OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
After missing last week due to a shoulder injury, Grayson McCall looked more than 100 percent in his return in the 51-0 win over Georgia State. The redshirt freshman quarterback was 18-of-24 for 254 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran six times for 15 yards and a score. In just his fifth career start, he was responsible for five touchdowns, which matched the five first downs by the Panthers for the whole game. In his five games this year, he has thrown for two touchdowns or more in all five games, including a career-high four touchdowns twice. He has also thrown for 250 yards or more three times and has thrown for over 1,000 career yards just this season, which ranks 10th all-time in CCU history.
DEFENSIVE PLAY OF THE WEEK
Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina
Defensive end Tarron Jackson set the tone for the Chanticleers in the 51-0 win over Georgia State last week. Jackson was second on the team with four tackles. He also had 1.0 sack, a quarterback hurry that led to an interception, and forced two fumbles. The defense, which was only on the field for 40 total plays in the win, held GSU to just 106 total yards, 76 rushing and 30 passing, posted six three-and-outs, forced six punts, and caused two turnovers. In fact, GSU had negative yards for four of its 11 offensive series in the contest. The Panthers entered the game atop of the Sun Belt with an average of 42.0 points per game and ranked 23rd nationally in total offense at 466.5 yards per game.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Seth Keller, Texas State
Scored 10 points for Texas State against Louisiana. Keller scored Texas State's first seven points in the game with a touchdown run and extra point. The sophomore's touchdown came on a fake field goal when he ran 12 yards around the left end into the end zone and made all four of his extra-point attempts.