DALLAS – After rushing for a career-high 220 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, in a win at Florida Atlantic, Marshall sophomore RB Brenden Knox has been named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week.  The Defensive Player of the Week honor went to Louisiana Tech junior CB Amik Robertson, who had three interceptions in the Bulldogs’ victory over Southern Miss.  The Special Teams Player of the Week award was given to North Texas sophomore K Ethan Mooney, who had four field goals, including the game-winner, as time expired in the Mean Green’s win over Middle Tennessee.  C-USA Football Players of the Week are voted on by a panel of the league’s media.  All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Top of the World Headwear.

Oct 21 2019 FB POW Release.(pdf)
 
Knox ran 23 times for a career-high 220 yards (the nation’s second-highest rushing total last weekend) and two touchdowns in Marshall’s 36-31 win at Florida Atlantic. The final score came on a 17-yard run with 36 seconds left to propel the Thundering Herd past the Owls. It was the sophomore’s second touchdown of the evening after plunging in from one yard out in the waning seconds of the first half. Of those 23 carries, none went for negative yardage. He also caught one pass for four yards. The Columbus, Ohio, native has scored a rushing touchdown in five of the last six games and has 11 rushing scores in his 12 career games. His 220 yards ranks eighth on the Marshall list for most rushing yards in a game and he became just the fifth Marshall player with multiple 200-yard games.  His 226 all-purpose yards at Florida Atlantic are the most by a Marshall player since Tyre Brady had 248 yards at NC State in 2017.  Knox is No. 4 nationally for rushing yards this month (423) and ranks No. 7 nationally in rushes of 10+ yards this season with 24.
 
Robertson put together one of the best individual defensive performances in college football last week, leading Louisiana Tech to a 45-30 victory over Southern Miss.  Robertson led the four takeaway day for the Bulldog defense, as the junior intercepted C-USA passing leader Jack Abraham three times.  The Thibodaux, Louisiana, native became just the third player in program history and 12th in C-USA annals to record three interceptions in a single game. For his career, Robertson has secured 14 interceptions – good for fifth-most in program history, and most among FBS active career leaders.  Against Southern Miss, he added two additional pass breakups, giving him five total passes defended on the day.  He is the NCAA leader in total passes defended this season with 16 and his 5 INTs in 2019 are tied for second-most among national leaders.  Robertson, who added three tackles, helped the Bulldog defense hold Southern Miss to just three points in the second half, as the Bulldogs rallied back from an early 14-point deficit.
 
Mooney accounted for 15 of the 21 special teams points for the Mean Green in their 33-30 win over Middle Tennessee.  The Fort Worth, Texas, native was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, connecting from 26, 32, 39 and 22 yards.  The 22-yarder came as time expired to send North Texas back into the win column for the first time since week four against UTSA.  Mooney leads C-USA and is tied for fifth nationally with 13 field goals made on the season.
 
2019 WINNERS:
Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jason Pirtle, TE, North Texas; Sept. 9 – Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB; Sept. 16 – Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Deangelo Antoine, WR, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 30 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 7 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Oct. 14 – Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss; Oct. 21 – Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall.
Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 2 –Garrett Marino, DL, UAB; Sept. 9 – Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee; Sept. 16 – Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic; Sept. 23 – Keion White, DE, Old Dominion; Sept. 30 – Kyle Bailey, LB, WKU; Oct. 7 – Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee; Oct. 14 – Darius Hodge, DL, Marshall; Oct. 21 – Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech.
Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 2 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 9 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Sept. 16 – Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss; Sept. 23 – Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech; Sept. 30 – Cory Munson, K, WKU; Oct. 7 – Maurice Alexander, PR, FIU; Oct. 14 – Nick Vogel, K, UAB; Oct. 21 – Ethan Mooney, K, North Texas.