PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the 12th week of the 2019 college football season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brady White • Memphis • Jr. • QB • Newhall, Calif.
White was responsible for six touchdowns and 348 yards of total offense as Memphis took a 45-27 win at Houston, moving the Tigers into a tie for first place in The American’s West Division. White completed 22 of 33 passes for 341 yards and matched his career high with five touchdown passes. He added a 14-yard rushing touchdown to help Memphis overcome an early 17-7 deficit.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Quincy Roche • Temple • Jr. • DE • Randallstown, Maryland
Roche set an American Athletic Conference single-game record with 6.0 tackles for loss in Temple’s 29-21 win against Tulane. He finished the game with 12 tackles, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry and had two key sacks on Tulane’s final drive as the Green Wave threatened to tie the game.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sam Crosa • Cincinnati • Sr. • K • Columbus, Ohio
Crosa scored eight points, including the game-winning field goal as time expired, to lift Cincinnati to a 20-17 win against USF, giving the Bearcats a two-game lead in The American’s East Division standings. Crosa’s gamewinner came from 37 yards, and he drilled a 41-yard attempt late in the third quarter to bring the Bearcats within a touchdown.
HONOR ROLL
Michael Warren II • Cincinnati • Jr. • RB
Rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and had two catches for 30 yards in a 20-17 win at USF.
Bryan Wright • Cincinnati • Sr. • LB
Had a team-high nine tackles with a sack in a 20-17 win against USF.
Dane Roy • Houston • Sr. • P
Averaged 48.2 yards on four punts and dropped three of the four inside the 10-yard line in a 45-27 loss to Memphis.
Thomas Pickens • Memphis • Jr. • LB
Had 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble in a 45-27 win against Houston, helping to hold the Cougars to 40 total yards in the second half.
Jadan Blue • Temple • So. • WR
Had 12 receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown in a 29-21 win against Tulane.