MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week
Harrison Waylee, NIU, RB
Freshman, Johnston, Iowa (Urbandale)
Harrison Waylee powered the Huskie running game in NIU's upset win over Georgia Tech with a career best 144 yards on 27 carries. He opened the scoring with a career-long 35-yard run for a touchdown to give NIU a 7-0 lead with 1:56 to play in the first quarter. Waylee ran for 63 of the Huskies' 74 yards on that drive. He had 95 yards by halftime and quickly surpassed that mark in the third quarter.