DALLAS – Conference USA announced Monday its weekly award winners for week four. The weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league’s media.
 
Offensive Player of the Week – La’Vell Wright, WKU – Gr. – RB – Louisville, Ky.
Wright provided more late-game heroics for the second week in a row, this time scoring two second-half touchdowns to help lift the Hilltoppers (4-1, 2-0 CUSA) to a 27-22 victory at Missouri State on Saturday. He finished with a team-high 104 all-purpose yards, including 91 yards on 10 rushing attempts. After the Bears took a 16-10 lead early in the second half, Wright put the Hilltoppers back ahead with a two-yard touchdown run. Wright had touches on the last four plays and accounted for 29 yards of the 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive. The running back extended the lead with 1:16 to play in the third quarter when he took a direct snap 17 yards to the end zone to make it a 24-16 game.
 
Defensive Player of the Week – Caleb Offord, Kennesaw State – Sr. – DB – Southaven, Miss.
Offord helped anchor the backend of the Owls’ (3-2, 1-0 CUSA) secondary for nearly 40 minutes (38:59) as Kennesaw State won its third-straight game and CUSA opener against MTSU 24-16. He finished the game with five tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, and three massive pass breakups. Offord covered the Blue Raiders’ top target on their final drive of the game and broke up two passes to seal the victory. He led all CUSA defensive players with 51 snaps in pass coverage and led the league in overall defensive PFF grade (82.1), as well as coverage grades in both man (81.9) and zone (75.6) coverage.
 
Special Teams Player of the Week – John Hoyet Chance, LA Tech – Fr. – P/K – Shreveport, La.
Chance set a new career high with a 68-yard punt, while averaging 49.17 yards on six punts in the Bulldogs’ (4-1, 2-0 CUSA) 30-11 win at UTEP. He had two punts travel 50 or more yards, two downed inside the 20, and two that were fair caught. Chance was a perfect 6-6 on touchbacks during kickoff opportunities. 
 
Freshman of the Week – Alonzo Jackson Jr., LA Tech – R-Fr. – LB – Haynesville, La.
After losing All-CUSA linebacker Kolbe Fields to injury in the game, Jackson stepped up in a big way, registering a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown, six tackles, four solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. His interception return for a score marked the fifth defensive score of the season for LA Tech and sealed the 30-11 win over UTEP in the fourth quarter. He set career highs in tackles, TFLs, and pass breakups, while the interception and touchdown were the first of his career. Jackson had not recorded any tackles coming into the night, mostly seeing time on special teams during the first four games. 
 
Offensive Lineman of the Week – Marshall Jackson, WKU – R-Sr. – LT – Brandenburg, Ky.
Jackson helped WKU put up 476 yards of offense in its 27-22 win at Missouri State on Saturday, with 317 yards through the air and 159 yards on the ground. It was the third time this season the Hilltoppers have thrown for over 300 yards in a game, and it was the second-highest rushing yardage in a game this season. Jackson, who played 74 snaps at left tackle, posted a 65.8 run blocking grade – the highest among WKU offensive linemen in the win. The Hilltoppers put up 128 yards rushing in the second half, including 92 in the fourth quarter, to close out the win. Jackson also posted an 87.1 pass blocking grade for the top passing offense in CUSA.
 
2025 Weekly Award Winners
 
Offensive Players of the Week
A25     Maverick McIvor, WKU
S1      Maverick McIvor, WKU
S8      Cam Cook, Jax State
S15     Kejon Owens, FIU
S22     Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
S29     La’Vell Wright, WKU
 
Defensive Players of the Week
A25     Jaylen Lewis, WKU
S1      Mekhi Mason, LA Tech
S8      Kanye Young, Missouri State
S15     Juwon Gaston, MTSU
S22     Kolbe Fields, LA Tech
S29     Caleb Offord, Kennesaw State
 
Special Teams Players of the Week
A25     Cole Maynard, WKU
S1      John Hoyet Chance, LA Tech
S8      Garrison Rippa, Jax State
S15     John Hoyet Chance, LA Tech
S22     Kyre Duplessis, Delaware
S29     John Hoyet Chance, LA Tech
 
Freshmen of the Week
A25     Marvis Parrish, WKU
S1      Caden Williams, Liberty
S8      Jeron Askren, Missouri State
S15     Shamir Sterlin, FIU
S22     Wondame Davis Jr., UTEP
S29     Alonzo Jackson Jr., LA Tech
 
Offensive Linemen of the Week
A25     Laurence Seymore, WKU
S1      Fintan Brose, Delaware
S8      Bubba Grayson, Jax State
S15     Steven Demboski, Delaware
S22     J.T. Pennington, Kennesaw State
S29     Marshall Jackson, WKU