Week 8 Stats: 28-37 completions, 237 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 1 interception (14-15, 149 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes in first half)
Wagner was flying high in the first half with Newman calling the shots at Duquesne on Saturday. The redshirt freshman was dealing in the game’s first 30 minutes, completing 14-of-15 passes for a red-hot 93.3 completion percentage. Passing for 149 yards through the air and three touchdowns in that stretch, he helped put the Seahawks up by a 21-17 count at intermission. Newman continued to light it up in the second half as the East Rochester, NY native finished with 237 passing yards, a personal-best against an FCS opponent this season, behind a 75.7 completion rate (28-fo-37). With the performance, he secured his second NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s office Rookie of the Week award.