MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Keldric Luster, Ball State, Quarterback
Fouth Year, McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)
Keldric Luster broke the Ball State passing record for completion percentage by a QB with at least 30 attempts, passing 27-of-32 for 256 yards and three touchdowns as the Cardinals got past Stony Brook, 41-17 on Saturday.
His .844 completion percentage matches the second-best among FBS QBs in the season's first two weeks: Darian Mensah (Miami-FL) at Stanford (27-of-30, .900) and Caden Veltkamp (Florida Atlantic) vs. Navy (27-of-32, .844).
Luster's three passing TDs, all in the first half, were the most by a Ball State QB the past two seasons. His 18 completions in the first half (18-of-21) were more than any Cardinals QB last season in any game.
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Domanick Moon, Western Michigan, LB
Senior, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Domanick Moon had a career-high 12 tackles in the win over Monmouth.
On the first play on defense for WMU, Moon recorded a strip sack with the ball bouncing just out of bounds. He was a dominant force in the middle of the field as a run-stopper and in pass coverage, nearly picking off a pass in the third quarter.
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
T.Y. Harding , Massachusetts, WR/Punt Returner
Senior, Cambridge, Mass. (Buckingham Browne & Nichols)
T.Y. Harding led Massachusetts to a 37-10 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday as the Minutemen started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2011.
Harding had a 48-yard touchdown grab on the game’s second play to give UMass an early 7-0 lead. He then posted an 82-yard punt return touchdown to put the Minutemen up 14-0. It marked his second career punt return touchdown.
For the day, Harding finished with 141 yards on two punt returns to go along with 49-yards receiving for 190 all-purpose yards on the day.