University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Brown Named Defensive Player of the Week, Newcomer of the Week
11/3/2019 6:13:00 PM | Football
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Football Conference named UNI freshman cornerback Omar Brown the Defensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week after notching two interceptions, a tackle for loss and five total tackles in the Ninth-ranked Panthers road win over No. 7 Illinois State Saturday in Normal, Illinois.
In the first half, Brown took down Walter Payton Award Candidate James Robinson down in the backfield on fourth down to end a promising Illinois State drive in Panther territory.
With less than a minute to go in the second quarter, he recorded his first interception of the game. The pick set up a Panther touchdown that gave UNI a 14-7 lead at the half.
He picked off his second pass with 5:33 to play in the game to help UNI close out the statement road win.
The freshman now has five interceptions on the season, which leads the MVFC. He is fifth in the FCS in interceptions per game.
The honors are the 10th and 11th MVFC weekly honors of the season for UNI. Other Player of the Week honors include Isaiah Weston, Will McElvain (2), Elerson G. Smith (2), Matthew Cook (2) and Chris Kolarevic (2).
UNI returns home Saturday to host Indiana State it will be the first game in the Dome since an Oct. 19 win over South Dakota. The Panthers are now 6-3 on the season after the win over Illinois State. UNI has won three straight games and is undefeated at home.
In the first half, Brown took down Walter Payton Award Candidate James Robinson down in the backfield on fourth down to end a promising Illinois State drive in Panther territory.
With less than a minute to go in the second quarter, he recorded his first interception of the game. The pick set up a Panther touchdown that gave UNI a 14-7 lead at the half.
He picked off his second pass with 5:33 to play in the game to help UNI close out the statement road win.
The freshman now has five interceptions on the season, which leads the MVFC. He is fifth in the FCS in interceptions per game.
The honors are the 10th and 11th MVFC weekly honors of the season for UNI. Other Player of the Week honors include Isaiah Weston, Will McElvain (2), Elerson G. Smith (2), Matthew Cook (2) and Chris Kolarevic (2).
UNI returns home Saturday to host Indiana State it will be the first game in the Dome since an Oct. 19 win over South Dakota. The Panthers are now 6-3 on the season after the win over Illinois State. UNI has won three straight games and is undefeated at home.
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