#UACFOOTBALL -- The final Saturday of regular season United Athletic Conference (UAC) Football play was filled with many explosive performances with several recognized by the league office on Monday as Player of the Week honors. Award winners included multiple-time recipients, Austin Peay's Chris Parson (Offensive) and Kamari Maxwell (Freshman), along with first-time honorees, Southern Utah's Lando Brown (Defensive) and Abilene Christian's Tyson Williams (Specialist).
Parson, the Govs dynamic redshirt-sophomore quarterback, set the Austin Peay single-game total offense record with 487 yards against Tarleton State, total also was best in the UAC this season and eighth highest total in FCS this year. He rushed for an APSU single-game quarterback record of 194 yards including a pair of touchdowns, while going 17-of-30 for 293 yards in the air. Parson tossed a career-best four touchdown passes against the Texans and matched his career-high of six touchdowns responsible for. He also recorded his first-career reception with a 15-yard catch.
A dominating redshirt-senior defensive end, Brown posted an incredible game on Saturday against North Alabama racking up a team-best 11 total tackles, including three TFLs. Brown added to his league-leading 14 sack total with two more versus the Lions.
Williams, a junior defensive back and return specialist, electrified the crowd returning a punt 71 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter to extend the Wildcats lead over Central Arkansas. His score marked ACU's first special teams touchdown of the year and its first punt return for a score since 2023. Williams' return touchdown was part of Abilene's 29-point third quarter rally, going from down 21-13 at halftime to leading 42-21 headed into the fourth quarter.
A true freshman wide receiver, Maxwell had a career-day against TSU with three catches for 65 yards and three touchdowns. His three touchdown catches matched the sixth-best single-game performance in program history and equalled the squad's best single-game mark of the season. Maxwell’s first touchdown was an eight-yard reception to give the Govs a 14-7 lead. On APSU’s next possession, Maxwell had a career-long 45-yard touchdown reception to give the Govs a 21-7 lead in the first quarter, then caught a 12-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put the Governors back up by 14 points.
| DATE |
OFFENSIVE |
DEFENSIVE |
SPECIALIST |
FRESHMAN |
| Sept. 1 |
Joshua Dye
(Southern Utah) |
Kasyus Kurns
(Tarleton State) |
Brad Larson
(Tarleton State) |
Tre Page III
(Tarleton State) |
| Sept. 8 |
Luther Richesson
(Central Arkansas) |
Sebastian Adamski
(Southern Utah) |
Simon Zeidan
(West Georgia) |
TJ Lester
(West Georgia) |
| Sept. 15 |
Latrelle Murrell
(West Georgia) |
Yasir Holmes
(Tarleton State) |
Ian Vachon
(North Alabama) |
Ran Sawyer
(Southern Utah) |
| Sept 22 |
Stone Earle
(Abilene Christian) |
Rashon Myles Jr.
(Abilene Christian) |
Corbin Poston
(Tarleton State) |
Asa Chatman
(Utah Tech) |
| Sept. 29 |
Chris Parson
(Austin Peay) |
Kaden Smith
(EKU) |
Tommy Holden
(West Georgia) |
Kamari Maxwell
(Austin Peay) |
| Oct. 6 |
Chris Parson
(Austin Peay) |
Will Middleton
(Austin Peay) |
Caleb Jones
(Central Arkansas) |
Tre Page III
(Tarleton State) |
| Oct. 13 |
Stone Earle (ACU)
Landen Chambers (UCA) |
Cam Junior
(EKU) |
TJ Mitchell
(EKU) |
Isaiah Groves
(Austin Peay) |
| Oct. 20 |
Jayvian Allen
(North Alabama) |
Mason Stromstad
(Southern Utah) |
Courtland Stephens
(Tarleton State) |
Noah Gregg
(North Alabama) |
| Oct. 27 |
Chris Parson (APSU)
Joshua Dye (SUU) |
David Hoage
(West Georgia) |
Tommy Holden
(West Georgia) |
Montreze Smith, Jr.
(Austin Peay) |
| Nov. 3 |
Marcus Calwise Jr.
(EKU) |
Rashon Myles Jr.
(Abilene Christian) |
Danny King
(Southern Utah) |
Asa Chatman
(Utah Tech) |
| Nov. 10 |
Chris Parson (APSU)
Joshua Dye (SUU) |
Dorian Plumley
(Abilene Christian) |
Carson Smith
(Austin Peay) |
Azariah Fletcher
(North Alabama) |
| Nov. 17 |
Joshua Dye
(Southern Utah) |
Kaghen Roach
(Abilene Christian) |
Carson Smith
(Austin Peay) |
Montreze Smith Jr.
(Austin Peay) |
| Nov. 24 |
Chris Parson
(Austin Peay) |
Lando Brown
(Southern Utah) |
Tyson Williams
(Abilene Christian) |
Kamari Maxwell
(Austin Peay) |
Other Nominees
Offensive:
Stone Earle (ACU); Brayden Lathem (EKU); Tanaka Scott (UNA); Joshua Dye (SUU); Tylan Hines (TSU)
Defensive:
Dorian Plumley (ACU); Will Middleton (APSU); Braden Sullivan (EKU); Blake Smith (TSU)
Specialist:
Logan Leftrick (APSU); Jacob Baker (EKU); Corbin Poston (TSU)
Freshman:
John Austin Wood (UNA); Ran Sawyer (SUU)