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Matt Cole

  • Award
    Football Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/21/2019
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    McKendree
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Wide Receiver
  • Hometown
    Chicago, IL
  • High School
    Curie
Quincy University senior quarterback Andrew Rund, Lindenwood University junior linebacker Drew Seers, and McKendree University senior wide receiver/return specialist Matt Cole have earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week honors in football, it was announced by the league office Monday. 

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matt Cole, McKendree
Sr., WR/PR, Chicago, Illinois
Major: Sport Management

Team Result: 42-12 win at William Jewell

 
  • Totaled three punt returns for 95 yards and a score
  • Collected a fourth-quarter punt and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown with just over nine minutes to play
  • Became third player in program history with a punt return and kick return for a touchdown
    Now has four combined special teams touchdowns (three kickoff returns, one punt return), which is second all-time in school history
  • Also had six receptions for 123 yards and two more touchdowns, giving him eight receiving TDs this year to match school’s single-season record set last season by Jalyn Williams
  • Earns his third career Special Teams Player of the Week award (11/15/18, 10/7/19)
  • Last McKendree Special Teams Player of the Week:  Matt Cole (10/7/19)