Sam Houston State quarterback Dustin Long, Western Kentucky linebacker Charles Thompson and Jackson State defensive back/kick returner Cletis Gordon have been named I-AA Players of the Week by The Sports Network, the division's most widely recognized information service. Long passed for 329 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions as unranked Sam Houston State knocked off No. 1 Montana, 41-29. Thompson tallied a career-high 18 tackles in Western Kentucky's 21-8 win over Eastern Kentucky. Gordon returned a punt and a kick for touchdowns in Jackson State' s 21-20 loss at Tennessee State.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Charles Thompson, Western Kentucky - Senior,

Linebacker, 6-1, 240, Louisville, KY Recorded a career-high 18 tackles -- more than doubling his two-game total entering the contest -- in the Hilltoppers' 21-8

victory at Eastern Kentucky.Two and a half stops came behind the line of scrimmage. Posted first sack of the season.Added a pair of passes defensed as Western allowed just 260 total yards while forcing seven turnovers.Moved into eighth place all-time for the Hilltoppers with 347 stops in his career.