Football

DES MOINES, Iowa -- After receiving the weekly honor by the Pioneer Football League on Sunday, John Hugunin earned STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and College Sporting News National All Star honors on Monday.

Hugunin led the way in Drake's 28-24 victory over previously undefeated Jacksonville. The fifth-year senior linebacker from Oswego, Ill. recorded a career-high 20 tackles, 10 solo, with 1 1/2 sacks and forced two fumbles. One of the fumbles set up the Bulldogs' winning touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and the other came off one of his sacks. Hugunin has 77 tackles this season, giving him 378 in his career, good for third in PFL history.

Hugunin and the rest of the Bulldogs travel to Morehead State on Saturday.