Football 10.22.18 Houston, UCF Players Take Weekly Football Honors

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the eighth week of the college football season.



OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

D’Eriq King • Houston • Jr. • QB • Manvel, Texas

King completed 25 of 38 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown to lead Houston to its fourth straight victory - a 49-36 win at Navy. King turned in the second 400-yard game of his career and threw touchdown passes to three different receivers while helping three players register 100 receiving yards each



DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Nate Evans • UCF • Jr. • LB • Waggaman, La.

Evans had 10 tackles, including a sack, had a pass breakup and delivered a game-changing play in the fourth quarter with a 94-yard fumble return for a touchdown as UCF won its 20th consecutive game – a 37-10 victory at ECU. Evans’ touchdown came early in the fourth quarter as ECU was threatening to close with four points.



Austin Robinson • Houston • Sr. • LB • Pearland, Texas

Robinson, who was also named as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, registered a career-high 21 tackles with 2.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in Houston’s 49-36 win at Navy, keeping the Cougars atop The American’s West Division standings. Robinson’s tackles total ranks second on The American’s single-game chart.



SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Matthew Wright • UCF • Sr. • K • Lancaster, Pa.

Wright scored 13 points, going 3-for-3 on field goal tries with four PATs in UCF’s 37-10 win at ECU. Wright connected on field goals of 39, 41 and 46 yards, providing the Knights with their first six points on a day in which they were without American Offensive Player of the Year McKenzie Milton.







HONOR ROLL

David Pindell • UConn • Sr. • QB

Rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 133 yards in a 38-30 loss at No. 21/20 USF.



Johnny Ford • USF • Fr. • RB

Rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries in a 38-30 win against UConn. Averaged 23.4 yards per carry.



Nick Roberts • USF • Fr. • DB

Had 10 tackles and a 61-yard interception return in a 38-30 win against UConn.



Ben Hicks • SMU • Jr. • QB

Completed 21 of 40 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns, including the game winning TD with 1:15 left, in a 27-23 win at Tulane.



Donnie Lewis Jr. • Tulane • Jr. • CB

Had a team-high eight tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss to go with a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 27-23 loss to SMU.

