OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana (Jr., RB, Erath, La.)
Louisiana junior running back Elijah Mitchell was dominant in Louisiana's big road win at Ohio, carrying the ball 17 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns. The 143 yards were a season best and his performance on Saturday marked the fourth time in his career where he had three touchdowns in a game. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the sixth time in his career. Mitchell has now had at least two scores in back-to-back games.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State (Jr., DL, Miami, Fla.)
Appalachian State junior defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor had a career performance in the Mountaineers' 34-31 win at UNC, totaling a career-high 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles, while scoring his first career touchdown and snagging his first career interception. He's the first FBS player since at least 2000 with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception in the same game. Taylor was a force in the Tar Heel backfield all game long, starting with his first-quarter strip sack that he located, scooped and returned 20-yards for a touchdown. That gave App State its first lead of the game (13-7) that it would never relinquish. Taylor's next big play was an interception that he tipped to himself and returned 19 yards to set up another Mountaineer score that put the Black and Gold ahead 20-7. In addition to those two takeaways, he forced another fumble on second strip sack and broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Joshua Rowland, Texas State (Sr., PK, Madison, Miss.)
Texas State senior kicker Joshua Rowland scored 13 points in Texas State's 37-34 triple overtime victory over Georgia State. He kicked a season-long 45-yard field goal in the first quarter for the first points in the game and also kicked a 35-yard field goal in the third overtime to clinch the victory for Texas State. Rowland averaged 63.7 yards on six kickoffs with four touchbacks.

2019 Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player
September 2: Dan Ellington, Georgia State
September 9: Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
September 16: Kaleb Barker, Troy
September 23: Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana

Defensive Player
September 2: Carlton Martial, Troy
September 9: Chandler Kryst, Coastal Carolina
September 16: Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern
September 23: Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State

Special Teams Player
September 2: Massimo Biscardi, Coastal Carolina
September 9: Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern
September 16: Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern
September 23: Joshua Rowland, Texas State