Western Illinois quarterback Kennedy McGill has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is his third such honor of the season.

McGill, a fifth-year player from Bothell, Wash., tallied 447 yards of total offense and three touchdowns at Southeast Missouri. He completed 20-of-37 passes for 264 yards and carried the ball 27 times for 183 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of two yards in the first quarter, one yard just before halftime and 33 yards in the third quarter.

According to the conference, McGill leads all FCS quarterbacks in rushing with 680 yards, ranks sixth in total offense at 310.1 yards per game, 11th in rushing touchdowns with eight and 20th in points responsible for at 14.9 per game.

Other weekly award winners

  • Defensive Player of the Week: DJ Delmore, a senior safety from Baton Rouge, La., at Southeast Missouri. Delmore had two interceptions, four tackles and two pass breakups as the Redhawks rallied to beat Western Illinois 40-30 and improve to 2-0 in OVC play.
  • Special Teams Player of the Week: Justin Keller, a graduate kicker from Shawnee Mission, Kan., at Southeast Missouri. Keller scored a career-high 14 points, going 4-of-4 on field goals from 47, 28, 54 and 23 yards in the win over Western Illinois. His 54-yarder was the longest by an OVC player this season and ranks first nationally in field goals made per game at 2.0.
  • Rookie of the Week: Rymen Mosley, a freshman cornerback from Bradenton, Fla., at Tennessee State. Mosley had two interceptions as the Tigers knocked off No. 24 Morgan State to win their eighth-straight Homecoming contest.

Other notable performances

  • Khyair Spain, Southeast Missouri, rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Western Illinois.
  • Caleb Jacobmeier, Lindenwood, had a strip sack and an interception in a 20-13 win at Eastern Illinois.
  • Cahari Haynes, Gardner-Webb, tallied 13 tackles and a quarterback hurry against UT Martin.
  • Justin Buckner, Western Illinois, made a game-high 15 tackles at Southeast Missouri.
  • Daylin Lee, Tennessee State, had 283 yards of total offense and two touchdowns against No. 24 Morgan State.
  • Joshua George, Gardner-Webb, returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown at UT Martin.
  • Max Zuluaga, UT Martin, averaged 47.0 yards on seven punts with a long of 75.
  • Luke Droegemueller, Western Illinois, took the snap as holder on a fake field goal and rushed 29 yards for a touchdown at Southeast Missouri.

Source: the original release