MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WEEK FIVE FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
East Division Defensive Player of the Week: Miami DB Mike Brown
Offensive Player of the Week: Miami RB Jaylon Bester
Miami junior running back Jaylon Bester (Belleville, Ill.) had a career-high 107 yards rushing on a career-best 24 carries and one touchdown in a 34-20 win over Buffalo. Bester had his first 100-yard rushing game of his career. The performance came after missing the last three games with an injury.
Miami junior defensive back Mike Brown (Grand Rapids, Mich.