TROY, Ala. – Troy junior quarterback Kaleb Barker has been named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday morning.
Barker accounted for four touchdowns and 323 yards of total offense in Troy's 35-27 victory at ULM this past Saturday to open league play. The junior signal caller completed 82.1 percent of his passes (23-of-28) for 273 yards and two touchdowns – his current 69.4 career completion percentage is tops in Troy history among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts.
A native of Decatur, Ala., Barker connected on 14 straight pass attempts as he and fellow quarterback Sawyer Smith led the Trojans on five touchdown drives in a row to close out the first half of play.