By: By Jake Dorow
OFFICIAL RELEASE
KENNESAW – Monday marked a big day for the Kennesaw State football team from an awards standpoint as junior QBÂ
Chandler Burks was named the STATS FCS National and Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Meanwhile, redshirt freshman LB Bryson Armstrong collected Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors. Burks picked up his fourth career conference Player of the Week accolade and first national honor.Â
Burks led Kennesaw State to the outright Big South championship as he tied the Big South single-game record of four rushing touchdowns in addition to 131 rushing yards in the Owls' 52-21 win over Monmouth. He added a TD pass and 114 passing yards to finish the afternoon with 245 yards of offense (8.75 yards per play).
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Armstrong led the Owls with 10 total tackles (eight solo) and recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss, including a sack. He also forced one fumble and recovered another. He helped KSU compile a program record-tying five turnovers as well as keep the Hawks off the scoreboard in the second half.
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The first round of the FCS Playoffs begins Saturday as No. 16/18 Kennesaw State (10-1, 5-0) hosts No. 14 Samford (8-3, 6-2) in The Nest. The winner of the Owls and Bulldogs matchup secures a trip to No. 3 Jacksonville State in the second round Saturday, December 2. The matchup is scheduled to kickoff at 2 p.m. on ESPN3 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The game can also be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 106.3.
Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium, the signature athletics landmark on the Kennesaw State University campus, is a world-class facility that has been recognized as one of the premier multi-use outdoor athletics venues in the country. In the fall of 2015, it become the official home of Owls football team and is home to Owls soccer and lacrosse as well.
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