Edwards, Allen, Edwards and Shreiner Earn Weekly Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference named its football players of the week today for the games played on Saturday, Oct. 31. Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards was named Offensive Player of the Week while a pair of players from The Citadel, Cortez Allen and Tommy Edwards, earned Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors, respectively. Elon’s Adam Shreiner was honored as Special Teams Player of the Week. The players of the week are selected by the conference office.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, Sr., QB

Edwards amassed the fourth-highest single-game total offensive yardage output in school history (461 yards) despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter in Appalachian State’s 52-27 win at Furman. In doing so, he became the first player in NCAA Division I history (FCS or FBS) with 9,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career, and he moved to fourth in NCAA Division I FCS history with 13,316 career yards of total offense. Edwards compiled 355 yards passing with a pair of touchdowns to go along with 106 rushing yards and four scores.

Other Nominees: Terrell Hudgins (Elon), Blue Cooper (Chattanooga) and Van Dyke Jones (The Citadel).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cortez Allen, The Citadel, Jr., DB

Allen grabbed two interceptions and returned one 82 yards for a touchdown to seal The Citadel’s 28-16 come-from-behind victory over Samford Saturday in Charleston. Allen returned the first of the interceptions, which came early in the fourth quarter, 30 yards to the Samford 5-yard line, setting up a touchdown on the next play to extend the Bulldogs’ lead to 21-10. On the ensuing possession, he picked off a Connor Lowery pass at The Citadel’s 18 yard line and returned in 82 yards for a touchdown. Allen’s 112 interception return yards are the second-highest single game total in Southern Conference history. The junior also added seven tackles, including six solo stops.

Other Nominees: Dominique McDuffie (Appalachian State), Jordan Tippit (Chattanooga), Bryce Smith (Samford), Eric Ludwig (Elon), Adrian McLeod (Western Carolina) and SeQuan Stanley (Wofford).

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Tommy Edwards, The Citadel, Fr., QB

True freshman walk-on Tommy Edwards led The Citadel to a second half rally after a 10-0 deficit at halftime to defeat Samford, 28-16, on Saturday. Edwards, who took his first snap in a collegiate game on Saturday, entered late in the second quarter for injured QB Miguel Starks. He completed 10-of-20 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. His long was a 55-yard touchdown pass to Van Dyke Jones that put the Bulldogs on the board near the end of the first half.

Other Nominees: SeQuan Stanley (Wofford), Dominique McDuffie (Appalachian State), Michael Johnson (Western Carolina), Olufemi Lamikanra (Elon) and Joshua Williams (Chattanooga).

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adam Shreiner, Elon, Fr., PK

Shreiner made all six of his kick attempts on Saturday, including two field goals and four PATs, in Elon’s 34-6 win at Wofford. The freshman booted field goals from 36 and 20 yards out, improving to 12-for-15 on the season. He currently ranks fourth in the SoCon and 17^th nationally in scoring with 8.4 points per game.

Other Nominees: Sam Martin (Appalachian State), Blake Bostic (Western Carolina), Mike Hammons (Chattanooga), Milford Scott (The Citadel) and Christian Reed (Wofford).