University of Toledo senior wide receiver Cody Thompson has been named the Mid-American Conference West division special teams player of the week for his performance against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday at the Glass Bowl.
Thompson recorded a punt block touchdown that is not seen very often. He rushed up the middle of Toledo’s punt block formation and grabbed the ball right from VMI punter Reed King’s foot and secured the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.
Video of Thompson’s punt block went viral on social media and at first he didn’t even realize he had the ball after coming through the line basically untouched.