MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WEEK NINE FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
East Division
Offensive Player of the Week: Ohio QB Nathan Rourke
Ohio senior quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) posted a season-high 127 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 34-21 win at Ball State. Rourke was part of an offense that had a season-high 316 rushing yards. Rourke recorded his eighth career 100-yard rushing game and has now scored 44 career rushing touchdowns, which is good for third-most in program history. He extended his school record for career touchdowns responsible for to 96.