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10/14/26 - RB Ran Sawyer, So/2029, Southern Utah, (DS#999 RB)

10/05 WEEK 5 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ran Sawyer, KR, Southern Utah,...Sawyer returned two kickoffs for 138 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown that put the Thunderbirds in front for good. Utah Tech had taken a 17-15 lead with 13:18 left in the second quarter. Sawyer fielded the ensuing kickoff at the SUU 1 and went the distance, putting SUU back on top 22-17 just 17 seconds later. The T-Birds did not trail again. The return came at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Sawyer's hometown, where he starred at Dixie High School. Sawyer also had a 39-yard return to the SUU 39 in the first quarter. He started at running back and carried five times for nine yards. One of those carries was a 7-yard run on 2nd and 2 that moved the chains on the drive capped by Mark Bails Jr.'s 12-yard touchdown catch. It was the second kickoff return touchdown of Sawyer's career. He scored his first on a 95-yard return against Northern Arizona on Sept. 13, 2025, at Eccles Coliseum. That was SUU's first kickoff return touchdown since 2018, and it earned him United Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honors. Through four games this season, Sawyer leads the Thunderbirds with 238 kickoff return yards on seven returns. That averages 34.0 yards per return. Out of the backfield, he has nine carries for 20 yards and five receptions for 29 yards, giving him 287 all-purpose yards on the year. - Big Sky Football

(DS#999 RB) So/2029