IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the week-ending Oct. 8.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Clayton Tune • Sr. • QB • Houston
Tune engineered Houston’s comeback from a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to lead the Cougars to a 33-32 win at Memphis. He completed 36 of 57 passes for 366 yards and three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to bring Houston back from a 26-7 deficit. Tune went 15-for-19 for 147 yards and the three TDs in the fourth quarter to help Houston become the first FBS team in 2022 to win after facing a fourth-quarter deficit of at least 19 points.