DALLAS – UTEP’s Skyler Locklear and Kory Chapman, along with WKU’s Lucas Carneiro earned CUSA Player of the Week honors for week 11. The weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league’s media.
 
Offensive Player of the Week – Skyler Locklear, UTEP – RS Soph. – QB – Clayton, N.C.
Locklear posted career bests in touchdowns (four), yards (327) and completions (28) during the Miners’ (2-8, 2-5 CUSA) 43-35 double-overtime victory over Kennesaw State. He finished the day 28-33 and his 84.8 completion percentage tied for third best in program history. Locklear connected with Kenny Odom on three scores in the win. The second TD pass to Odom came in the first overtime period, and the duo hooked up a third time on a 16-yard touchdown pass that wound up being the game-winner. Following his efforts, Locklear was named one of the eight Manning Award Stars of the Week.
 
Defensive Player of the Week – Kory Chapman, UTEP – Senior – Spur – Hoover, Ala.
Chapman intercepted his first pass in a UTEP uniform and added nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half sack during UTEP’s 43-35 double-overtime win against Kennesaw State. He returned his interception to the Owls’ 29-yard line, while a personal foul moved the ball to the KSU 14-yard line. The Miners scored on the ensuing drive to take a 14-7 lead in the second quarter. Chapman now has a CUSA-best 11.0 tackles for loss and has recorded 3.0 sacks this season. He ranks third on the team with 65 tackles (8.1 per game). 
 
Special Teams Player of the Week – Lucas Carneiro, WKU – RS Soph. – K – Cornelius, N.C.
Carneiro extended his streak of made field goals to 11 with two makes in WKU’s 41-28 win at New Mexico State on Saturday, helping the Hilltoppers move to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in CUSA play. He connected on kicks from 42 and 53 yards in the victory. The 42-yard field goal came as time expired in the first half to put WKU ahead 24-7. His other make came from 53 yards in the fourth quarter to help WKU close out the win. It was Carneiro’s second-longest field goal this season and his third make on as many tries from 50-plus yards.
 
2024 Winners
Offensive Players of the Week
S2        Hunter Watson, Sam Houston
S9        Keyone Jenkins, FIU
S16       Caden Veltkamp, WKU
S23      Reese Smith, Liberty
S30      Hunter Watson, Sam Houston
O7       Tyler Huff, Jax State
O14      Evan Bullock, LA Tech
O21      Caden Veltkamp, WKU
O28     Davis Bryson, Kennesaw State
N4       Eric Rivers, FIU / Tre Stewart, Jax State
N11       Skyler Locklear, UTEP
 
Defensive Players of the Week
S2        Tayden Barnes, NM State
S9        CJ Bazile Jr., Liberty
S16       Caleb Weaver, Sam Houston
S23      Devonte’ Mathews, WKU
S30      Travion Barnes, FIU
O7       Zechariah Poyser, Jax State
O14      Travion Barnes, FIU
O21      Kale Edwards, NM State
O28     Tyler Hallum, Kennesaw State
N4       Geimere Latimer, Jax State
N11       Kory Chapman, UTEP
 
Special Teams Players of the Week
S2        Christian Pavon, Sam Houston
S9        Colin Karhu, Liberty
S16       Buck Buchanan, LA Tech
S23      Cole Maynard, WKU
S30      Christian Pavon, Sam Houston
O7       Jadon Cardell, Sam Houston
O14      Lucas Carneiro, WKU
O21      Omari Kelly, MTSU
O28     Austin Welch, Kennesaw State
N4       Abraham Montano, NM State
N11       Lucas Carneiro, WKU