GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 2 of 2022 football season. Grand Valley State junior running back Tariq Reid earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Lakers' big road win over No. 21 Colorado State-Pueblo. Ferris State junior defensive end Caleb Murphy received GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition for the second week in-a-row for his five-sack effort in the Bulldogs' road victory over No. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne. Wayne State redshirt sophomore placekicker Griffin Milovanski claimed GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week accolades for scoring 12 points (3-of-3 field goals, and 3-of-3 PATs) in the Warriors' home win over Shaw.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tariq Reid, Grand Valley State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caleb Murphy, Ferris State
Ferris State University All-America defensive end Caleb Murphy had a memorable day on Saturday as the top-ranked Bulldogs dominated 14th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne defensively in a 27-5 road win in Hickory, N.C. The Bulldogs held the Bears to only 94 yards of total offense and 16 rushing yards while forcing two third-quarter turnovers that led directly to scores. Murphy paced the Bulldogs with a team-high 12 tackles and added six tackles for loss (-38 yards) and five quarterback sacks (-37 yards) in addition to forcing a fumble. Nine of his 12 stops were unassisted efforts. His play helped FSU tally seven sacks en route to the Bulldogs' school-record 16th consecutive victory overall and 40th-straight regular-season road win. His five sacks set a school single-game record and his play helped the FSU defense hold the Bears to a 1-16 showing on third down.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Griffin Milovanski, Wayne State
Griffin Milovanski tallied 12 points (3-of-3 field goals, and 3-of-3 PATs) in the 30-22 triumph over Shaw. Milovanski's third field goal marked the first time since November 4, 2017 (Paul Graham vs. Northern Michigan) that a WSU kicker made at least three field goals in a game (Graham made four in a 26-24 triumph over the Wildcats). His first field goal of 48 yards was tied-for-ninth longest in program history. The 12 points scored by kicking is tied-for-fifth in school history, and is the most since the aforementioned Paul Graham had 14 points against NMU.
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE: Carson Gulker (FSU), Kenyon'TA Skinner (NMU), Casey Williams (SVSU), Kendall Williams (WSU)
DEFENSE: Matt Buschman (WSU), Trevor Nowaske (SVSU), Justin Peake (NMU), Abe Swanson (GVSU)
SPECIAL TEAMS: Kollin Kralapp (GVSU), Cameron Mitchell (SVSU), Daniel Riser (NMU), Marcus Taylor (FSU)
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