ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Football Conference named UNI freshman cornerback Omar Brown the Defensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week after notching two interceptions, a tackle for loss and five total tackles in the Ninth-ranked Panthers road win over No. 7 Illinois State Saturday in Normal, Illinois.
In the first half, Brown took down Walter Payton Award Candidate James Robinson down in the backfield on fourth down to end a promising Illinois State drive in Panther territory.
With less than a minute to go in the second quarter, he recorded his first interception of the game.