Big South Announces Football Players of the Week - Oct. 30
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Kennesaw State redshirt-junior quarterback Chandler Burks (Douglasville, Ga.) has been named the Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Liberty junior defensive back Jeremy Peters (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the ninth week of the season. Flames’ punter Trey Turner (Rome, Ga.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Monmouth running back Eric Zokouri (Silver Spring, Md.) is the Freshman of the Week.
Burks led the Kennesaw State offense with 171 total yards and four consecutive touchdowns in its 28-0 win at Presbyterian. He rushed 14 times for 78 yards and three touchdowns, and completed 5-of-11 passes for 93 yards and a score to help the Owls take a 28-0 lead into the fourth quarter. Burks’ two-yard touchdown rush with 8:43 remaining in the first half gave KSU a 7-0 lead it never surrendered, followed by a 17-yard strike on the ensuing drive to make it 14-0 at halftime. He then led KSU to the end zone on its first two possessions of the second half.
Peters had three interceptions and returned one 15 yards for a touchdown in Liberty’s 33-17 win at Gardner-Webb. He intercepted his first pass in the end zone to end a GWU scoring threat in the first quarter with the Flames ahead by five. Following his pick-six with 2:38 left in the game, Peters sealed the victory with his third INT at the Liberty 22-yard line. He added three pass break-ups and two stops.
Turner punted five times at Gardner-Webb for a 44.2 yard average and placed three inside the 20-yard line. Three of his kicks went at least 45 yards -- including a 53-yarder, and none of his punts were returned. Turner’s effort gave Liberty the field possession advantage as GWU’s average start after his punts was its own 15-yard line.
Zokouri led the Hawks with 98 all-purpose yards to help Monmouth to a key 23-20 win at Charleston Southern. He opened the game’s scoring with an 8-yard TD catch in the second quarter. Zokouri, who averaged 4.8 yards per carry, was the team’s second-leading receiver with 69 yards on three receptions -- including a career-long 48-yard catch that set up MU with a 1st-and-Goal and eventual 16-0 lead.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Jayln Cagle (Gardner-Webb), Carrington Mosley (Liberty) and Kenji Bahar (Monmouth)
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Johnny Robinson (Charleston Southern), Dorian Walker (Kennesaw State), Mike Basile (Monmouth) and Grant Beidel (Presbyterian)
Also nominated for Special Teams Player of the Week: Kyle Reighard (Charleston Southern) and Matt White (Monmouth)
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Demetri Royer (Charleston Southern)