DALLAS — FIU football's outstanding trio of Robert Czeremcha, Zaire Flournoy and Devonte Lyons were all named Conference USA (CUSA) Players of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
Czeremcha, Flournoy and Lyons all played pivotal roles in FIU's 23-20 homecoming victory over Missouri State on Saturday evening at Pitbull Stadium.
Czeremcha, who earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors, knocked in two field goals in the final two minutes of the game, of which included a 35-yard walk-off game winner as time expired. Both field goals in the final two minutes were critical as he made a 42-yarder with 1:55 left to put FIU up 20-17.
On the day, the Miami-native hit three field goals and added two extra points, bringing his season total for field goals to 16. Czeremcha's 16 made field goals on the season are tied-ninth most nationally and rank fourth-most in a season in program history.
Flournoy was named Offensive Lineman of the Week as one of the key pieces of FIU's offensive line, which helped pace the rushing attack to 260 yards on the ground. The Panthers, behind a historic 215 rushing yard performance from Devonte Lyons, averaged 6.2 yards per carry and ripped off chunk gains of 56, 39, 30 and 27 yards, all of which came in the second half.
Tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, Lyons racked up 215 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, averaging 9.0 yards per carry on 24 totes. He also added two receptions for 21 yards, finishing the day with 236 all-purpose yards.
The St. Augustine, Fla.-native showed his big play ability with rushes of 56, 39 and 30 yards, all in the second half, that all played a key part in FIU's win. His 215 rushing yards are the most in a game in CUSA this season, the third-most all-time in a game for FIU and the most for the FIU program since Rashod Smith rushed for 230 yards at New Mexico State on Oct. 30, 2004.
With three more weekly honors to add to this season's total, the FIU Football program has now collected eight Player of the Week awards so far. For Flournoy and Czeremcha, this is their second time this season being named Offensive Lineman and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively. For Lyons, this is his first career weekly honor.
2026 CUSA Player of the Week Award Winners
JJ Kohl - Offensive - Week 2 (Buffalo)
Elisha Baldridge - Defensive - Week 2 (Buffalo)
Zaire Flournoy - Offensive Lineman - Week 2 (Buffalo)
Felix Visser - Freshman - Week 2 (Buffalo)
Robert Czeremcha - Special Teams - Week 5 (New Mexico State)
Devonte Lyons - Offensive - Week 10 (Missouri State)
Zaire Flournoy - Offensive Lineman - Week 10 (Missouri State)
Robert Czeremcha - Special Teams - Week 10 (Missouri State)
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