilling 28-24 come from behind victory at Connecticut Saturday to move the Scarlet Knights to 6-2 on the season.

Brown, a wide receiver, had five receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns - including the game-winning 81-yard TD with 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter - to lift Rutgers to a win at Connecticut. Brown averaged 32.4 yards per catch against the Huskies and also scored on a 37-yard reception in the second quarter. Brown's game-winner came just 16 seconds after Connecticut had taken its first lead of the game.

McCourty returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the win. It was the Scarlet Knights' first touchdown on a kickoff return since Willie Foster went 93 yards for a score against Villanova Sept. 10, 2005. McCourty also downed a third-quarter punt on the Connecticut 2-yard line.

Rutgers returns to action Thursday, Nov. 12 vs. No. 25 USF at Rutgers Stadium. ESPN's Thursday primetime crew of Chris Fowler, Craig James, Jesse Palmer and Erin Andrews will call the action.

— RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS