By Tiffany Williams –
CAA Football’s Week 10 awards dropped, and four standouts made sure their names were etched into this season’s headlines. Monmouth’s Rodney Nelson continued his tear across FCS defenses, Maine’s Latrell Couchman turned in a defensive clinic, William & Mary’s Josh Miller helped rewrite special teams history, and Towson’s freshman gunslinger Andrew Indorf looked anything but a rookie. Week 10 wasn’t about squeakers or luck — it was about domination, statement wins, and players putting the rest of the league on notice.
Rodney Nelson, the sophomore running back from Monmouth, once again ran wild and made it look routine. In a 35-7 blowout win at Bryant, Nelson gashed through defenders for a career-high 244 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries, averaging a brutal 7.2 yards a pop. It was his third 200-plus-yard performance in his last five games, cementing his grip as the top rusher in the nation. He added two receptions for 62 yards, finishing with 306 all-purpose yards — the second-highest total in FCS this season. Nobody’s been able to stop him, and right now, Nelson is running at a different speed than the rest of college football.
On defense, Maine senior linebacker Latrell Couchman made sure the Black Bears’ win over Stony Brook was powered by grit and pressure. Couchman racked up seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks — both career highs — as Maine’s defense smothered Stony Brook’s once league-leading rushing game. The result? Just three yards on the ground. Couchman and company didn’t just contain the Seawolves; they broke their rhythm and crushed their confidence. It was the kind of defensive effort that turns a game into a statement, and Couchman was at the heart of it.
Special teams turned chaotic — and historic — in William & Mary’s 37-7 demolition of UAlbany. Sophomore running back Josh Miller blocked the first of three punts that led directly to safeties. His block late in the first quarter set the tone, putting the Tribe up 9-0 early. Three blocked punts and safeties in one game — one shy of FCS records — is the kind of freak stat line that demands attention. Miller also chipped in on offense, adding 20 rushing yards and a six-yard catch, but it was his impact on special teams that broke UAlbany’s back before halftime.
And then came the freshman. Towson quarterback Andrew Indorf didn’t just manage the offense — he detonated it. In a 62-9 annihilation of North Carolina A&T, Indorf completed 18 of 24 passes (a sharp 75%) for 294 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first half as Towson stormed to a 42-3 lead. By the time the dust settled, the Tigers had piled up 529 yards of offense — their biggest explosion since 2012. It was Indorf’s fourth 200-yard passing game of the year, and he made it look effortless. Towson fans have to like what they’re seeing: confidence, command, and an offense finally hitting full stride.
From bruising runs to backfield chaos, blocked punts to rookie fireworks, Week 10 in the CAA was pure gridiron theater. Nelson’s dominance, Couchman’s disruption, Miller’s game-changing block, and Indorf’s breakout all underscored one truth — November football belongs to the players who can take over a game. And in Week 10, these four didn’t just take over — they owned it.