The Sports Inquirer

Release from the Big South Conference:

Coastal Carolina running back De’Angelo Henderson (Summerville, S.C.) has been named the Choice Hotels Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Liberty defensive end Chima Uzowihe (Houston, Texas) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the opening week of the regular season.  Coastal Carolina kick returner Devin Brown (Charleston, S.C.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Charleston Southern linebacker Solomon Brown (Central, S.C.) is The Crons Brand Freshman of the Week.

Henderson amassed 224 all-purpose yards and scored a touchdown in Coastal’s 38-35 win at Furman.  He caught seven passes for 129 yards — the first running back in league history with 100 receiving yards in a game, and finished with 95 yards rushing and a touchdown in nearly becoming the first player in Big South history with 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game.  Henderson averaged 10.18 yards per touch against the Paladins, had catches of 17 and 23 yards on CCU’s opening scoring drive, scored from two yards out to give Coastal a 21-7 advantage, and later caught a swing pass for a career-long 60-yard gain as part of another scoring drive.

Uzowihe tallied four total tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in Liberty’s victory over Delaware State.  He recorded a quarterback hurry that forced the Hornets to punt on their first possession, and later forced a fumble on a first down sack in the second quarter.  He added a half-sack on the next series, and recorded a sack for a loss of seven yards early in the third quarter on a 2nd-and-1 situation.

Devin Brown returned three kickoffs for 138 yards (46.0 average) against the Paladins, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown.  After Furman tied the game at 7-7 in the first quarter, Brown returned the ensuing kickoff down the left sideline for the score — his Big South record fourth career kickoff return TD.  He also became just the third player in league annals with a 100-yard kickoff return.

Solomon Brown recorded seven tackles, three tackles-for-loss, two sacks and a forced fumble in Charleston Southern’s season-opening win.  His game-high three stops behind the line resulted in minus-17 yards, while both of his sacks came on third down — including a sack-fumble that was recovered by CSU.