LAFAYETTE – After rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns in Louisiana Football's 42-27 win at Texas State over the weekend, Louisiana Football sophomore running back Elijah Mitchell (Erath, Louisiana) has been named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
FIRST TIME IN A WHILE: Louisiana has not had a Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week since Elijah McGuire won the honor on Sept. 19, 2016. In McGuire's 2016 performance he ran for 223 yards on 23 carries, scoring one touchdown in Louisiana's 28-23 win over South Alabama.