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MAC Announces Week Five Football Players of the Week

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WEEK FIVE
FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

East Division
Offensive Player of the Week: Ohio QB Nathan Rourke
Ohio junior quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) got the job done with both his arms and his legs in a 58-42 victory over UMass on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Peden Stadium, rushing for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts. He also passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns, going 27-of-32 through the air with one interception. Rourke helped Ohio’s offense explode for a program-record 664 yards of offense.