JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The United Athletic Conference (UAC) has announced its weekly football awards for the week of Oct. 26 with Austin Peay, EKU and Tarleton State making the list.
Kaden Anderson collected his third consecutive and fourth overall Offensive Player of the Week award after he completed 14-of-24 passes for 296 yards and five total touchdowns in the Texans’ win over West Georgia. The senior Southlake, Texas native added in 17 rushing yards for 313 total yards of offense while one of his five scores came on his own in the third quarter.
EKU’s Jayden Marable earned his first Defensive Player of the Week award after he totaled five tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in the team’s 16-13 win over West Florida. The nose tackle recorded a season-high in tackles, including a tackle for loss late in the game. The Smryna, Tenn. native also had the game-sealing forced fumble in the fourth quarter.
EKU’s Ryder Hooks had another big showing for the Colonels in their 16-13 win over West Florida to take Specialist of the Week. The freshman running back / return specialist logged 126 all-purpose yards, including a 48-yard punt return that gave EKU excellent field position and pinned the Argos deep in their territory.
Redshirt freshman Denver Harper had another efficient week for Austin Peay to earn Freshman of the Week. The Fort Mitchell, Ala. native grabbed six catches for 98 yards and one touchdown - the go-ahead 41-yard snag in the third quarter to put the Govs ahead for the rest of the game. Harper also returned two punts for 21 total yards.
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About the United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference (UAC) was established in 2023 as a single-sport football conference through a partnership between the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the former Western Athletic Conference. In July 2026, the ASUN and UAC formed Unisun Sports to further strengthen the conference, which now features eight football-playing member institutions: Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) and the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.).