SUWANEE,
Ga. – For the second time this season and
the fourth time in the past two seasons, Millsaps has swept
the SCAC Football Player of the Week awards with
junior quarterback Juan Joseph being named Offensive Player
of the
Week and senior safety Ray Kline earning Defensive Player
of the Week honors.
Joseph threw for 346 yards and five touchdowns on 27-of-40
passing to add to his Millsaps career-leading total of 52
TDs and also rushed three times for 19 yards and a score
to help the Majors to a 68-6 bounce back win at Colorado
College on Saturday.
The nation’s
fourth-ranked passer earned his third career 5-TD game in two
seasons as a starter, hooking up with double-digit
receivers for the fifth time in six games and throwing TD passes
to four different receivers.
On the season, Joseph has thrown for 28 TDs against just five
interceptions while completing 234-of-363 passes for 2,610 yards.
He has also broken three Millsaps single-game records and six
single-season records with one regular season game remaining
at home.
Kline picked up seven tackles, four pass breakups, a tackle-for-loss
and a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown to pace a Millsaps
defense that forced six turnovers in their fifth-straight road
win.
The senior
picked up his first career interception return for a touchdown
and third of the season to become the second Major to run an
interception back for a score this season (Marcus Harris).
Kline is
currently tied for first in the league in passes defended with
14 and ranks second on the team with three interceptions. He
also ranks fourth on the team with 36 tackles (23 solo) to
go along with a forced fumble.
