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After a legendary performance on Saturday night against No.13 UCLA, Jake Haener’s name has been on the lips of college football fans and pundits all over the country. Starting Sunday morning with Sportscenter and Twitter, the awards for the Bulldog signal-caller have been coming in quickly, including potential NY6 and Heisman hype for the senior.
Let’s just remind ourselves once again of his heroic final play to upset UCLA-
DOWN GOES NO. 13 UCLA
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) September 19, 2021
Fresno State QB Jake Haener — in some noticeable pain — leads his team 6 plays, 75 yards in 40 seconds for the go-ahead touchdown.
@MountainWest pic.twitter.com/Lp5IAARYye
Barstool had thoughts on him-
Playing On One Hip and Dealing With Massive Pain, Fresno State QB Jake Haener Took Down UCLA With One Of The More Heroic, Gutsy Performances You'll Ever See https://t.co/slRMr7bjws pic.twitter.com/cCYyFwQN9Z
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 19, 2021
Starting Sunday morning, this came in from Kirk Herbstreit-
My top performing players from WEEK 3:
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 20, 2021
1- Jake Haener, @FresnoStateFB
2- Sean Clifford, @PennStateFball
3- TreVeyon Henderson, @OhioStateFB
4- Jaxson Dart, @USC_FB
5- Josh Downs/Ty Chandler, @UNCFootball
6- D.J. Graham, @OU_Football
7- Jaylen Warren, @CowboyFB pic.twitter.com/WDhTw4uURR
From Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt-
Jake Haener!! would probably start everywhere in the Pac 12...Just took Fresno St. down the field in 54 seconds for the win
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) September 19, 2021
Dennis Dodd has Haener in his Heisman list-
Week 3 Heisman Hype
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) September 20, 2021
1, Matt Corral, Ole Miss
2, Kenneth Walker III, Mich St
3, Blake Corum, Michigan
4, TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio St
5, Jake Haener, Fresno State
Reddit was, of course, freaking out-
FRESNO STATE TOPPLES #13 UCLA AT THE ROSE BOWL
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 19, 2021
JAKE HAENER IS THE NEW PAC 12 COMMISSIONER
GO BULLDOGS pic.twitter.com/ezUDliB81G
The Davey O’Brien Award recognized Haener as part of their mid-season Great 8-
More WELL-DESERVED recognition for QB1
— Fresno State Football (@FresnoStateFB) September 20, 2021
: https://t.co/L5bCTVgTgH#GoDogs | #PrideOfTheValley | @daveyobrien pic.twitter.com/gi4nvcSGJl
FWAA calls Fresno State team of the week, as does Herbstreit-
The 'Dogs did it again, this time in the final seconds. @FresnoStateFB bumped off UCLA at the Rose Bowl in thrilling fashion to earn our @CheezItBowl National Team of the Week honor. https://t.co/Tg8Y0OmXyU pic.twitter.com/PYhbx0YyYr
— Football Writers Association of America (@TheFWAA) September 20, 2021
My top performing teams from WEEK 3:
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 20, 2021
1- @FresnoStateFB
2- @PennStateFball
3- @MSU_Football
4- @WMU_Football
5- @GoBearcatsFB
6- @WVUfootball
7- @AztecFB pic.twitter.com/IoADC4qOK8
And as if there was any doubt at all, he was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3-
Is anybody surprised? @jakehaener10 is the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week‼️
— Fresno State Football (@FresnoStateFB) September 20, 2021
https://t.co/omGlrAbRlx#GoDogs | #PrideOfTheValley pic.twitter.com/8JY8Ea2rHz
Of course, the team here at MW Connection also ranked him as Offensive Player of the Week in a completely obvious selection.
And finally, from the man of the hour himself-
"What just happened?!"
— Stephen Hicks (@StephenABC30) September 19, 2021
Jake Haener was 39/53 throwing for 455 yards and two touchdowns in Fresno State's 40-37 win over #13 UCLA. What. A. Game.https://t.co/GqFNjy3O8b @ABC30 pic.twitter.com/WktAWJpJUr