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Willcox Earns Gold Helmet from New England Football Writers
9/17/2023 7:41:00 PM | Football
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Following his performance in leading Brown to a dramatic opening night win, senior quarterback Jake Willcox has been named the winner of this week's Gold Helmet Award from the New England Football Writers Association, which is presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Willcox helped power Brown to 428 yards of total offense in a wild 29-25 season-opening win at Bryant. He finished 36-for-49 for a career-high 357 yards, and tied his career-high with three touchdown passes. It marks the third time in his career he has thrown for three touchdowns.
Trailing by three with just under a minute to go, he went 4-for-6 for 76 yards on Brown's touchdown drive, completing a 30-yard pass to Graham Walker to move the ball to the four-yard line, and then connected with Dillon Golden one play later for a four-yard game-winning strike with 13 seconds left.
Earlier in the game, he put Brown on top 13-0 in the second quarter by scrambling around and finding Wes Rockett for a three-yard touchdown pass.
Willcox is the winner of this week's Gold Helmet for the organization's Division I (FBS/FCS) category. Tomas Kenary of Middlebury earned the Gold Helmet for the Division II/III category.
The Bears will open up their Ivy League schedule this Friday night with a showdown at Harvard. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Willcox helped power Brown to 428 yards of total offense in a wild 29-25 season-opening win at Bryant. He finished 36-for-49 for a career-high 357 yards, and tied his career-high with three touchdown passes. It marks the third time in his career he has thrown for three touchdowns.
Trailing by three with just under a minute to go, he went 4-for-6 for 76 yards on Brown's touchdown drive, completing a 30-yard pass to Graham Walker to move the ball to the four-yard line, and then connected with Dillon Golden one play later for a four-yard game-winning strike with 13 seconds left.
Earlier in the game, he put Brown on top 13-0 in the second quarter by scrambling around and finding Wes Rockett for a three-yard touchdown pass.
Willcox is the winner of this week's Gold Helmet for the organization's Division I (FBS/FCS) category. Tomas Kenary of Middlebury earned the Gold Helmet for the Division II/III category.
The Bears will open up their Ivy League schedule this Friday night with a showdown at Harvard. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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