MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Parker Navarro, Ohio, QB    
Graduate Student, Tempe, Ariz. (Buena Vista)    
Graduate student Parker Navarro directed the Bobcats’ offense in their 2025 season opener, nearly leading Ohio to an upset over a Big Ten opponent in Piscataway, N.J. Navarro completed 21-of-31 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns, matching his career high set on Nov. 29, 2024, against Ball State. He was equally dangerous on the ground, adding 93 rushing yards and a touchdown -- more than any player from either team.

 
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Red Murdock, Buffalo, LB   
Graduate, Petersburg, VA (Hopewell)
Red Murdock had a game-high 16 tackles and a sack against Minnesota. The graduate linebacker made plays all over the field including a fourth-and-short stop in the redzone to keep the game scoreless. The 16 tackles were the second most by any player in the country over the opening weekend.


 
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jackson Kleather, Bowling Green, PK         
Junior, Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe)
Kleather was responsible for 14 of the Falcons’ 26 points in their season-opening win, going a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts to tie for the second-most makes in a single game in program history. Three of his four field goals came in the second half, including a career-long 56-yarder on the opening drive after halftime. That kick, which extended BGSU’s lead to 20-0, tied for the second-longest in school history and marked the longest Falcon field goal since 1995. It also stood as the longest field goal in the MAC this week and tied for the second-longest in the nation.