McKnight Named GAC Defensive Player of the Week

DURANT, Okla. – Following his performance in Southeastern's 35-10 win over Arkansas Tech on Saturday, Kole McKnight has picked up Great American Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors.
 
McKnight, a junior from Flower Mound, Texas, showed why he is one of the top defensive backs in the GAC, logging his first interception of the season and returning it 77 yards for a touchdown, the third defensive TD by the Storm this season.
 

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He also added a pair of pass breakups and five tackles and he now leads the conference in passes defended with nine and is the active career leader in the league in the same category with 21 for his career.
 
McKnight and the Savage Storm will be back in action Oct. 10 when it travels to Searcy, Ark., to take on second-ranked Harding at 2 p.m.