ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State linebacker Geoffrey Brown was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office following the Sycamores' 20-17 Homecoming win over Southern Illinois.
When the Sycamores needed a defensive spark on Homecoming, they got it from their senior captain as Geoffrey Brown stepped in front of an SIU pass early in the third quarter and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown starting a 20-0 unanswered run in the second half as Indiana State topped Southern Illinois for the first time since 2018.