OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jamarius Way, South Alabama (Sr., WR, Belle Glade, Fla.)
Jamarius Way caught 11 passes for 173 yards, both totals are the most recorded by anyone in the Sun Belt Conference thus far this season, and a touchdown to help South defeat Texas State in the league opener for both schools. The senior set a USA game record for receptions, while his yardage total was the second-highest posted in a game in program history as he finished with 100-plus yards for the third time since joining the team last fall. Way had a 54-yard catch to set up the Jags’ first touchdown of the contest, a 63-yarder that led to their next touchdown and then an 18-yard scoring reception for the final points of the night. Way became the ninth Jaguar to ever accumulate 1,000 receiving yards in a career, and he also moved into eighth place on the school’s all-time list as he now has 65 catches in just 15 outings.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tron Folsom, Troy (Jr., LB, Alma, Ga.)
Tron Folsom led the Trojan defense for the second straight week - this time with a game-high 14 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a key pass break up in Troy’s victory at Nebraska. Folsom led a unit that forced three turnovers and held Nebraska to just 364 yards of total offense as Troy won a Power Five road game for the second straight season. Folsom’s two tackles for loss were part of 10 from the Troy defense.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Sumpter, Troy (So., K/P, Hoover, Ala.)
Troy’s Tyler Sumpter averaged 53.8 yards per punt, just one yard shy of a school record, booted a field goal and was true on three extra points in Troy’s victory at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were not able to return any of his five punts and he finished with a 49.8 net in the game. Sumpter’s first punt of the game led to Troy flipping the field with a 79-yard punt to open the game; it was the longest in Troy’s FBS history and second longest in its DI history.