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F&M Sweeps Final Football Player of the Week Honors of 2025

Centennial Conference Football Players of the Week 

November 16

Offensive Player of the Week
Ty Tremba, Sr., QB, Franklin & Marshall 
Slatington, Pa. | Parkland 
Tremba threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score as the Diplomats defeated third-ranked Johns Hopkins by a 29-28 score in overtime to punch their first-ever ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Tremba also had 18 rushes as 43 of F&M's plays were either a run or pass from Tremba, who led a comeback from down 21-0 in the second quarter. He also passed for the game-winning two point conversion in overtime, lofting a short touch pass to Louis Paris for the game- and championship-clinching play. 
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Connor Hille, Jr., LB, Franklin & Marshall 
Phillipsburg, N.J. | Phillipsburg
Hille tied for a team high with 13 tackles as the Diplomats rallied from a 21-0 deficit to defeat Johns Hopkins by a 29-28 score in overtime to win the Centennial Conference championship.  Hille and the rest of the F&M defense were on the field for 41 minutes and did not allow a point during the final 38:31 of regulation time. 
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
LT Kelley, Sr., DT, Franklin & Marshall 
Baltimore, Md. | Concordia Prep. 
Kelley blocked the potential game-winning field goal with two seconds left in regulation time to force overtime, where the Diplomats officially punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Kelley was also a force on the defensive line with eight total tackles.
2025 Football Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 7 - Joey McGinnis IV, Carnegie Mellon 
Sept. 14 - Cole Crotty, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Gary Lewis, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 5 - Dante Mahaffey, Muhlenberg
Oct. 12 - Ty Tremba, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 19 - Cole Crotty, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 26 - Luke Spang, Muhlenberg
Nov. 2 - Geoff Schroeder, Johns Hopkins 
Nov. 9 - Leon Friebel, Dickinson 
Nov. 16 - Ty Tremba, Franklin & Marshall 

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 7 - Jack Smith, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 14 - Jack Smith, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Nick Strusowski, Ursinus 
Oct. 5 - Robert Sturges, Carnegie Mellon
Oct. 12 - Chris Albero, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 19 - Oscar Marx, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 26 - Jeffrey Lopez, Muhlenberg
Nov. 2 - Ethan Ming, Carnegie Mellon 
Nov. 9 - Kyle Checchio, Franklin & Marshall 
Nov. 16 - Connor Hille, Franklin & Marshall 

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 7 - Kyle Evancho, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 14 - Brad Paxton, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Jordan Carr, Ursinus 
Oct. 5 - Chris Holland, Muhlenberg
Oct. 12 - Josh Moore, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 19 - Michael Fleming, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 26 - Michael Fleming, Franklin & Marshall 
Nov. 2 - Ivan Harlamov, Franklin & Marshall 
Nov. 9 - Andrew Deutsch, Muhlenberg
Nov. 16 - LT Kelley, Franklin & Marshall