Mountain West Conference honors UNLV’s Purvis, four other Rebels
Senior Deante Purvis, who averaged 24.3 yards per kick return, made the second-team All-Mountain West Conference football squad Tuesday.
Four players were named honorable mention -- senior defensive lineman James Dunlap, sophomore defensive back Sidney Hodge and freshman offensive linemen Brett Boyko and Robert Waterman.
Boise State senior quarterback Kellen Moore was named conference Offensive Player of the Year, Texas Christian senior linebacker Tank Carder repeated as Defensive Player of the Year, TCU senior return specialist Greg McCoy was Special Teams Player of the Year, Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith was chosen Freshman of the Year, and Wyoming's Dave Christensen was selected Coach of the Year.
