Football

UCF's Milton, Temple's Roche, SMU's Roberson Earn Weekly Football Honors

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the fourth week of the college football season.
 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
McKenzie Milton • UCF • Jr. • QB • Kapolei, Hawaii
Milton had a hand in six touchdowns and finished with 389 yards of total offense to lead UCF to its conference-record 16th straight victory, a 56-36 win against Florida Atlantic. Milton completed 21 of 32 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns and was the Knights’ leading rusher with 81 yards on 13 carries and three more TDs.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Quincy Roche • Temple • So. • DE • Randallstown, Md.
Roche led a Temple defense that forced five turnovers in the Owls’ 31-17 win against Tulsa in the conference opener for both teams. Roche finished with a pair of forced fumbles among his 2.0 sacks and eight tackles, including a strip sack in the third quarter was returned for a 50-yard touchdown.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reggie Roberson Jr. • SMU • So. • WR • DeSoto, Texas
Roberson had 167 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns, including a key 98-yard kickoff return, to help SMU to a 31-30 win against Navy in the Mustangs’ conference opener. Roberson, whose kickoff return gave the Mustangs a 17-14 lead in the third quarter, also had four receptions for 38 yards and a TD.

HONOR ROLL
Desmond Ridder • Cincinnati • Fr. • QB
Completed 19 of 29 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns and had a rushing TD in a 34-30 win against Ohio.

Darrell Henderson • Memphis • Jr. • RB
Rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns and finished with 249 all-purpose yards in a 52-35 win against South Alabama. 

Jordan Cronkrite • USF • Jr. • RB
Rushed for 129 yards on 15 carries, including an 80-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that stood up as the game-winning points, in a 20-13 win against ECU.

Jordon Williams • SMU • Jr. • LB
Had a game-high 15 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble in a 31-30 win against Navy. 

Ryquell Armstead • Temple • Jr. • RB
Rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and added a key third-down sack on defense in a 31-17 win against Tulsa.