Football is coming off of their most successful game in four years after taking down the Morgan State Bears, 46-3. In the dynamic team win, the Falcons received a boost from their freshman core. Defensive lineman Andrew Bench recorded a safety and defensive back, and JuJuan Hudson recorded a tackle for loss, both stats coming in each player’s first collegiate snap.
Quarterback Darius Wade, 295 yards of total offense and 3 TD, also received Mid-American Conference offensive player of the week honors for the east division. It is the first time a BGSU player has won a weekly award since week 10 of 2017 when linebacker Nate Locke was awarded defensive player of the week by posting 4 TFL and kickoff returner Matthew Wilcox gathered 120 yards on special teams to clinch him special teams player of the week.