Week 12: Frankie Weaver, Monmouth

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photo by jared bundick/monmouth athletics

Monmouth University quarterback Frankie Weaver, who starred at Good Counsel High School in Olney, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week after the best performance of his collegiate career helped the Hawks stay on track for a berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Weaver, a redshirt freshman making just his fourth start, completed 19 of 27 passes for 428 yards and tied the school record with six touchdown passes as the visiting Hawks improved to 9-2 with a 63-19 win over North Carolina A&T.

A 2024 Good Counsel graduate, Weaver was a member of the scout team last season at Monmouth and did not play in any games. He began this year as a back and did not play in the Hawks’ first five games. But when starting quarterback Derek Robertson suffered a broken hand in the second half of a 49-21 win over Stony Brook on Oct. 18, Weaver stepped into the lineup and has proven he was ready.

“Each and every week, he’s becoming a little more comfortable,” Monmouth Coach Kevin Callahan said. “When he first went in, he was kind of flying by the seat of his pants. Each game that he has played, he’s become more comfortable and there are things he has done better than he has improved on.”

Similarly, Callahan said, the Monmouth coaching staff has learned about their new quarterback – what he likes and does well, as well as what he doesn’t do as well. The Hawks are now 9-2 entering Saturday’s regular season finale against Albany.

“That’s where the difference is, when you’re playing a different quarterback,” Callahan said. “I was really happy for him to have the day he had. He was right on the money all day long, had a high completion percentage and was able to hit some big plays. His ball placement was very good and his decision making – in terms of getting into and out of specific plays – was very good.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week honor roll:

  • Marshall LB Jibreel Al-Amin (Freedom-Woodbridge) made 10 tackles with 1 ½ tackles for loss and forced a fumble as the Thundering Herd beat Georgia State, 30-18.

  • Georgetown LB Cooper Blomstrom made six tackles with 4 ½ sacks and forced two fumbles as the Hoyas beat Fordham, 14-0, to improve to 6-5, their most wins in a single season since 2011.

  • LSU CB Mansoor Delane (Spalding) made four tackles, broke up two passes and intercepted a pass in the end zone as the Tigers beat Arkansas, 23-22.

  • Morgan State LB Erick Hunter (Westlake) made a team-high 12 tackles with one sack as the Bears beat Norfolk State, 35-28.

  • Navy K Nathan Kirkwood made field goals of 44 and 31 yards and made all five of his point-after kicks as the Midshipmen beat No. 24 South Florida, 41-38. Kirkwood has made 9 of 10 field goal attempts this season.

  • Rhode Island RB Antwain Littleton Jr. (St. John’s) rushed 21 times for a career-high 202 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams beat Maine, 45-13.

  • Monmouth WR TJ Speight (Meade) caught five passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns as the Hawks beat North Carolina A&T, 63-19.

  • Kent State LB Mason Woods (Gar-Field) made a career-high 13 tackles with one sack as the Golden Flashes beat Akron, 42-35 in overtime.