Tulsa’s Player, Long Earn AAC Player of the Week Honors; Wilson Named to Honor Roll

IRVING, Texas –– Two Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players were named American Athletic Conference Players of the Week, while another earned weekly honor roll accolades, it was announced today by the league office.

Defensive tackle Jaxon Player was named the AAC's Defensive Player of the Week and Zack Long earned Special Teams Player of the Week merits.

In addition, Tulsa redshirt freshman punter Lachlan Wilson was chosen to the AAC weekly honor roll.

A 6'0' junior from Waco, Texas, Player led a Tulsa defense that was dominant in a 19-6 road win at Navy on Saturday. The Hurricane defense held the Midshipmen to 6 points, zero touchdowns and only 153 yards of total offense.

Player was the catalyst behind the defensive effort. He tallied a career-best 12 tackles, including 10 solos, and had a team season-best of 4.5 TFLs for -12 yards and added 2 sacks for -3 yards.

Long, a 5'10" senior placekicker from Pacific, Missouri, scored 13 of Tulsa's 19 points in the victory. Long is a walk-on kicker who didn't begin playing football until his junior season at Tulsa.

Long nailed a career-long 48-yard field goal for a 3-0 Tulsa lead and added a 25-yarder for a 6-0 lead in the first half. In the 4^th quarter, Long added two more field goals to put the game out of reach, making the score 16-6 with 10:58 to play and 19-6 with 2:54 remaining on the game clock.

The 6'3" Wilson, who earlier this season earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors, was recognized to the weekly honor roll for his performance at Navy. He punted 4 times for a 41.8 average and placed 2 punts inside the 20-yard line with a long of 58 yards.

The native of Victoria, Australia, pulled off a fake punt on 4^th-and-10 from Tulsa's 26-yard line for a 22-yard gain and a first down in the first quarter.

Tulsa’s Player, Long Earn AAC Player of the Week Honors; Wilson Named to Honor Roll

Players Mentioned

Zack Long

Jaxon Player

Lachlan Wilson

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