PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the eighth week of the college football season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
D’Eriq King • Houston • Jr. • QB • Manvel, Texas
King completed 25 of 38 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown to lead Houston to its fourth straight victory - a 49-36 win at Navy. King turned in the second 400-yard game of his career and threw touchdown passes to three different receivers while helping three players register 100 receiving yards each
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Nate Evans • UCF • Jr.