DALLAS (FWAA) – Florida Citrus Sports and Pop-Tarts have teamed up to present the Pop-Tarts ‘Crazy Good’ Play of the Week during the 2024-25 college football season, with each week's play selected in conjunction with the Football Writers Association of America.
Now in its second season, the award celebrates incredible athleticism, awe-inspiring strategy and jaw-dropping “did you see that?” moments from across the college football landscape each week.
Buffalo is the winner of the Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Play of the Week for Week 13 for linebacker Shaun Dolac's game-sealing 60-yard interception return.
Dolac, a 6-1, 225-pound graduate student from West Seneca, N.Y., led the Bulls defense in a 37-20 win over Eastern Michigan last Wednesday with nine tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and two interceptions. It was his second pick and subsequent 60-yard scoring ramble that got the nation's attention.
Buffalo raced to a 17-0 lead in the game, but Eastern Michigan cut the deficit to just three points at one point midway through the fourth quarter. Trailing 30-20, the Eagles were trying to rally when Dolac stepped in front of a Jeremiah Salem pass at the Buffalo 40. He then proceeded to skip past one would-be tackler, hurdle another and cut back across the field to the end zone to put the game away.
Throughout the season, the FWAA is announcing the Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Play of the Week at the conclusion of each week's games, after the FWAA All-America committee selects one outstanding play each weekend during the regular season. All NCAA Division I schools are eligible
To celebrate the honor, each winning team receives a care package of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries.
The Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Play of the Week follows Pop-Tarts' entry into college football with the Pop-Tarts Bowl, organized and managed by Florida Citrus Sports, and fans can nominate their favorite plays through the Pop-Tarts social media accounts (@PopTartsBowl).
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Founded in 1941, the Football Writers Association of America consists of 1,100 men and women who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game-day operations, major awards and its annual All-America team. For more information about the FWAA and its award programs, contact Steve Richardson at tiger@fwaa.com.
2024 FWAA All-America Committee
Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle (Chair)
Frank Bonner, Daily Memphian
Travis Brown, KBTX.com
Ken Capps, Freelance
Angelique Chengelis, Detroit News
Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews
Scott Dochterman, The Athletic
Bryan Fischer, Sports Illustrated
Scott Hamilton, Charleston Post & Courier
John Hoover, All Sooners
Mike Huguenin, Freelance
Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports
Ben Portnoy, Sports Business Journal
Sean Reider, Albuquerque Journal
Tony Siracusa, Last Word on College Football
Phil Steele, Phil Steele Magazine
Dusty Thibodeaux, Rivals: Warhawk Report
John Wagner, Country News Review (Minn.)
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group