Mason Nyhus named Canada West football player of the year
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Saskatchewan Huskie quarterback Mason Nyhus was named the Canada West football player of the year on Thursday following a record breaking 2022 regular season. Nyhus threw for 2,759 yards surpassing Kyle Siemens’ mark of 2,572, set back in 2017.
Nyhus was a key contributor to the team’s 7 and 1 regular season record and first place finish in the standings. “Mason Nyhus is a special young man”, stated head coach Scott Flory. Nyhus and his Huskie teammates are hosting the Hardy Cup for a second straight season. The UBC Thunderbirds visit Griffiths Stadium on Saturday at 1:00 for the 2022 league title.
The two teams split a pair of regular season meetings. On September 9th, the Huskies posted a 29-10 win over UBC at Griffiths Stadium. On October 22nd, the Thunderbirds outscored Saskatchewan 35-29 in Vancouver.
Flory says Nyhus and company respect UBC’s defense. “They’ve got athletes, and they just say ‘beat us’”. Last week, in Regina, UBC held the 5 and 3 Regina Rams to just 14 points. Thunderbirds’ 4th year defensive lineman Lake Korte-Moore has five sacks this season and was second in the conference in tackles for loss in the 2022 regular season.
