MURFREESBORO – Not a surprise to anyone, Conference USA announced its Player of the Week winners today and Middle Tennessee's Reed Blankenship earned the defensive award for his play at ODU on Saturday. It was Blankenship's first honor from C-USA.
Blankenship turned in his best game as a Blue Raider in leading Middle Tennessee to a 51-17 victory against the Monarchs. The sophomore from Athens, AL, had a career-high 17 tackles (9 solo), one sack, three tackles for loss and a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.
His 100-yard INT return proved to be a 14-point swing and a game-changer just before halftime.