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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Bailey, Drake
(Sophomore (RS), Quarterback, Cypress, Texas)
Bailey threw five touchdown passes, including three in a decisive third quarter, as Drake downed St. Thomas 52-21 in PFL action Saturday. His first two touchdowns, both in the second quarter and to Mitchell January, helped Drake take a 24-21 lead into halftime. Bailey broke the game open in the third quarter with three touchdown passes to help open up a 45-21 lead. He threw two touchdowns to Parker Olthoff and another to Eli Stewart in the frame. In addition to his five touchdown throws, he passed for 411 yards – the fifth-best passing performance in the FCS this season – while completing 24-of-32 passes.
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Angelos Vokolos, Marist
(Sophomore (RS), Linebacker, Sewell, New Jersey)
Vokolos had 2.5 sacks, including a strip sack, to pace a defense that had six takeaways as Marist claimed its first-ever victory against San Diego, 30-16, Saturday. With the game tied 7-7 in the second quarter, his strip-sack helped end a San Diego drive, ultimately leading to a Marist go-ahead touchdown drive. Then, with under three minutes remaining, he helped preserve the lead with a sack on second down and a half-sack on third down on San Diego’s penultimate drive. He wrapped up the game with a tackle on the game’s final play.
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mack Mikko, Presbyterian
(Fr., Kicker, Newman, Georgia)
Mikko’s 34-yard walk-off field goal in overtime provided Presbyterian its first-ever PFL victory with a 20-17 victory at Dayton. Earlier in the game, he opened the scoring with a 28-yard field goal, then added two PATs to help Presbyterian break out to a 17-0 lead. After Presbyterian saw its overtime drive stall out, he hit the 34-yarder – his 10th field goal of the season – to clinch the win.
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