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RIO DE JANEIRO -- With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics set to open, worried IOC members grilled top organizing officials about traffic jams, water pollution, security, and the absence of signage that gives the games its own distinct look.International Olympic President Thomas Bach also turned up the pressure Wednesday by talking straight to organizing committee president Carlos Nuzman and CEO Sidney Levy, who tried to soothe almost 100 IOC members.Its delivery time, Bach said. Here we go now. It really starts. We are very confident we will celebrate great games here in Rio and the world will be surprised to see what will happen here.Bach also cautioned: All praise is premature now. ... Its too early to celebrate.Prince Albert of Monaco asked about Rios severe water pollution, which soils Olympic venues for sailing, rowing, canoeing, triathlon and open-water swimming. Rio treats about half of its raw sewage, dumping the rest into the waters surrounding the area of 12 million people.The media has said a lot about the preparations of these games, and they say a lot about the levels of pollution, Albert said. How worried should we be?Rio spokesman Mario Andrada repeated assurances that bacterial pollution levels fall within World Health Organization guidelines. However, organizers have been criticized for the astronomical viral levels in the waters, and for not testing for this kind of pollution.Then theres surface debris.We do have a few problems with the floating garbage, Andrada acknowledged, explaining plans to use a dozen garbage collection boats in the sailing venue. Rio is also using barricades to block the flow of garbage from streams, and helicopters to spot garbage flows.Swiss IOC member Denis Oswald asked about traffic jams in the run-up to the games, which open Friday.Those whove had the opportunity to get to some of the venues have had lots of difficulties, Oswald said.Rio official Leo Gryner said there were some constraints getting the Olympic lane system to work. The lanes are to help get athletes and officials around town quickly. He said city officials were making changes.They are making the flow quicker and making sure all the athletes get to training and competition on time, Gyrner said.Rio commercial officer Renato Ciuchini was asked why there was so little signage -- signs that give the games it distinct look and help direct fans to venues. It was suggested the number installed only reached 15 percent.We are very confident the supplier will now install everything, but I believe a few will be installed a bit late, Ciuchini said. 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(STATS) -- Theres often nothing like a player capping the season with his best performance.South Dakota States Dallas Brown is taking his senior season to the postseason, but Howards Anthony Philyaw, Western Carolinas Detrez Newsome and Towsons Aidan ONeill must be thrilled to know they have something to build on for 2017 -- though it might be difficult considering their high performances this past Saturday.The four players were named Monday as the STATS FCS National Players of the Week for games played Nov. 17-19.NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAnthony Philyaw, Howard, RB, R-Jr., 6-1, 205, Los AngelesAfter missing two seasons, Philyaw came back strong this year, capping the campaign with a school-record 281 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Howards 26-21 win over Delaware State in the MEAC. Philyaw went head-to-head with Delaware State freshman Mike Waters (228 rushing, two touchdowns) and was a little better on a workhorse total of 36 carries. His 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter put him over 1,000 yards for the season and he went on to score again on a 23-yard run. His second 200-yard game of the season lifted him to 1,230 for the season.Honorable Mention: Kendell Anderson, RB, William & Mary; Jeremiah Briscoe, QB, Sam Houston State; Chase Edmonds, RB, Fordham; Trey Green, QB, Prairie View A&M; Darius Hammond, RB, Charleston Southern; Manusamoa Luuga, RB, UC Davis; John Russ, QB, Mercer; Sam Straub, QB, Southern Illinois; Alek Torgersen, QB, Penn; Rylan Wells, QB, JacksonvilleNATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKDallas Brown, South Dakota State, LB, R-Sr., 5-11, 200, Tucson, ArizonaBrown is a hybrid linebacker who uses his speed to make plays. He made plenty of them in South Dakota States 45-24 win at Northern Iowa, helping the Jackrabbits clinch their first Missouri Valley Football Conference title and an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. 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The FCS leader in all-purpose yards also had a 10-yard reception.Honorable Mention: Miles Bergner, PK/P, South Dakota; Alex Chadwick, PK, Houston Baptist; J.J. Jerman, PK, East Tennessee State; Jonathan Martin, P, Albany; Xavier Nelson, KR, Duquesne; Jalen Rima, RS, Northern IowaNATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEKAidan ONeill, Towson, PK, Fr., 6-1, 182, New Paltz, New YorkTowson took momentum into the offseason when ONeill kicked a 55-yard field goal on the final play of the Tigers 32-31 CAA Football win at Rhode Island. The Tigers first game-winning kick since 2011 was the second-longest field goal in school history. ONeill tied the school record with four field goals as he also converted from 19, 45 and 37 yards. The Tigers were only 4-7 this season, but ONeills game-winner provided a three-game winning streak.Honorable Mention: Joe Alessi, RB, Youngstown State; Kenji Bahar, QB, Monmouth; Marlon Bridges, S, Jacksonville State; Cole Johnson, QB, James Madison; Earl Harrison, RB, Tennessee State; Josh Hill, LB, Montana State; Kurt Rawlings, QB, Yale; Mike Waters, RB, Delaware State; Kentell Williams, RB/RS, Austin Peay ' ' '