RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the football players of the week for the sixth week of the 2024 season. Southern Arkansas’ Judd Barton won Offensive Player of the Week; Harding’s Ty Dugger claimed Defensive Player of the Week and Ouachita Baptist’s Dax Jaggers earned Special Teams Player of the Week.
#theGAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Judd Barton, QB, Southern Arkansas, Jr., Alexandria, Louisiana
Barton accounted for five touchdowns in SAU’s 65-10 road win against Oklahoma Baptist. He completed 19-of-25 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns. He added 75 rushing yards and three scores. The 65 points represent the most in a game for the Muleriders since 2014.
#theGAC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Ty Dugger, DB, Harding, Jr., Searcy, Arkansas
For the second time this year, Dugger returned an interception for a touchdown as he ran back a first-quarter pass 83 yards for a score in a 62-0 win against Northwestern Oklahoma State. He became the fourth player in school history with multiple INT returns for touchdowns in one season. He added 1.5 tackles-for-loss as Harding earned its third shutout of the season.
#theGAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Dax Jaggers, K, Ouachita Baptist, Jr., Bethany, Oklahoma
Jaggers converted a pair of field goals in the Tigers’ 40-0 home victory against East Central. Early in the second quarter, he made a 49-yard try. In the waning seconds of the first half, he drilled a 60-yard effort with a school-record kick. It ranks as the second-longest field goal in league history. He accounted for 10 of Ouachita’s 40 points in the win.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Jonathan Cobb, RB (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Andrew Edwards, QB (Henderson State), Andrew Miller, FB (Harding), Nate TenBarge, QB (Ouachita Baptist), Deuce Wise, RB (Arkansas Tech)
Justin Aaron, FS (Southern Arkansas), Michael Hookfin, DB (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Tyler Johnson, LB (Oklahoma Baptist), Chance Taylor, DL (Ouachita Baptist), Catrell Wallace, DE (Henderson State), Israel Whitmore, DE (Arkansas Tech)
Magnus Lepak, K (Harding), Darius Melton, WR (Oklahoma Baptist), Jackson Nalley, P (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
A three-person committee selects all GAC Athletes of the Week
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