Kevin West

Donovan McNabb was preparing for season-ending surgery, Jevon Kearse already was out, the defense was awful and the losses were piling up.

Jamon Gordon of Virginia Tech was named the player of the week in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday after averaging 22 points and eight rebounds in a pair of wins for the Hokies.

No. 12 Arkansas, the Southeastern Conference runner-up, and its star, Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden, will try to snap a two-game losing streak in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day, taking on No. 6 Wisconsin, which tied for second in th