Let’s start with the second football note first.
TV Update for 12/6
Houston at Cincinnati (Noon ET, ESPN/ESPN2)Temple at Tulane (7:30 ET, ESPN2)
SMU at UConn (Noon ET, CBSSN)
— American Football (@American_FB) November 24, 2014
A nooner, yes, but it’s an ESPN game nooner. On day full of championship games, this is a good tradeoff. I’m assuming no championship game will be at noon so UC will have a national stage to itself to play the Houston Cougars. It’ll esstentially be a championship game for the Cats, if they can take care of Temple this weekend. I’m not offended by the noon start time.
Rounding out the news, Jeff Luc has earned the AAC defensive player of the week honors. He had a monster game against UConn with 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, which included a strip sack. Jeff Luc is a machine. This is a well deserved honor.
Rod Moore earned honor roll honors for his 100 yard effort against UConn. Good job, Rod.
Here’s the full release from the AAC.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kenneth Farrow • Jr. • RB • Houston • Hurst, Texas
Farrow was the offensive catalyst behind Houston’s 38-28 win against Tulsa Saturday as he ran for 116 yards and tied the American Athletic Conference single-game record with four rushing touchdowns against the Golden Hurricane. Farrow scored on a pair of 1-yard runs in the first quarter, broke a 45-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and scored the go-ahead TD on a 2-yard run with 3:06 left in the fourth quarter. Three of his four touchdowns gave Houston a lead. The performance was Farrow’s conference- leading fourth 100-yard game of the season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jeff Luc • Sr. • LB • Cincinnati • Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Luc led a Cincinnati defense that limited UConn to 129 yards of offense and forced three turnovers in a 41-0 road win against the Huskies. He finished with 10 tackles to go with two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, helping Cincinnati register its first shutout since a 14-0 win against Miami (Ohio) Sept. 21, 2013. Luc is ranked second in the American Athletic Conference in tackles, averaging 10.6 stops per game, and has 106 tackles for the season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michael Easton • Sr. • LB • UCF • Winter Haven, Fla.
Playing in his final home game, Easton took the first kickoff return of his career 96 yards for a touchdown to help UCF to a 53-7 win against SMU. It was the 19th kickoff return for a touchdown in school history and the ninth-longest kickoff return in program history. Easton also added two special teams tackles for the Knights.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Micah Reed • So. • RB • UCF • Crestview, Fla.
Rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 26 carries off the bench in a 53-7 win against SMU.
Rod Moore • Sr. • RB • Cincinnati • Bastrop, La.
Rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and had one reception for 14 yards in a 41-0 win at UConn.
Justin Hardy • Sr. • WR • East Carolina • Vanceboro, N.C.
Had nine receptions for 104 yards and set the NCAA FBS career receptions record (355) in a 34-6 win against Tulane.
Howard Wilson • Fr. • CB • Houston • DeSoto, Texas
Had 15 tackles, a pass breakup and his third interception of the season in a 38-28 win against Tulsa.
Brandon Hayes • Sr. • RB • Memphis • Chicago, Ill.
Rushed for 189 yards on 21 carries and had three catches for 18 yards, including a touchdown, in a 31-20 win against USF.
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