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Special Teams Player of the Week
Gage Norslien, Carroll 

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Linebacker I Redshirt Junior I Lewistown, Mont.

Norslien made his presence felt on special teams in No. 15 ranked Carroll's 42-7 victory over Dickinson State on Saturday.

On Dickinson State's opening possession, Norslien broke through the protection and blocked a punt, which Carroll recovered and returned for a touchdown. It marked the Saints' first blocked punt since the 2024 season and helped Carroll seize control early in a dominant full team performance.

Norslien also was a heavy contributor defensively, finishing with 10 tackles, including three solo stops and seven assists, with 1.5 tackles for loss.

This is Norslien's first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award, and Carroll's first Football weekly honor since sweeping all three categories on November 3, 2025 (Carson Ochoa - OPTOW, Braeden Orlandi - DPOTW, Connor Sullivan - STPOW).