University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Boley, Eubanks Named C-USA Football Players of the Week
10/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Boley, Eubanks Named C-USA Football Players of the Week
Michael Boley |
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
Southern Miss was well-represented when the Conference USA Football Players of the Week were announced on Monday.Linebacker Michael Boley received the defensive award, and kickoff returner John Eubanks was chosen as the special teams recipient. Houston wide receiver Brandon Middleton garnered the offensive honors.
The two players were instrumental in Southern Miss' 22-20 win over Cincinnati, helping the Golden Eagles maintain first place in the conference.
Boley, a 6-foot-3, 218-pounder from Athens, Ala., registered 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops against the Bearcats. He had three tackles for loss and one quarterback sack, while forcing a fumble that he returned 15 yards to the Cincinnati three-yard line, setting up Southern Miss' first touchdown.
Eubanks, a 5-foot-11, 179-pounder from Mound Bayou, Miss., had four kickoff returns for 152 yards at Cincinnati, including a 94-yard return for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Golden Eagle since 1998 and represented the eight-longest kick return in school history.
The Golden Eagles (3-2, 3-0) go out of conference this weekend, battling Alabama, Saturday, at 2 p.m.
