RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the football players of the week for the third week of the 2024 season. Henderson State’s Jeremiah Davis won Offensive Player of the Week; Harding’s Ty Dugger claimed Defensive Player of the Week and Southeastern Oklahoma State earned Special Teams Player of the Week.
#theGAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jeremiah Davis, RB, Henderson State, Jr., Montalba, Texas
Davis led the Reddie offense as he scored all three touchdowns in a 27-12 victory against previously undefeated Arkansas Tech. On 22 carries, he gained a career-high 158 and produced the first three-touchdown game of his career. He became the first Reddie running back to rush for at least 150 yards in a game since 2018.
#theGAC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Ty Dugger, DB, Harding, Jr., Searcy, Arkansas
Dugger registered the second two-interception game of his career as the top-ranked Bisons defeated Arkansas-Monticello, 63-3, on Thursday. Both interceptions came in the opening quarter. The Bisons turned the first interception into a touchdown two plays later. He returned his second interception back 43 yards for his first interception return touchdown.
#theGAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Dylan Cox, K, Southeastern Oklahoma State, So., Alvarado, Texas
Cox converted all five of his kicks in the Savage Storm’s 29-10 victory against Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday. He went 3-for-3 on his extra points and made field goals from 22 and 44 yards out. The 44-yard field goal represented a career long. Thus far this season, he is 9-for-9 on extra points and 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts.
OTHERS NOMINATED
DJ Brown, RB (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Brodey Johnson, QB (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Kai Kunz, QB (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Eli Livingston, QB (Ouachita Baptist), Andrew Miller, FB (Harding)
Kolbi Crawford, DB (Henderson State), Desmond Greene, DB (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Michael Hookfin, CB (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Jax Miller, LB (Ouachita Baptist), Dawson Scott, DE (Southern Arkansas), Brandon Spencer II, S (Oklahoma Baptist), Jyrin Steward, LB (Arkansas Tech), Coby Tillman, LB (Northwestern Oklahoma State)
Tyler Furey, K (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Magnus Lepak, K (Harding), Ethan McBee, K (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Axel Robertson, K/P (Henderson State), Tom Weston, P (Ouachita Baptist)