JONESBORO, Ark. (10/12/20) – Arkansas State senior linebacker Justin Rice and redshirt freshman punter Ryan Hanson were named Monday as the Sun Belt Conference's Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively, for their performances during the Red Wolves' 50-27 victory over Central Arkansas.
Rice, who was also tabbed the Walter Camp Football Foundation's FBS Defensive Player of the Week, recorded a season-high 12 tackles and career-best 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks against the Bears. Not only were his 3.0 sacks the most by a Sun Belt player this season, they tied the seventh most in school history for a single game.