Jackson Gutierrez leads Navy ground, air attack
Recap of Latinos in college football in Week 10
Jackson Gutierrez puts the running in running quarterback, and nobody was more productive through the ground in Week 10 of college football than the Navy quarterback.
The 6-foot junior from San Antonio ran all over Temple on Saturday, guiding Navy to a 42-35 victory. He passed for 178 yards and one touchdown. More impressively, Gutierrez ran for 180 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Gutierrez entered the fall as the backup on the depth chart, but he’s now the unquestioned leader of Navy’s offensive attack. The 180 rushing yards accounted for his third best running game of the season, behind the career-high 232 yards against Temple and 225 yards against North Texas.
Jackson Gutierrez has 18 rushing TDs this year
The five rushing touchdowns and six overall are both single-game career highs for Gutierrez. He has rushed for 1,159 yards and 18 touchdowns on 208 carries this season while also throwing for 895 yards and eight touchdowns.
For his efforts against Temple, Jackson Gutierrez was named Latino Player of the Week for Week 10 in College Football. He’s how the other Latinos performed in Week 10. If we missed anybody who identifies as Latino, please email CarlosLeon@OurEsquina.com.
Ole Miss safety Joenel Aguero had six tackles against his former team, and Jonathan Maldonado added one tackle in a 42-7 loss against Georgia. Texas A&M kicker David Olano accounted for all of the Aggies’ points in a 17-9 loss at South Carolina.
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Missouri linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez had 12 tackles (five solo) and half of a sack in a 34-20 loss against the Texas Longhorns. Kentucky tight end Willie Rodriguez had six catches for 81 yards in a 34-6 loss against Tennessee. Cyrus Reyes added one tackle for the Wildcats. Auburn linebacker Elijah Melendez had four tackles in a 26-23 victory over Arkansas.
Nikai Martinez shines while in mourning
Michigan State’s Nikai Martinez had seven tackles (five solo) and a fumble recovery while dedicating the 15-6 victory over Michigan to his late cousin.
“Man, this is big for me,” Martinez told MSU beat writers. “Me personally, my little cousin had passed two weeks ago, and today was his funeral, so a lot of my family wasn’t even able to come up here. So this was definitely a personal game for me.”
Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. was 19 of 33 and threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in a 28-25 loss to Penn State. Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas had eight tackles (five solo). Cornerback Josiah Zayas added four tackles (two solo).
Freshman kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano went a perfect 5 for 5 field goals with the longest of 47-yards and went 2 for 2 on PATs for Purdue in a 34-29 loss against Maryland. Lozano accounted for 17 points for the Boilermakers. Ohio State defensive back Devin Sanchez had one tackle in a 41-28 loss against Oregon. Oregon safety Peyton Woodyard had three tackles (two solo) in the Duck’s victory over Ohio State.
Iowa receiver Tony Diaz had two catches for 43 yards and a touchdown in the Hawkeyes’ 24-10 victory over Northwestern.
Jaxton Santiago adds another TD
Yale wide receiver Jaxton Santiago had eight catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in a 24-20 loss to Brown. Penn’s Luca Lopez had four tackles (one solo) in a 14-13 victory over Cornell.
Arizona’s Michael Salgado-Medina was 3 for 3 on field goals with the longest of 43 yards and went 2 for 2 on PATs. He accounted for 11 points in the Wildcats’ 29-28 victory over TCU. Utah State’s Anthony Garcia had two catches for 39 yards in a 17-10 victory over Fresno State. Houston kicker Jonathan Dimas had a 28 yard field goal. He went 4 for 4 in PATs, contributing seven points in the Coogs’ 31-24 victory over Cincinnati.
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David Santiago had six tackles (four solo) and a sack along with a fumble recovery and a pass deflection in Kansas’ 33-32 loss against UCF. Luis Rodriguez went 4 for 4 in PATs in a 66-28 loss against Oklahoma State
Carlos Hernandez adds another TD
Wide Receiver Carlos Hernandez continued his breakout season with four receptions for 89 yards and two touchdowns in Wake Forest’s 77-0 win against Merrimack. Freshman wide receiver Jasen Lopez caught four passes for 54 yards in Florida State’s in 31-24 win over Boston College.
NC State linebacker Popo Aguirre recorded eight tackles in a 41-3 loss to Duke. Georgia Tech quarterback Alberto Mendoza completed 13 of his 25 pass attempts for 148 yards and one touchdown in a 44-17 loss to Louisville.
New Mexico kicker Nick Romero made four PAT’s and a 37-yard field goal in a 31-3 win against Nevada. Kicker Jacob Fernandez made a 32-yard field goal for Nevada. UTEP kicker Carlos Arreola made two PATs in a 17-14 loss to Hawai’i. Freshman linebacker Steven Perez made seven tackles in Wyoming’s 41-35 win over UNLV. Kicker Ramon Villela went 5 for 5 in PAT’s for UNLV in the loss.
UTSA wide receiver David Amador caught two passes for 18 yards in a 60-29 loss to Florida Atlantic. East Carolina kicker Noah Perez made a 44-yard field goal along with two PAT’s in a 20-17 win over South Florida.
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Navy quarterback Jackson Gutierrez wasn’t the only Latino to star in the Midshipmen’s game against Temple. Wide receiver Jojo Bermudez caught a 41-yard touchdown pass and had a 78-yard punt return touchdown against Navy. Linebacker Curly Ordonez made seven tackles for Temple in the loss.
North Texas safety Bryce Garza made two tackles and one pass deflection in a 52-23 win over Rice. Sophomore quarterback Gael Ochoa passed for 172 yards and one touchdown along with 17 carries for 47 yards for Rice. Sacramento State quarterback Brian Salazar threw for 103 yards in a 20-17 loss to Toledo. Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Hector Gonzalez made three tackles in a 35-7 loss to Central Michigan.
James Madison kicker Morgan Suarez made four field goals and six extra point attempts in a 54-23 win over Southern Miss. Old Dominion wide receiver Josh Rodriguez caught six passes for 53 yards in a 21-8 win over Coastal Carolina. UL Monroe wide receiver Nic Trujillo caught two passes for 17 yards in a 19-17 win over Arkansas State. Cornerback Noah Flores recorded two tackles for Arkansas State in the loss.
Carlos Leon-Trejo
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Carlos Leon-Trejo is a co-host on the Bring on the Blitz! podcast on the Our Esquina network. A graduate of the Texas A&M-Victoria, his reporting credits include major stages such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Big 12 Championship.
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