KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Walker Overman put up career-bests with 163 yards passing and 167 rushing for Friends (Kan.), earning the nod as PrestoSports NAIA Offensive Player of the Week following the Falcons’ 66-42 win over Ottawa (Kan.), last week.
Overman accounted four five touchdowns, throwing three and punching two more in on the ground.
A sophomore from Gunter, Texas, Overman leads the NAIA’s top-ranked rushing unit with 410 yards, adding another 364 through the air.
Saturday’s win kept the eighth-ranked Falcons unbeaten at 6-0, going into the KCAC’s bye week. After the bye, Friends begins its Bissell Division slate in one of the most anticipated matchups of the year, traveling to McPherson (Kan.), Oct. 17 at 1 p.m.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – St. Thomas (Fla.) claimed the top spot in the first edition of the STADIONIC NAIA Football National Selection Committee (NSC) Poll, released Tuesday (Oct. 27). The Bobcats (8-0) are one of just two unbeaten teams remaining in the NAIA as the regular season enters its final three weeks. College of Idaho […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Doane (Neb.) freshman kicker Brody Carroll tied the Tigers’ school record for single-game field goals in a 24-18 overtime win over Briar Cliff (Iowa), Saturday, the last two in the fourth quarter, tying the game to set up the overtime win. Monday (Oct. 26), Carroll was named PrestoSports NAIA Football Special […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wayland Baptist (Texas) got a career night out of junior defensive back Tyrone Morgan, Saturday, as Morgan collected three interceptions and six solo tackles to help the Pioneers shut out Arkansas Baptist on homecoming, 30-0. The performance netted Morgan the PrestoSports NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week accolade for Oct. […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) sophomore wideout Max Gainey delivered a record-breaking performance in the 18th-ranked Blue Raiders’ 76-0 win over Andrew College, earning PrestoSports NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week by hauling in seven catches for 164 yards and a program-record five touchdowns. Gainey’s five touchdowns also broke a Blue Raider […]