NEW ORLEANS – App State’s Chase Brice, Old Dominion’s Jason Henderson & Louisiana’s Eric Garror use career-best efforts to claim the first Sun Belt football weekly honors of the 2022 campaign.
Football Offensive Player of the Week
Chase Brice, App State
(RS Sr., QB – Grayson, Ga.)
Mountaineers redshirt senior quarterback Chase Brice threw a program-record six touchdown passes—including four over the final 10:37—to nearly complete an incredible comeback in a 63-61 loss to in-state opponent North Carolina. Trailing by 20 points entering the fourth quarter, Brice engineered six touchdown drives over the final 15 minutes as the Mountaineers outscored the Tar Heels 40-22 in the final stanza. The Grayson, Ga., native finished with a career-high 361 yards through the air.
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
(So., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
Monarchs sophomore linebacker Jason Henderson tallied a career-high 18 tackles, tying the Old Dominion single-game record. Twelve of those tackles came in the second half, as the Monarchs outlasted in-state foe Virginia Tech, 20-17, for a signature victory. The Dingmans Ferry, Pa., product also registered 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups—one of which was a deflection that led to one of Old Dominion’s program-record four interceptions on the night.
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Eric Garror, Louisiana
(Sr., RS – Mobile, Ala.)
Ragin’ Cajuns senior return specialist Eric Garror returned a second quarter punt 83 yards for a touchdown to give Louisiana a 17-0 lead over Southeastern Louisiana in an eventual 24-7 win over the in-state foe. The punt return touchdown was the second of his career, matching his career-best return set in 2020 in Louisiana’s 31-14 win over Iowa State. On defense, the Mobile, Ala., native added a pair of tackles and his eighth career interception.
2022 Sun Belt Football Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Chase Brice, App State (RS Sr., QB – Grayson, Ga.)
2022 Sun Belt Football Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (So., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
2022 Sun Belt Football Special Teams Players of the Week
Week 1 – Eric Garror, Louisiana (Sr., RS – Mobile, Ala.)