Weekly honors from the Missouri Valley Football Conference included awards for players from South Dakota and South Dakota State.
Special Teams Player of the Week
P Brady Schutt, South Dakota
6-1, 205, So., Orange City, Iowa (MOC/FV HS)
Schutt averaged 48.8 yards on six punts and netted 45.6 yards while pinning two punts inside the 20 Saturday in a 17-12 win against Western Illinois. He set a new career-high with a 60-yard boot that bounced out of bounds at the 1-yard line and got off a 42-yard punt in the final seconds that was covered at the 15.
Newcomer of the Week
RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
5-11, 195, Fr., Little Rock, Ark. (McClellan H.S.)
Strong topped the century mark in rushing for the second game in a row, setting career highs with 188 yards (on 14 carries) and three touchdowns in the Jackrabbits’ 57-39 victory at Southern Illinois. Strong gave SDSU the lead for good at 24-17 with a 72-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter, and added scoring runs of 43 and 24 yards in the second half. He now leads the team in rushing.
