FWAA Middle Tennessee News

Middle Tennessee set a commanding tone with interceptions on two of No. 25 Miami’s first three offensive plays, while Zaylin Wood started his own career day by taking the second one back 15 yards for a touchdown as the Blue Raiders came out of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium with a 45-31 win. For his outstanding play in guiding MTSU to its first win over a ranked team, Wood earned the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honor for games during the weekend of Sept. 24, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.

The Kansas State Wildcats never trailed and scored their highest point total ever in Norman as they upended No. 6 Oklahoma, 41-34, on the road in both teams’ Big 12 opener. For rolling up 509 total yards and beating the Sooners for the third time in four seasons and second consecutive time in Norman, Kansas State (3-1) earned the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Sept. 24, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.