The regular season is over and the participants in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship have been determined. While the UCF Knights had claimed the AAC’s East division in their final home game of the year two Saturdays ago, the West had yet to be decided on Black Friday.

The Memphis Tigers’ road trip to take on the Cougars of Houston was a de facto West Division Championship. The winner of the game punched their ticket to Orlando on December 1st to battle for the right to hold the AAC trophy over their heads in 2018. While Houston led through portions of the contest despite missing their injured quarterback D’Eriq King, the Tigers running back Darrell Henderson was a key force for his Tigers second consecutive come-from-behind ascension to represent in the championship game.

While UCF was already slated to host the upcoming Saturday’s contest, their affair against the USF Bulls to conclude their season was more eventful than expected. The Knights dominated the Bulls 38-10, but it was at the cost of their quarterback, McKenzie Milton, who suffered a horrific knee injury.

So with the final game of the season in the books, here’s some of the top performers for the AAC’s last hoorah of the regular season.

Offensive Player of the Week

Finishing with 342 yards of total offense as he completed 18 of 29 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards and a TD on eight carries, @GreenWaveFB‘s Justin McMillan is the #AmericanFB Offensive Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/OBnr58Ehnj pic.twitter.com/LFCFAkuPhk — American Football (@American_FB) November 26, 2018

Tulane’s man under center, Justin McMillan gets the honor this week for his performance turning in four total touchdowns. Three of them were achieved as part of his 291-yard performance passing while McMillan used his legs the get the fourth along with 51 more yards. The Green Wave finished their season beating Navy in a 29-28 thriller.

Defensive Player of the Week

Helping lead a Cincinnati defense that limited ECU to six points – and having a hand in three of the five takeaways as he had a fumble recovery and two interceptions, @GoBearcatsFB‘s Arquon Bush is the #AmericanFB Defensive Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/OBnr58Ehnj pic.twitter.com/3srKPmG7v2 — American Football (@American_FB) November 26, 2018

The Bearcat freshman Arquon Bush got the nod as an unbelievable force against the ECU Pirates. Not only did he recover a fumble, but the Cincinnati corner also snagged two interceptions on the day.

Special Teams Player of the Week

Tallying 138 all-purpose yards and turning in his second consecutive game with a special teams TD as he took a first-quarter kickoff return 99 yards for a score, @Temple_FB‘s Isaiah Wright is the #AmericanFB Special Teams Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/OBnr58Ehnj pic.twitter.com/rICGWuRBFz — American Football (@American_FB) November 26, 2018

For the second consecutive week, Temple returner Isaiah Wright claims the award. With a huge 99-yard return to the house, he helped break to game open early against the UConn Huskies.

Kyle Nash, known as The Student of the Game, covers UCF Football for SportsMediaPass.com and is a special contributor for Break the Fourth. He’s a also a writer for the DolphinsWire of USA Today and co-host of the DinnerTime and Default Assault podcasts.